Bite-Sized Insights: Savings
Each week we ask our trusted Insights panel of parents a key question. This week we were interested in finding out whether families are saving more or less than before lockdown. It turns out 72% are actively saving at the moment. Take a quick read of this week’s bite-sized insights to find out what else parents told us:
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With the lockdown, shops and creches being closed, and people working from home, spending has naturally gone down, with the result that 72% of parents on our trusted panel telling us they are actively saving.
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We asked our Insights panel of parents to answer this quick question:
Are you saving at the moment?
- I’m saving more money than last year this time 48%
- I’m saving about the same as before 24%
- I’m not saving (not able to at the moment) 22%
- I’m saving less money than last year this time 6%
Some additional comments from our panel members included:
“During this I’ve managed to save a substantial amount of money. It makes me wonder what I was spending my money on before all this!! We have always saved but have been able to increase the amount during Covid. With holidays cancelled & no family days out etc we had surplus money to save. It shows you just how easy it is to spend money on things like coffee, breakfast / lunch with friends etc”
“I’m not travelling so I’m saving loads on petrol.”
“No childcare costs for the past 3 months have allowed me to save for the first time in about 5 years!”
“While I have been saving a small bit since COVID-19 began, my food bill has shot up at the same time.”
Reflections for the Financial Sector
- How can institutions encourage these savers to save with them? Are you offering easy savings options to your customers?
- Are you having conversations with parents about why they save and where?
- Do you offer longer term investments that parents could use to invest those savings in to reap the rewards at a later date?
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