Saving, and I love it!

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Hi everyone
So my current situation is, I have graduated from Uni with a Law degree, and have just started a job in a bank. I want to save as much as I can, partially because whenever I am ready to buy my own house I want to have as big a deposit as I can, rather than a giant mortgage, and because having seen first hand how my parents have been affected by illness and how they will have to work longer, I want to start saving now towards retirement. I also don't want to be working forever.
My pension situation at the moment is I contribute 5% and work contribute 13%. So I contribute £46 a month, I get £11 tax relief, and the company contribute £151 a month. I may increase my contributions a couple of %, I haven't decided yet.
I have £3192 in savings.
After tax, pension contributions, and N.I contributions, rent to my parents, phone (£15 a month), contact lenses (£15 a month) and NHS prescriptions (£8.66 a month), I will have £866 a month left. I plan on putting it all into savings, and anything extra I need (which will rarely happen, I make lunches from home, I rarely eat out as I am gluten and dairy intolerant, I don't drink and go out, I walk to work, don't drive, have plenty of clothes) will come from anything I sell such as on eBay, or from my etsy shop selling make up bags that I sew. Any money that I make from this that I don't need, will go to my savings.
The reason why my rent figure is so low is because my parents have paid off their mortgage, I went through all their finances for them and saved them loads of money switching things around, and I do a lot of the housework and care for my dad who has epilepsy.
Things I need to do
-See if it would be more cost effective if I were to get contact lenses as and when.
-Shop around for better savings accounts
-Ring up Three and find out why my bill is always more around £15 rather than the £12 it should be.
Happy saving

My pension situation at the moment is I contribute 5% and work contribute 13%. So I contribute £46 a month, I get £11 tax relief, and the company contribute £151 a month. I may increase my contributions a couple of %, I haven't decided yet.
I have £3192 in savings.
After tax, pension contributions, and N.I contributions, rent to my parents, phone (£15 a month), contact lenses (£15 a month) and NHS prescriptions (£8.66 a month), I will have £866 a month left. I plan on putting it all into savings, and anything extra I need (which will rarely happen, I make lunches from home, I rarely eat out as I am gluten and dairy intolerant, I don't drink and go out, I walk to work, don't drive, have plenty of clothes) will come from anything I sell such as on eBay, or from my etsy shop selling make up bags that I sew. Any money that I make from this that I don't need, will go to my savings.
The reason why my rent figure is so low is because my parents have paid off their mortgage, I went through all their finances for them and saved them loads of money switching things around, and I do a lot of the housework and care for my dad who has epilepsy.
Things I need to do
-See if it would be more cost effective if I were to get contact lenses as and when.
-Shop around for better savings accounts
-Ring up Three and find out why my bill is always more around £15 rather than the £12 it should be.
Happy saving

Save 12k in 2015 challenger NO.128 £0.00/£8000
House Deposit : £6317.44/£12000.00
Weight Loss, target: 8st 7lb current:
House Deposit : £6317.44/£12000.00
Weight Loss, target: 8st 7lb current:
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House Deposit : £6317.44/£12000.00
Weight Loss, target: 8st 7lb current: