How much can you save?

Barros · 14 February 2011 at 10:54PM

quick update from me - hoping to save £825 when i get paid next week... it will mean another tight month in March but i think i can hang on - starting to get a bit bored though of not really spending!!

good luck everyone ... and only 11 says to payday (phew!)

dippykitty · 16 February 2011 at 7:45PM

Added another £50 to the ISA today from a freelance payment that came through. Should be adding more towards the end of the month when it's payday.

hostie1985 · 16 February 2011 at 7:55PM

hi everyone,

been abit busy the last couple of weeks. dont think i will be able to save hardly anything this month

had to get my passport renewed (so i can carry on working) that was nearly £90 gone and then my car lights broke (apparently something to do with motors in the lights??? - not very good with cars) that was another £200 odd. Got to book flights on monday as i'm going on hol in a couple of months time (going to be around £550 each). its almost like you do so well with your savings and then everything comes at once......oh well, onwards and upwards

hostie

viv. · 18 February 2011 at 1:55PM

I have saved another £146.33 taking my grand total to £1653.33. I am well on my way to my £2500 goal, I am really pleased

xJOJOx_2 · 20 February 2011 at 10:28PM

Thanks for the welcome and tips.

I rent a house, with my partner, my one year old daughter and his oldest girl at weekends. i earn £145 a week as currently part time with the little one. My partner is self employed, so cash can be good one week then not the next. Im really good with money, my partner isn't... he just cover the bills 95% of the time and then everything else comes from me. If my partner didnt blow his money i could save more... but im not going to nagg him were very happy and he works hard so not going to deny him. I want to save for a deposit for a house, i can see long term but my parnter can only see short term (ie he spent £400 of his wages (on projects) last week and this week im having to him mine. he knows he got a £700 cheque coming so blew the money in pocket rather than using that for needs and spending money when its in.

Bills - none can be lower expect its time to swap gas and electric. Food is a possible place to save as have to get in all in one big shop and time (if my partner with me we have to pay the £6 for a jar of coffee and not wait til the next day when i can get it for P£2.19)

Doing ok on ebay. £103 this year. Doing some survey sites. Sold old broken phones on mazuna £15 and music magpie £7. So just working to slowly top up the pot.

shrewsaver · 21 February 2011 at 5:55PM

Payday was this weekend so here goes my update:

My total now stands at £15,699.36 so have managed to put away £721.17 since January.

Totals have been updated below but not fully.

Barros · 22 February 2011 at 8:19PM

I have another 3 days to pay day but going to try and save £900 this month ... however my util bills are due so really its £900 minu smy share of that. Im thinking my share will be about £200 - i will DIE if its more than that

James129 · 24 February 2011 at 2:22AM

I have been saving for last 12 months and have managed to save over £11,000.

I normally save around £1000 a month. Hopeing to save upto £20,000 till the end of year to use it as deposit for house.

bodmil · 24 February 2011 at 3:32AM

Argh! I just open a post office account and now I see there are better instant accounts now! Frustrating. I have decided that I will definitely quit my job in the next few years so now I have to decide if it's a good idea to buy a house at all or if I should do it sooner rather than later. I think I would like one anyway and potentially rent it out but that is a scary thought!
It's now getting really hard to find accounts to keep my cashing working hard without locking it away if rates are going to go up or I need to use it. I've opened a First Direct for their 8% and I think I will do an HSBC 4% but I don't really like these little bitty regular savers.