How much can you save?

ViHan

Had some folding given for Christmas which will go into savings. Nothing either me or DH needs so it can be squirreled away. so that will be another £60 to our total

He is off on tour again tomorrow coming back xmas eve then off again over new year to the IOW. While he is away I will be making use of the time getting some stuff ready to ebay.

Hope everyone has a good Christmas

XXX

arnold01984

Saving is a very critical issue in my life. I am earning a good Salary Package. But i am unable to Save money for future use. I want some suggestion about How to Save Money? I found this is a good place where i can get good information about how to save money...

tara747

Just done a quick tally after payday... I am due refunds of several hundred pounds (online delivery delays which meant I had to rebuy gifts) so with that, I am looking at around £41,785. If that's correct, it means that I'm just short of £42,000!!! I'm a bit disappointed but also proud that I managed to save almost £12,000 in 2010.

Happy Christmas everyone xo

TimBear

Pay day today and have just moved £287.05 into savings...random amount but this is I have worked out to be the absolute minimum I can save in any one month should I ever not earn commission etc. More to be moved over shortly, bringing my total savings to £1305.

Very pleased with this after only just over two months saving!

newaccount_2

After the payday, I've passed the £30000 mark now. Considering I just graduated in the summer and started a proper job in August, thats an achievement i think! I have been working very hard doing some extra shifts, so very pleased with that.

skaps

Wow thats great newaccount. To have saved so much and to have only just graduated is amazing. What are you saving up for?

Driving_Soon

Hey Guys ... Been a while!

Well done to everyone who has managed to save!

Savings Total: £23,350.00

I had hoped to get £24,000 by the end of the year - which looks unlikely now but I *should* be able to get £23,500 which I am very happy with!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

newaccount_2

skaps wrote: »

Wow thats great newaccount. To have saved so much and to have only just graduated is amazing. What are you saving up for?

Thanks skaps. I have not decided on the reason but just saving for future. Will probably get a cheap second hand car next year, perhaps a house... not sure yet. For now, just saving!

Yeah, I've only been working for the past 5 months. As a student, I did some odd jobs too.

Happy to have passed the 30000 mark, not sure whats the next level I should set my aim as for next year!?

TimBear

Just transferred another £60.00 into my ISA, as I received this for Christmas which was a nice surprise!

Another nice surprise...I will be coming into some money (around £3-5k) in the next year or two which I'm so shocked about! My mum told me that her sister (who recently inherited a ridiculous amount of money) is giving her nieces and nephews a gift in the next couple of years (slightly long story about why she's waiting that long - won't go into it!). My sister had been dying to tell me for ages, and I'm so chuffed! Can't count that as savings yet but when I get it that will all be going into the pot. Can't wait!

Credit_Jake

Hi

I'm 23 and decided it was time to save for a house deposit. Although I probably will never buy one until I have someone to buy one with. I started saving this Jan 2010 and really have tried to save every penny although I have bought a new computer and fish tank why??. I am kicking myself a bit aswell as I bought a 4 month old car 2 years ago and could have saved this money. Although the car is still very nice lol. I must have joined MSE 2 years ago but forgot about the site and have only just found it again so reading all the tips is very helpful.

One thing I enjoy is my Xbox 360 and this year I’ve adopted the rule of not spending more than £10 on a game. This is because previous to this I was buying games at £40 a time and often not fully playing them only for them to quickly drop in price to £20 within a few months. It does mean I don’t have the latest games as they come out but there’s so many now at reasonable prices I don’t mind. I think I enjoy them more because I know they didn’t cost so much. I only play max 4 - 6 hours a week anyway.

I think I need to improve managing my savings next year as I currently have all my money in premium bonds as it was the easiest thing to do.

Thanks

Jake