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    Shink "A goal without a plan is just a wish".

    First thing's first. 2 months ago

    I’ve been working on paying off my debts for a couple of years now and I should be debt free by the end of the year. I’m so close and creditors are doing so many crazy things with interest rates and cutting credit that I’d rather continue to throw my money at my debts and get out of them. Emergency fund is the next thing on my financial list.



    Need more data 6 months ago

    I need to do a budget and track spending to be sure of my goal, but informally it’s 10K. I am padding a bit, I think, but my car could die at any time, and I’m thinking I might use this for a house down payment, which means I’ll need to build up another emergency fund right away.



    More than half way there 9 months ago

    Well, my earlier goal was a 3 month emergency savings fund. Now I want to have 6 months. Would be nice and with the economy tanking, not a bad idea to have a longer term plan. I am the least senior person in my department, after all. Ok, I am really not worried about getting laid off, but it is within the realm of possibility.

    Now I need to set a budget to determine what I really need for 6 months worth of expenses and how quickly I can get there. Saving is actually fun now that I have thousands of dollars to play with, not tens : )



    Untitled 2 years ago

    I put $117 into savings yesterday, it was half of the prize money I won yesterday at Commerce Bank for driving up to the lobby with a red car!

    I have read some advice about this goal, and it is recommended that whenever you get unexpected money you should put it directly into your emergency fund. Well, half is better than none. I used some of the other half to splurge on a couple of movies and snacks and I plan to give the rest to a relative.



    Untitled 2 years ago

    I’ve got about 3 months in savings now. I hope I can keep it saved over the summer, but I don’t get paid again until August. Going to be difficult.



    Loan Shark of Bliss wants to be intrepid, but for now settles for tenacious

    Started Today... 2 years ago

    Ideally I would have $9000 in savings. But today I started with 4$90.



    baby steps 2 years ago

    this one has just begun! $100 a month… The Total Money Makeover



    Untitled 2 years ago

    This has been a goal of mine for a while. It’s a bit tricky when you’re a grad student living on peanuts, but I think it can be done. The tricky part is what to do over the summer when I don’t get paid (and can’t have a job because I’m doing research). I put 10% of each paycheck into savings, but I don’t have a six-month fund yet.



    Six Months Savings 2 years ago

    Well I did it!! I took the first step and set up an account for automatic withdrawl every month from my checkings account! Words can’t describe how good it feels to know i have money an in case of emergency!



    Thank you ING DIRECT! 4 years ago

    :)



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