How much can you save?

JimLad

dippykitty wrote: »

Not too far off £10k now really!

It will be great getting an extra zero on the end

As im now at 8750, im going to work hard this month to make it up to 9000 before my next pay day.

So that is £250 i need to make or squeeze out of my budget. That target is prolly crazy but if i have a spend free month and sell a few things on ebay, i may have a chance.

LucyTheDwarf

I am having a really bad month... so many things need paying for... I'm out of money and spending on my credit cards - all unplanned necessaries - so I'll have a nasty bunch of bills next month... I've already spent more than I'll earn this month, so I'll have to dig into my savings.

Castleman

Just paid off the final installment of the car loan (was only for 6 months), so that means that cash can now be added to the savings pot! :money:

mintedmatty

It is my last loan repaymant on 27th!!! I cant wait!!! an extra £132 each month. I seem to be getting a lot of good luck at the moment on the money front?

MsHoarder

Rent day! And there's an extra £100 in my current account (thank you, month off paying council tax) so that's going into my ISA. Along with my regular savings of £200 after payday, that puts me on £400

jenjade

hi all this looks like the sort of thread for me! i am going to save £30 a week from wages and all the extra money i make hopefully £300 a month! my aim is to raise enought to fill my isa- i have £2k ready for the 1st april. so i will need £1,600 then i want to get the money for next years isa.

I woukld also like a holiday so maybe £1k for that. If i find a house to buy my plan will change completly!

Baldur

jenjade wrote: »

.....i have £2k ready for the 1st april.

The new tax year starts on 6th April, not the 1st.

loopy_monster

Baldur wrote: »

The new tax year starts on 6th April, not the 1st.

pedantic much?

shrewsaver

Baldur wrote: »

The new tax year starts on 6th April, not the 1st.

If you read her post right, she is going to try and put the full amount in before the end of the tax year (i.e. she already has £2,000 to put in but wants to save up £1.6k so she will be able to add the full amount this tax year), and then *quote*i want to get the money for next years isa*quote* (saved up)

So in essance she is saying she wants to get the full allowance ready for the 1st April to put it into the ISA before the 6th April.

Thats how I read her post anyway.

Lokolo

loopy_monster wrote: »

pedantic much?

Well its better than doing something that you shouldn't. A lot of people don't know when the tax year is, better to get things right first time eh