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A Comparative Study On Money Management Practices of Unemployed Residents at Barangay Sibacan, Balanga City, Bataan
A Comparative Study On Money Management Practices of Unemployed Residents at Barangay Sibacan, Balanga City, Bataan
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Abstract — The study seeks to determine whether there is a significant difference in the
money management practices of unemployed residents at Barangay Sibacan when grouped according
to their profile amidst the high inflation rate. The findings will benefit the local barangay and will be
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used as additional data. Purposive sampling was utilized which included seventy-eight unemployed
residents of different marital statuses and sex. This study employed a qualitative research design
through survey questionnaires. The results report that there is no significant difference between the
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money management practices of unemployed residents of Barangay Sibacan when grouped according
to their profile. However, there is a significant difference in the budgeting of unemployed residents in
terms of marital status.
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Keywords — unemployed, money management, inflation
"inflation" often refers to a broad measure, for and McClellan 2018). Therefore, money
instance, the total increase in prices and the management entails planning, budgeting,
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change in a country's cost of living. It could spending, investing, and other methods of
also be measured more precisely for some controlling how much money an individual or
products, including food, or even for services, organization uses (Chen, 2022). Thus, it states
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like a haircut. In any situation, inflation refers that people use money to acquire their own
to how much more expensive the essential set needs and desires. Inflation has a huge impact
of goods and services has grown over a certain since money is one of mankind's daily needs
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time frame, most commonly a year (Ceyda, and requirements. Individuals will have to
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2020). Generally, it argues that inflation manage their money: plan, budget, spend and
makes products and services more expensive. invest.
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concept that includes methods and processes Being jobless and living paycheck to paycheck
of financial management, as well as resource can be challenging, particularly if you have
allocation management, allowing achieving significant financial obligations and
certain goals (Subbotina et. al., 2014) dependents. Although it can be unpleasant,
being unemployed is not the end of everything.
Cash management refers to the process Maintaining a strong support network and
of collecting and managing cash flows. Cash intelligently managing your money will help
management can be important for both you get through this challenging time.
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individuals and companies. It is a key (Investor and Financial Education Council,
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component of a company's financial stability in 2022). Being unemployed is one of the
business. Cash is also essential for people's struggles in life that they have to either endure
financial stability while also usually or overcome. It will not be the worst-case
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considered as part of a total wealth portfolio. scenario but being jobless can be difficult.
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Individuals and businesses have different Either way, being efficient and creative in
options to help them with their cash using the limited resources that individuals
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management needs, including banks to hold have will lessen the difficulty of living during
their cash assets (Kenton, 2021). high inflation.
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Every money management strategy, no Money management and who handles
matter how simple, necessitates some form of it better, men or women, has always been a
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record keeping. Keeping written records to subject of debate. Experts in personal finance
understand where an individual’s money is claim that women are more likely than males
going is essential in money management to pay attention to the intricacies of their
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(University of Nebraska, 2019) finances. Men, on the other hand, are often
more reluctant to spend money on little
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Financial control is the third area of purchases but are fixated on larger financial
financial management. Financial control can goals like a vehicle, a house, a property, or
be executed by comparing actual expenses to stocks. (Doda, 2014) According to finance
what was estimated to be spent (Wagoner, experts, the ratio of male to female
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2012). It sets rules and procedures which respondents was found to be 35.2% to 64.8%
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happen-who can do it, when, and how. practices among students (Mohamad and Azer,
Financial control minimizes the risk of error 2018). This indicates that sex makes a
and theft (Volume 2: Financial Management). It significant change in money management.
is an important way of monitoring the financial
health or condition of a family in accordance With many changes such as job loss,
with its financial goals. moving, or unexpected veterinary costs, might
have an immediate impact on individuals’
However, unemployment is one of the money management, others may necessitate a
obstacles that middle age can bring with it. big alteration in the family's financial
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determine whether there is a significant 4-Point Likert Scale.
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difference in the money management
practices of unemployed residents at Barangay The numerical data were introduced
Sibacan when grouped according to their through percentage frequency distribution and
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profile amidst the high inflation rate. Once measures of central tendency (mean). The
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this study has been completed, the findings generated data from the hand-delivered
will benefit the local barangay and will be used surveys were used for an in-depth
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as additional data. understanding of the respondents' money
management practices with the assistance of
RESEARCH QUESTIONS Microsoft excel. This spreadsheet is a
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This sought to answer the following questions: computer-assisted software that enables users
1. How may the profile of the respondents be to input and analyze research findings.
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2. How may the money management of the unemployed residents at Barangay Sibacan,
respondents be described in terms of: Balanga City Bataan who were chosen from
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3. Is there a significant difference in the money non-probability sampling technique as the list
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residents when grouped regarding to their Barangay Sibacan were not disclosed. There
profile? was no chance of knowing which people of
Barangay Sibacan were to be surveyed.
HYPOTHESIS/ES/ASSUMPTION Consequently, the participants were purposely
Ho: There is no significant difference in the chosen by the researchers using a purposive
money management practices of unemployed sampling technique. This type of
residents when grouped regarding to their non-probability sampling technique, also
profile. known as judgment, selective, or subjective
sampling is a sampling approach in which the
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researcher selects individuals of the financial control. It has six questions that
population to participate in the study based on correspond to how financial control serves as a
his or her own judgment (Dudovskiy, 2018). guide on what should happen, who can do it,
when, and how.
Hence, the seventy-eight unemployed
residents the researcher surveyed were These statements and questions were
deemed suitable for the study. encoded in a spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel
which aided the researchers in rapid and
convenient data collection.
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INSTRUMENT
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The main instrument used to gather
pertinent data for the study is a questionnaire DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE
which was divided into four parts. The first
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Since the study was conducted in the
part included a 4-point Likert scale tool time of face-to-face classes, the researchers
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adapted from Financial Management Practices gave a permission letter to the barangay
on Budgeting. This instrument is adapted from officials to have consent for the distribution of
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the study “FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT survey-questionnaire to unemployed residents
PRACTICES OF THE FAMILIES OF OVERSEAS at Barangay Sibacan, Balanga City, Bataan.
SEAFARERS IN BOHOL” (Golosino and The data collection procedure transpired by
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Espiritu, 2020). [12]. Specifically, it provided 6 distributing the survey questionnaire on
statements in which each question is assigned weekends. As soon as the data collection
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to corresponding points based on their money process was completed, the researchers
management practices on budgeting. Thus, tabulated the data using the Chi-square test in
the validity and reliability of this questionnaire
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The third part consists of interview ensured that the respondents’ personal
questions connected to their money information and the data obtained is purely
management practices through record anonymous and confidential.
keeping. This part aimed to solicit a
comprehensive understanding of the Additionally, each response from the
unemployed residents’ recordkeeping. unemployed residents of Barangay Sibacan
was guaranteed given to the researchers
Lastly, part four of the instrument voluntarily and, or with consent. The
contains money management through researchers can assure that any type of
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communication in relation to the research was most of the respondents’ sex are females and
done with honesty and transparency. some males.
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interpret the data.
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MARRIED 42 53.85%
TABLE 1: FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF
RESPONDENTS’ DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
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WIDOWED 11 14.10%
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SEX FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
SEPARATED 1 1.28%
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MALE 38 48.72%
TOTAL 78 100%
FEMALE 40 51.28%
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The table presents frequency
distribution regarding the marital status of the
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In the study of Filipiak Et. Al. (2015), it people may have their own families and having
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is stated that women had less knowledge of a larger number of responsibilities will make
financial literacy than men. Additionally,
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short, The table is stating that most of the The researchers adapted the
respondents are married while the others are self-administered survey questionnaire utilized
single, widowed, and separated. in the data gathering from the study of
Espiritu Et. Al. (2020). The table contains the
TABLE 2: WEIGHTED MEAN OF THE weighted mean and description of respondents'
RESPONDENTS’ MONEY MANAGEMENT responses on a Likert scale. First, the weighted
PRACTICES mean of budgeting is 3.28, meaning that the
MEAN DESCRIP INTERPRE respondents usually plan their finances.
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TION TATION Second, the weighted mean of cash
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management is 2.78, which means they often
BUDGE 3.28 USUALLY The manage their money. Third, the weighted
TING unemployed mean of recordkeeping is 3.04, which
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residents represents that they usually keep records of
typically
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their finances. Lastly, the weighted mean of
plan their financial control is 3.20, which illustrates that
finances
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they usually maintain their finances under
CASH 2.78 OFTEN The control.
MANAG unemployed TABLE 3: RESULTS OF THE TEST
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EMENT residents STATISTICS ON MONEY MANAGEMENT
frequently PRACTICES AND RESPONDENT PROFILES
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manage
their money SEX P- DESCRIP INTERPRET
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record planning of
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unemployed
FINANCI 3.20 USUALLY The
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residents
AL unemployed
regarding to
CONTR residents
their sex
OL typically
maintain
their CASH 0.101 DO NOT There is no
finances in MANAG REJECT significant
control EMENT difference in
money
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management practices of respondents
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regarding to their sex.
keeping
financial
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record of MARITAL P- DESCRI INTERPRE
unemployed STATUS VALUE PTION TATION
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residents
regarding to
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BUDGETI 0.000 REJECT There is a
their sex
NG significant
difference in
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FINANC 0.321 DO NOT There is no financial
IAL REJECT significant planning of
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finances in their
control of marital
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unemployed status
residents
regarding to
CASH 0.804 DO NOT There is no
their sex
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MENT difference in
The table illustrates that the sex of
money
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residents
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
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regarding to
their The following conclusions for the
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marital research study were established based on the
status results and discussions of the data tabulation:
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FINANCIA 0.563 DO NOT There is no The study’s findings revealed some of
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L REJECT significant the first local empirical data about the money
CONTROL difference in management practices of unemployed people.
maintaining According to the combined data, the residents
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their of Barangay Sibacan are able to manage their
finances in money properly, allowing them to budget their
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Cash management with 0.804 P-value, residents in terms of sex and marital status.
Recordkeeping with 0.065 P-value, Financial The data obtained from this research provide
Control with 0.563 P-value. However, evidence regarding the money management of
Budgeting has a 0.000 P-value. Therefore, it unemployed residents concerning budgeting,
will reject the null hypothesis. cash management, recordkeeping, and
financial control.
According to the findings of Grigion Et.
Al. (2015) and Marzieh Et. Al. (2013), those
who are married and have marital
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marital status since most of the respondents
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are old adults, undergraduate, and childless
which makes it incomparable.
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In addition, the future researchers who
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will conduct a related study can expand the
location of unemployed residents into larger or
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other local units so that more barangays in
Balanga City, Bataan will have access to the
people who are really struggling and should be
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prioritized in providing assistance.
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