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i am not going out this weekend, so my ema is going to go into my bank accoutn, tanking me to £60m kinda bad as i had a step back last week coz i brought some trousers, but yeah, ema every other week wil be going into my bank as much as it can be untill schools out, and i am going to try and spend like noting untill i go and do my xmas shopping, wish me luck!



zeknir is ambitious

unexpected expenses suck 1 day ago

okay so i had a bit of a set back with my savings.
1. 3d modeling software.
2. traffic ticket
3. incredible increase in gas usage
4. and a $450 expense to fix my laptop.

i’m back down to nothin, even borrowed from my parents to pay for my computer repair. but if i hadn’t had to fix my computer i’d be doing okay. i’m on the right track. mostly i need to stop spending so much money on liquor and gas…

ps. mint.com has been helping a lot, just to be able to see what i spend my money on so visually, and to keep track of budget categories, etc. way nicer to have this program rather than to try to keep track of budgets and expenses yourself.



Soooo... POOOOR! 1 day ago

I’ve saved money before, but recently I’ve had that rainy day and now the money is all gone. I just want to get it back because what if I didn’t have this money?



i want to save money because i need to learn boundaries 2 days ago

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Untitled 5 days ago

I guess saving a little bit is better than saving nothing, so I’m just going to take a little bit out of my pay every week to save. Maybe if I get a cute little bank to store it in, it will help.



more Money 6 days ago

When i always get money. i spend it right away. Then when i need it to do something i don’t have any. i need to start savimg my money for more important sruff



Untitled 6 days ago

i’m saving money but i’m not saving up for anything, i guess it’s nice just to have some money in the bank. everyone else seems to be saving money (over 14,000 people) might as well conform



Reached my $1,000 buffer goal, but new expenses are now on the horizon... 1 week ago

As of last weekend I reached that glorious mark that I have been saving for 4 weeks to achieve: the $1,000 buffer. That is the $0-equivalent I’ve decided. Come Wednesday I should get a few hundred on top of that to give my car a desperately-overdue service and to buy some Christmas presents.

The unfortunate new expense is $100/week as of January 2010 as my contribution to food expenses in the household. It seems rational and fair considering we (the family) have equally divided everything else (water rates, electricity, internet, phone, etc) amongst us at each bill with only food not being divided up, but it is just a tad annoying as that drastically extends my pay off period for the current debt I owe. No point in complaining though I suppose, just gotta adjust the budget plan and get on with it! It’ll make the date when the debt is fully paid even sweeter!! :)



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Save Money: 1st step is I don't know 1 week ago

I don’t know where to start so guess i’ll start by reading other people’s entries to see what they’ve been and then maybe going to “feed the pig” to see if there are any other tips. The general tips seem easy, spend less – blah blah blah (ok the general tips are usually better than that) but the emotional part of my brain always sabotages the rational part. I seem to have no delay of gratification and little organizational skills esp. in terms of finance. who knew personal finance was so freudian?



I need to save more money 1 week ago

I’d like to have an emergency fund for a rainy day just in case something comes up. I have a 401K but I can’t use that money until I’m 65. I need money saved in case my car needs repaired or if I spontaneously want to go out of town for a weekend. It would be 911/fun-out-of-town money.



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San Diego
No more interest. asks, “To attend my uncle's wedding in Hawaii, it would cost my husband and I $1000 for both air+hotel for us for three nights. and possibly another $1000 in expense and wedding gift. Should I attend the wedding and use $2000 in our saving?”
— 4 months ago


6 answers

say_yes_to_michigan asks, “I am having a hard time saving money. Every time I get paid it seems something is due. I really NEED to save money because I have to get an apartment in July. Does anyone have any advice or tips that would help????”
— 7 months ago


10 answers

Cheryl asks, “Just curious, did anyone know that there is a limit to the amount of times you transfer funds in a Savings Account? I got a 'warning' in the mail, and felt really dumb for not knowing :\ have you ever been penalized or fined for this? I'm scared.”
— 23 months ago


10 answers

San Diego
Dolly asks, “what can I do to make extra $$$ for School?? I am 24yrs old”
— 2 years ago


20 answers

Irving
nawatramani asks, “Should I put money in a 401K and save on taxes now or put something in a Roth IRA and save on taxes when I withdraw it?”
— 2 years ago


10 answers

samuel329 asks, “can you suggest some good sites on this theme?”
— 3 years ago


10 answers

China
ciara789 asks, “i like shopping so much especially i like buying rock CDs i really can't help buying them when i saw cds of my fav bands so how to save money???”
— 3 years ago


14 answers

dood5 asks, “if you don't get your allouence (like me) how do you save money”
— 3 years ago


8 answers

Beaukiss
Stephen Frick asks, “How to Budget and Make it work”
— 4 years ago


9 answers

 

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