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wer to put wages? teenager with first job
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Yes please give this young person a break! Congratulations on wanting to start saving at your age. you indeed should be encouraged to continue this and there are many people on here ready to give you good advice. Just look up on this site best savings accounts and good luck, well done for your mature attitude to money.0
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Yes please give this young person a break! Congratulations on wanting to start saving at your age. you indeed should be encouraged to continue this and there are many people on here ready to give you good advice. Just look up on this site best savings accounts and good luck, well done for your mature attitude to money.
Me is soz. You iz qwite rite - wot u sez is de bomb.
Leave me and me homiez be. We is chillin with us beetches in us cribs.
etc etc ad nauseum infinito0 -
What's worse? Illiterate teenager or middle aged bloke/lass internet bullying one?0
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He's not illiterate, he's clearly chosen to write like that. Big difference.Illiterate teenager......
Bullying, really? Or pointing out that he'd surely rather not sound like he's simple.......or middle aged bloke/lass internet bullying one?
It's his choice. If he wants people to stick to answering his question then standard English works fine. If he wants to write chav-speak, then he must expect that people will comment (as I guarantee will happen every time).
The clues were there for him in the comments in his previous thread (link above).0 -
QUOTE bmwboi99
......it probably wouldn't be any more than £100 each week......."
Some people don't have kids or grandkids. Hopefully they will never figure out how to breed. My fear is they will.
That to one side, I'll give you the same advice I have, and would give, to mine.
Get, and keep, a good creditworthy footprint.
Live within your means, and don't take on debts without figuring out your repayment plan.
Part of that is to have "rainy day" funds for emergencies. This fund should be able to keep you going for at least 6 months if the !!!!!! hits the fan. It needs to be in easily accessible funds, no more than 30 day notice.
Best place for that is a Cash ISA.
Only drawback at moment is that your savings rate is behind the price inflation rate. Nothing much you can do about that, life is not perfect.
You could also put some in Premium Bonds. Advantage is you could drop a fortune, disadvantage is that you could get b()gger all in return, but they are a bit of fun.
100 quid a week is a lot of spare. Go back over your figures, it seems high for a young saver.
And remember, your main aim for now is to get laid, get stoned, and get away with it, as often as possible.
Best of fortune.0 -
Cor, you lot are a bit harsh aren't you? Everything you say is true but give the boy a chance!
BMWboi - well done for starting to save so early. You'll be grateful for it later. The advice you've received is good - get together a good emergency fund and you'll have some breathing space if everything goes wrong - 3-6 months' salary is recommended. Do that and you'll know you're never stuck in an awful job or a crappy house, you've got get out options. If you use an ISA you won't pay tax on it. As Digger says, don't be tempted by the credit and store cards you'll probably begin getting offered - all that seemingly 'free' money is really tempting but once you start, it's a lot harder to get back on track. And don't underestimate the pride you'll feel when you buy something you've bought with your own hard earned cash. My car is my pride and joy - because it's 3 years old and I bought it outright in cash 2 years ago.
And as for the spelling - yes, if you know how, please spell properly. Most of us don't like reading text speak and you'll find you get a lot less answers (or a lot more abuse) if you use it. It's also not often welcome in the working world.
Good luck with your hopefully very rich future!0 -
"Some people don't have kids or grandkids. Hopefully they will never figure out how to breed. My fear is they will."
are u tryong to say im illbread r something0
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