Spending Habits of Financial Mangement Students
Spending Habits of Financial Mangement Students
Spending Habits of Financial Mangement Students
This study aims to determine and improve the spending habits of Financial
Management students of Batangas State University.
Theoretical Framework
Eskelson (2005), According to an attrition study conducted by Idaho State
University, lack of financial management is a key reason that students do not complete
a degree. Cummins et al., (2009) seeks to investigate with the financial attitudes and
spending habits of students among Freshmen College. The results of this study showed
that college students may not be ready to handle with the financial situations faced by
them and youth have no planning for their expenses. S. Furnham (1999) in his study
focused on the saving and spending habits of children. Findings showed that over 80
percent of the respondents indicated that their parents do not give them extra money.
Results showed also that there is a significant correlation between gender and the
amount of money to spend while males spend more than females. Leiser & Ganin
(1996) studied the impact of parental influence on saving and spending of children.
They have distinguished parents into two categories. First category of parents avoid
talking about financial matters and important purchases in front of their children. They
do not involve the adolescents in financial matters. Second are those parents who act
on the assumption that children need to be trained to be economically independent in
the future. In the second case they believe that the child will learn the value of money
and get motivated to save. Ranjith (2002) study revealed that the increase in age leads
to increase in tendency to save and decrease in risk taking attitude. Wilkinson (2008)
“According to the life-cycle hypothesis any change in wealth should produce an identical
effect on consumption, no matter what is the source of the wealth change”. Weaver
(1992), financial management capabilities are essential not only to students’ personal
success but also their academic success. Students able to manage their finances are
likely to organize their lives and manage their time in a way conducive to good
academic progress.