How being financially savvy could help you get a date

Being good with money may not just help your bank balance — it could boost your love life too, a survey by credit report provider Noddle suggests.

A fifth (18%) of single people see good financial awareness as being among the most attractive qualities in a potential partner, according to the poll.

For women, financial awareness is the third most attractive characteristic after personality and cleverness, rating more highly than good job prospects and looks.

But there’s no need to splash thecashonadate—whenit comes to finding love, boasting about money was found to be the biggest turn-off for both male and female online daters.

Jacqueline Dewey, managing director at Noddle.co.uk, says: “Money can be a source of stress and disagreements in relationships, so it’s a good idea to find someone with a similar outlook.”

Here are some Noddle tips for improving your financial awareness:

1. When it comes to improving your financial awareness, there’s nothing better than learning more about finance. Newspapers and magazines geared towards money matters and the financial sections of local newspapers are great resources. You can also find helpful information online.

2. Take control of your cash. It’s important to know the ins and outs of all your expenses, so try making a list of everything you spend each month.

3. One way to keep track of your finances is through making a budget. You’ll also be able to spot opportunities to make savings.

4. Checking your credit report will give you a snapshot of all your outstanding credit, such as mobile phone and energy bills, credit cards, loans and mortgages. That way you can see how much you owe and can spot if anything’s not quite right.

5. Free guidance with money matters is available from bodies such as the Money Advice Service. And if you’re struggling with debts get help as soon as you can. Bodies like Citizens Advice and StepChange Debt Charity can help.