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How to save 1000 dollars by tevacircus

"Moving from debts to having savings is one of the most hopeful experiences of my life"

How I did it: I made a decision to always pay credit cards on time. No more fees! I lived with less and paid off more debt. Then when the debt was paid, it was easy to start saving because I was already getting by without using that money.

Lessons & tips: Pay your debt, and pay into the principle, not just the interest.


 

Mar 16, 02:45PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers



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    LilFoggy

    SO CLOSE! 1 month ago

    All I need is a $104.42 and I’ve completed this goal. My bills are pretty high right now, but none are from credit cards so I’m hanging in there! Fuck you T-mobile and Cablevision. You can wait until my next paycheck, bastards!

    Oct 05, 08:12AM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


    AMGL is assessing.

    I am so (surprisingly) close to this 1 month ago

    It looks like it might be a reality—soon! I will open an ING savings account, perhaps even this week! Amazing.

    Oct 03, 07:28PM PDT | 2 cheers | 1 comment


    Allison Michelle is a Creative Extroverted Self-Knower

    $1000 from today 1 month ago

    Right now my savings account has 747.74 in it, so when it reaches 1747.74, I can mark this complete. I want to do this for my 101 things in 1001 days list.

    Sep 14, 07:23PM PDT | 0 comments


    dontplaywithyourfood

    Saving $1000 2 months ago

    I’m trying to save $1000 so I can buy myself a MacBook. I have an old makeup bag I’m keeping all my money in. By my birthday in October I’ll take any of the coins I’ve saved to a coinstar, and then start saving again. I get $40 every other week from my Dad. Hopefully by Christmas I can save $1000, or close to it.

    Aug 15, 08:27AM PDT | 0 comments


    timmyeng just ran a mile :D

    Untitled 3 months ago

    yup $1000

    Aug 11, 12:13PM PDT | 0 comments


    AMGL is assessing.

    One word: Spendthrift 4 months ago

    Ayayay. Terrible. I will manage to save 500 dollars after this month, but I should have tracked my expenses far better. What can I say. There is nothing I can do to get that money back now.

    Jun 16, 07:58PM PDT | 0 comments


    AMGL is assessing.

    Saw some really cute Nike shoes today 6 months ago

    And I mean cute. Really cute.
    But then I was like—is this what I want to spend my money on? And I know that what I need to do now is actually travel light, not spend money I don’t have, and become aware that I don’t need to work more to spend, but that I actually have everything I need. The universe is providing me with exactly what I need to live without stress. Spending money on unnecessaries for now will just add weight and make me unbalanced.
    Besides, if I am going to invest in shoes, make them exercise-friendly shoes. That is what I most need.

    May 02, 06:33PM PDT | 0 comments


    AMGL is assessing.

    I need to save 7 months ago

    As I have only about 400 dollars in my power. Which means that, more than saving, I need to stop spending.

    I opened a Wachovia Way2Save account today, although I just realized it might not be as super as advertised, as discussed here. Nonetheless, its forcing me to save. And for that, I am happy.

    I am also being very conscientous (sp?) about what I spend, much more than I have ever been. So that in itself is progress.

    More than hoarding money, I want to make a commitment to voluntary simplicity and conserving my life energy. That is the most important thing for me.

    Apr 09, 08:17AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


    bebrave is grateful for 43things

    Slow start 7 months ago

    to this goal. Haven’t really made any progress here yet but I really needed new tyres on the car so now I am back on track. I am going to start a Christmas Club account as it’s too easy to use the money for a bill if it’s at home and in my savings account it will just get swallowed up in bills and fees.

    Mar 23, 03:24AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


    randomstitches is happy!

    Woohoo 8 months ago

    Now over $200! :D

    Mar 15, 05:35PM PDT | 0 comments


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