SHELEAD – FINANCIAL WELLBEING WORKSHOP Under the SheLead initiative, we hosted a financial wellbeing workshop with accredited financial advisor Raji Kaippallil aimed at helping employees take charge of their finances. Here's a glimpse of the sessions that BSH Middle East employees earned from this enlightening workshop! #WeAreBSH #SheLead #BSH
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🌟 What an incredible experience it was to host a two-part finance workshop with the amazing team at BSH Home Appliances Middle East! 🌟 In a region like UAE, full of expats working hard to secure their futures, it's surprising how little we discuss managing our money. Talking about personal finance is one of those things that seems daunting at first, but once you get into it, you realize it’s something everyone should be doing more often. Massive shoutout to the BSH team, it’s commendable that they are taking the initiative to change the narrative for their employees. 💼💰 Day 1: We started with the essentials—how to manage your income effectively by creating a spending plan that lets you save for your future without sacrificing life’s little joys (yes, that extra coffee is still on the table! ☕😉). 💡 Key takeaways: - Setting up a spending plan to strike the perfect balance between spending, saving, and investing. - Automating your finances so you don’t waste hours trying to track every dirham manually. Automation = freedom! 🖥️ - Building your emergency fund—the all-important financial safety net for life’s unexpected moments. - We broke down exactly how to calculate it based on different life stages, whether you're just starting out, as a couple, or with a family. Day 2: Now, this was the fun part! We dove into the world of investing as a UAE resident. 💸 We talked about: - The platforms you can use to invest internationally, how they’re regulated, and the differences between DIY investing and advisory services. - Then we took it up a notch with a LIVE retirement planning exercise—and let’s just say, it’s more than just stashing money under the mattress! 🛏️💸 -We worked out how much you really need to save to retire comfortably, factoring in those years of compounding returns (the magic of letting your money grow for you!). 📈 The biggest takeaway? 💡 We need to start talking about money more openly—whether it's saving, spending wisely, or preparing for the future. These conversations shouldn’t be a taboo! Let’s keep building, growing, and investing—because the road to wealth-building is a marathon, not a sprint. 🏃♀️💨 #FinancialFreedom #PersonalFinance101 #UAEExpats #InvestingSmart #BuildingTheFuture #WomenInBusiness #RetirementPlanning