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The Banking and Financial Services Awareness Month brings on board key learnings as regards to adopting and being resilient through this tough time of COVID- 19 and it's challenges. A deep and enlightening moment for all to be a part of as we navigate the rough waters

James OdekeManaging Director, Trans5 Ltd

Financial literacy is the difference between destitute life or happy life. A family of people with financial skills is more happy than that without. One of the biggest cause of early death is poverty. Yet, basic financial skills could save millions of people and give them an opportunity to live longer to see their grand children grow! At Summit Consulting we are so thrilled to partner with Institute of Banking and Financial Services in mass financial literacy awareness as technology experts

Mustapha Bernabas MugisaTeam Leader, Summit Consulting Ltd

“The Banking and Financial Services Awareness Month is not only important for the financial services sector but also for the entire economy because it is for everyone who cares about financial inclusion.”

Dr. Louis KasekendeUIBFS #YourMoneyCan

“Entrepreneurs come here to look for businesses to invest in but they cannot find them. Our young people only start businesses out of necessity to survive. They do subsistence business with no plans to expand.”

Joseph LutwamaDirector of Programs, @fsduganda

"Thank you for making time to come and be here with us but especially for putting together the resources to enable us to have this Awareness Month."

Goretti MasaddeCEO UIBFS #YourMoneyCan

“It is going to take a team for us to change the mindsets of our people about financial literacy. We in the financial sector have a great deal of work to do.”

Magulu BenardED @BankOfAfrica_Ug

When you educate someone, you open them to growth opportunities for a lifetime. However, when you empower people with financial literacy, you give them the first step to financial freedom. For their is no real emancipation without financial wellbeing. I thank the Institute of Banking and Financial Services for organizing this financial literacy month. At Summit Consulting, we are happy to work with you in life changing causes like these.

Audrey AmumpaireDirector Finance & Growth, Summit Consulting Ltd

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Your Money

Personal Financial Management

Use Money Wisely. Personal Financial Management involves key aspects of planning your income sources as well as where expenditure can be made. One major tool to manage income and expenditure in one’s life is through the use of a budget. A budget is a plan that lays out what you will do with your money.

Savings

Savings is money put aside by an individual or household for use in the future. Saving is key to good money management, Savings help individuals and households manage risk, deal with emergencies, smooth income, build assets, and meet financial goals. Reasons to save: You can use savings to meet both expected and unexpected needs.

Loan Management

Handle loans with care. When you borrow money from another person or institution (such as a bank or credit union), the lender expects to be repaid. Usually, the person who lends the money charges interest—a fee for the use of that money. One can be in debt to family members, friends, informal lenders or financial

Investment Management

Let Your Money Grow. Definition of ‘Investment’ It’s an asset or item that is purchased with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in the future i.e. an investment is the purchase of goods that are not consumed today but are used in the future to create wealth or appreciate and can be

Insurance

Protect Your Family’s Future. Insurance is an arrangement in which an insurance company compensates a person or a company for a specified loss caused by e.g. an accident, fire, injury, illness or death in return for an agreed amount of money paid in advance (this is called a premium). Insurance only applies when you buy

Retirement Management

Planning for Old Age/Retirement: “Invest for your Old Age.” In our society, people retire either voluntarily or are forced out of employment. Some people do not stop work completely because they do not plan early enough for their retirement. Transitioning from working life to retirement takes careful financial planning and decision-making – give yourself plenty