2. Managing household income
• Only 20% of people feel at ease with their finance
• 60% are coping but live economically
• 20% struggle to make ends meet
3. 38%
10%
10%
Wehave enough money and we save for for the future
Wehave enough money but wedon't save
Welive economically to haveenough money for everything
Managing household income
8%
12%
22%
Welive very economically to save for major expenses
Wecan only afford thecheapest food, rentand credit
repayments
Wedo not have enough money for the cheapest food,
clothing, rent or credit repayment
4. Household income
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
Monthly income per capita (PLN)
Surplus income over the desired income to make ends
meet
-1,500
-1,000
-500
0
500
We have
enoughmoney
andwe save for
forthe future
We have
enoughmoney
butwe don't
save
We live
economicallyto
have enough
moneyfor
everything
We live very
economicallyto
save formajor
expenses
We can only
affordthe
cheapestfood,
rentandcredit
repayments
We donot have
enoughmoney
forthe cheapest
food, clothing,
rentor credit
repayment
7% 11% 26% 40% 58% 86%
below social
minimum
5. Day-to-day management
• Earn more money than they need to cover living expenses
• Pay bills on time
• Rarely worry about the money, are satisfied with financial standing
• Earn more money than they need to cover hosuehold expenses
• Pay bills on time
5
Healthy
• Pay bills on time
• Sometimes worry about the money
• Earn less than they need to cover living expenses
• Fall behind on bills payment
• Often worry about the money, dissatisfied with financial standing
Coping
Vulnerable
6. Resilience
• Value of savings above 3 months of income
• Save for emergencies
• Value of savings up to 3 months of income
• Save for emergencies
6
Healthy
• Save for emergencies
• No savings at all
• Don’t save for emergencies
Coping
Vulnerable
7. Long-term outlook
• Save for the old age
• Save for long-term goals such as house/apartment, future of children,
own business development
• Don’t save for the old age
7
Healthy
• Don’t save for the old age
• Don’t save for long-term goals
• Don’t save for the old age
• Don’t save for long-term goals
Coping
Vulnerable
8. Profiles
Demographics:
• 25-44 years old
• Men
• Married with children or without
• Living in towns or cities
• Education above the college level
8
Healthy
• Education above the college level
• With a salaried job or own business
Values an attitudes:
• Believe in education and hard work as a means to successful life
• Believe that everybody is an architect of their own fortune
• Rarely go to church
Coping
Vulnerable
9. Profiles
Demographics:
• 60+ years old
• Married with children and households with several families living
together
• Living in small towns or villages
• College education
9
Healthy
• College education
• Pension as a main source of income
Values an attitudes:
• Admire rich people but do not consider money as a means to
successful life
• Believe that providence/god are the condition of successful life
• Frequently go to church
Coping
Vulnerable
10. Profiles
Demographics:
• Below 25 years old and 45-59
• Women
• Singles, separated, widowed, incomplete families,
• Living in medium towns or villages
• Education below college level
10
Healthy
• Education below college level
• Social assistance beneficiaries, unemployed, inactive, temporary jobs
Values an attitudes:
• Admire rich people
• Believe that having a job and money is necessary for successful life
• Don’t go to church
Coping
Vulnerable
11. Financial services use
No differences in the ownership of the bank account
Healthy
• Use debit cards, credit cards, overdrafts, internet banking
• Have deposit account
• Don’t use credit, but if they do they use banks
Coping
11
Coping
• Transact at the post office or in a bank branch
• Don’t use credit, but if they do they use banks
Vulnerable
• Transact at the post office, pay bills at the supermarket or directly in the provider’s
outlet
• Use credit – from private persons, non-banks or instalment credit
12. Microfinance Centre
ul. Noakowskiego 10/38
00-666 Warsaw, Poland
www.metlife.org
Tel/fax.+48 22 622 34 65
microfinance@mfc.org.pl
www.mfc.org.pl
Thank you!