How much can you save?

save-a-lot

Hi

Could you remind me how this works?

Each of us here has different saving power based on lots of things, so is it fair to measure amounts saved as a percentage rather than the actual amount saved... if you get what I mean.

Prudent

moneysavingwannabe wrote:

savingforoz wrote:

I think surplus savings this year will go to home improvements - the house needs rewiring, a new roof and some replastering/redecoration - so nothing cheap then :eek: !

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Hi savingforoz,

My boyfriend went on a plastering course at the local college a couple of hours a week (evenings) for a little while.

He has now replastered several rooms in our house, the course only cost £90 which is less than the price of having one room plastered. It works for us and our friends and family!! Just a thought - it depends how DIY orientated you are!!:D

That is a great idea. I have been doing up a house over nearly 5 years. I hadn't thought of doing a course. I tend to end up paying someone if I can't do the job.

jezebel

Okay, have just discovered this thread, a little late I know

It's great to see so many other people that are saving too. I've already fulfilled one of my 2007 resolutions to set up standing order for savings and am aiming to save £500 per month towards my house deposit.

moneysavingwannabe

Prudent wrote:

That is a great idea. I have been doing up a house over nearly 5 years. I hadn't thought of doing a course. I tend to end up paying someone if I can't do the job.

It has helped us alot and he would always be able to earn some money if he ever lost his job.

One of my female friends has just completed a plumbing course so she can do the basics but obviously not gas work. I think practical trades are becoming more expensive so every skill helps in DIY!!

EagerLearner

Hi all,

Just wondering what 'SAYE' is?

Dan29

Save As You Earn.

moneysavingwannabe

Hi everyone,

I've not managed my target this month :mad:

Only £50 off but still my deadline is looming!

Savings £850

save-a-lot

moneysavingwannabe wrote:

I think practical trades are becoming more expensive so every skill helps in DIY!!

This is why I went on a course last year to learn how to plaster, this year I want to learn how to tile properly.

zag2me

I'm doing a tiling course at the moment in the local collage, it pretty good fun. Problem comes when you need to hire or buy all the equipment when you do it yourself though.

jamtart6

SAVE-A-LOT

really liked the idea of savings olympics, agree it should be a % of how much people earn, £100 savings per month is a lot to some people and not so much to others.

I'd be going for gold!!!