Women 'attach importance to men's savings'
01/09/2006
Men need to earn around £50,000 to be considered a success by women, according to new research.
Additionally, a man with a healthy financial situation is more important than good looks, findings from National Savings and Investments (NS&I) suggest.
One woman in ten would only consider their partner to be successful if they are earning £100,000 or more, NS&I's quarterly saving survey shows.
Dax Harkins, senior savings strategist at NS&I, said: "The good news is that savings levels continue to rise although the percentage of regular savers remains relatively static.
"We would like to see more people putting money away on a regular basis as part of a more disciplined approach to saving. Our results show that people who take this approach end up with a savings pot almost twice the size of those who only save sporadically."
He added that the findings "show that finances form a very important part of relationship dynamics and this is reflected in the expectations people have, both in terms of salary and savings levels".
Further findings by NS&I indicate that women expect men to have £24,000 in savings, whereas the average amount is £20,000.
Research earlier this year by NS&I showed that women are putting a higher percentage of their earnings into savings than men.
Additionally, a man with a healthy financial situation is more important than good looks, findings from National Savings and Investments (NS&I) suggest.
One woman in ten would only consider their partner to be successful if they are earning £100,000 or more, NS&I's quarterly saving survey shows.
Dax Harkins, senior savings strategist at NS&I, said: "The good news is that savings levels continue to rise although the percentage of regular savers remains relatively static.
"We would like to see more people putting money away on a regular basis as part of a more disciplined approach to saving. Our results show that people who take this approach end up with a savings pot almost twice the size of those who only save sporadically."
He added that the findings "show that finances form a very important part of relationship dynamics and this is reflected in the expectations people have, both in terms of salary and savings levels".
Further findings by NS&I indicate that women expect men to have £24,000 in savings, whereas the average amount is £20,000.
Research earlier this year by NS&I showed that women are putting a higher percentage of their earnings into savings than men.
