5 Essential Life Skills to Have When Living Alone, How Many Do You Master?

Kapanlagi.com - Being a away-from-home child indeed presents its own challenges. When everything was available at home, there was a father and mother ready to help and an older sibling willing to annoy you. Now, living in your own rented place requires you to be more independent. Ready or not, but as you grow older, living far from your parents is a reality of life that must be faced.

To avoid drama when living alone, there are 5 life skills that must be possessed in order to survive as a away-from-home child. How many do you master?

Cooking by Yourself, That's a Must

When you still lived with your parents, there would always be delicious meals prepared by your mother on the dining table as soon as you woke up. You just had to say what you wanted to eat and your mother would cook it for you. It's completely different from what is experienced by those who live alone and far from their parents. Cooking on your own is definitely a must-have life skill.

No need to cook complicated menus, at least if you can cook simple homemade dishes, it can be your lifesaver when you're broke at the end of the month.Still making excuses that you don't have time to shop because you're busy? That's in the past, now take advantage of the DANA Home Shopping feature that allows you to shop, it's really practical!

Just open your DANA application and go to the Home Shopping menu.Choose a cooking and grocery shopping merchant, such as HappyFresh or Freshco Market.Click to select.Later, you will be directly connected to the application for ordering at an online merchant or to a WhatsApp number for those who order at an offline merchant.Just order what you need, pay with DANA, and wait for your groceries to be delivered to your home.

Saving Skill is Essential

Living alone definitely requires having god-level saving skills. Don't have fun first and then run out of money before the time comes. One trick to save money is to take advantage of vouchers or promos that can save all your expenses. Like what DANA Deals offers!

Don't hesitate to hunt for DANA Deals vouchers worth Rp1,000 to fulfill any of your needs. If you want to eat delicious food, just target the available F&B vouchers. You can also shop for daily necessities or buy personal medicine supplies. Make sure to regularly check updates on DANA Deals because its attractive offers can save your finances during the end of the month. You only need to buy DANA Deals vouchers for Rp1,000!

Know What to Do in Urgent Situations

A leaking faucet, empty gas in the kitchen, or a short-circuited electricity often cause panic. When you were still at home, you could ask your father for help in facing situations like this. But, how about now when you are far away from your parents? So, it's really important to equip yourself with the following emergency life skills 

Starting from the simplest things like replacing an empty gas cylinder, changing a water jug, and installing a light bulb are also important. Next, find out the basic help if there is a leaking faucet or a short-circuited electricity. Identify the problem first and find out the emergency way to overcome it. If the problem cannot be solved on your own, contact a technician for help. So, it's a good idea to save the contacts of important technicians who can be contacted in emergency situations because electricity and water are dangerous matters if not handled properly.

But, if suddenly the electricity and water in your rented place are cut off without knowing the cause, try checking your bill first. Maybe it's the unpaid electricity and water bills that caused both to be disconnected. So you don't forget to pay the bills every month, you can also use the Manage Bills feature in the DANA application. No more forgetting to pay monthly bills because you will be reminded by DANA!

Self-Care Skill is Important

When you live alone, the first person you have to take care of is yourself. So, it's really important to have the skill of taking care of yourself while being away from your parents. Starting from making sure you always eat on time no matter how busy you are with work to finding the necessary entertainment when you are under heavy stress.

Not only that, providing maximum protection for yourself is also essential. For example, by preparing life insurance or health insurance that can provide comprehensive protection. Do you think buying insurance is complicated? Calm down, now all the processes are easier because you can get insurance that suits your needs at DANA Siaga.

Open the DANA application and tap the DANA Siaga menu. There will be various options of life insurance and health insurance plans that you can choose according to your needs. Read the explanations carefully and then just click Buy Now if you have obtained the type of insurance you want. Easy, right?

Investment: Mandatory Skill for the Generation of the Present

Expand your financial literacy by reading more, then you will understand the importance of investment from a young age. This is also to prepare for the future by having income outside of monthly salary. But, be careful in choosing investments, don't be tempted by the promise of big profits because most likely the results are fake.

Just start with simple investments, like saving gold which has a stable price and guaranteed profit. Now saving gold can also be done virtually through DANA eMAS, you know. Here you can buy gold as a future savings. When the price goes up, sell it again to get the expected profit. It's perfect for the capital rotation of savings, right?

Living alone is no longer a drama if you master the important skill above. Moreover, if accompanied by the DANA application that can facilitate various needs, living alone becomes more practical. #BikinJadiBiasa transacting with DANA that makes life easier, let's do it!

(kpl/wri)