Genealogy of Woman Saving Concept

Money is lubricant and an instrument for economic transaction. Money social dimension has increased over time، transforming it from a sole economic instrument to a device for various transactions. Money economic value in society is indicated through different forms، one of which is saving، in the sense of money accumulation and its use under specific future circumstances. Women، who form half of the society، take specific approaches to money and savings. The current research aims to investigate the perspectives and changing attitude strategy to money and saving among married women. The participants of this study include 20 to 70 year-old employed household married women who were observed phenomenologically and interviewed qualitatively on saving through. The findings of this study demonstrated women perspectives on various types of saving، ways of saving، transfer methods، saving consumption forms and their mechanism. It also revealed that while money is an economic instrument and possess the economic material; attitudes and acts related to money are influenced by social conditions that has consequently turned saving into a social phenomenon.