In efforts to help understand the importance of financial knowledge, KEMUDA Institute welcomes Baiduri Bank to give a talk to KEMUDA students.

The talk was delivered by Ms. Siti Nor Adilah Haji Mohd Alias, Senior Financial Planner from Baiduri Bank.

The talk highlighted the importance of money management, the processes of budgeting, saving, spending, and investing as early as possible, even now as a student. “Essentially, our goal is to instill a certain discipline in the students and help them become financially ready for their future,” said Siti Nor Adilah.

“I found the financial talk really helpful because the talk gave an in-depth view of how we should save, spend and budget our money as it is an important aspect of our lives. Not only that, but we also learned about how we should manage our money in order to have a stable life and reach our goals.” said of one the participants, Prosper Pui Kuan Hui.

According to Mohammad Haziq Afiq Bin Haji Mohammad, a BTEC Level 5 HND student, in his words “What I’ve learned throughout the talk was, they emphasized the saving and budgeting of a person, how we plan our budget, as well as to understand what are the differences between our needs and wants. They have also encouraged us to have savings in case of emergencies. Overall, the talk was informative which will benefit everyone, not just the students but also for people who are working to make some preparation for funds and future savings.”

The talk had been benefitting the students as it concludes the importance of saving as early as being a student. Essentially, it helps the students to learn how to set a disciplinary goal and ensure that they are financially ready for future retirement. Students were prepared with a Q&A session to further clarify their inquiries and doubts. The event concluded with a group photo session afterward.