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How long can your savings keep you afloat ?

pioneer
pioneer Posts: 267 Forumite
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in Savings & investments
Interesting little calculator; it is american but just x2 for sterling values.

Enjoy


http://www.bankrate.com/brm/calc/svgs_income/savings_income.asp
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  • McSaver
    McSaver Posts: 609 Forumite
    If I withdraw £185 a month from my savings every month... It will last FOREVER??? surely not... :D:D:D
    Had £80,000 in Savings - All GONE!!! BYE BYE
    :A Single, 27, Aspie, Gooner :A
  • Paul_Herring
    Paul_Herring Posts: 7,484 Forumite
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    pioneer wrote: »
    just x2 for sterling values.
    Wouldn't it be much easier to pretend that the $'s are £ signs? ;)
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  • The_Fiddler_2
    The_Fiddler_2 Posts: 565 Forumite
    Paul_Herring wrote: »
    Wouldn't it be much easier to pretend that the $'s are £ signs? ;)


    Just what I was about to post, but you beat me to it ;)
    Noobie (not so :D) trying to make loads a dosh - please bear with all my questions :beer: Thanks :D


  • ManAtHome
    ManAtHome Posts: 8,512 Forumite
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    Probably sort-of works if you ignore tax and inflation
  • pioneer
    pioneer Posts: 267 Forumite
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    Thats what ISAs are for and coupled with MSE :money: you can have a go at inflation too !
    "Didn't I try to Warn them I said !"
    David Essex War of the Worlds.
    "Thats Ancient History, Been There! Done That!" Hercules
  • obsessed_saver
    obsessed_saver Posts: 511 Forumite
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    Don't forget you can claim benefits if you can't find a job, so you can probably scrape by quite a while.
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    How long can your savings keep you afloat ?

    About an Hour and 1/2 :eek: ..............once the missus decides to go on a shopping trip !!!!!!!! :rolleyes:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • steady__eddie
    steady__eddie Posts: 1,455 Forumite
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    "About an Hour and 1/2 :eek: ..............once the missus decides to go on a shopping trip !!!!!!!! :rolleyes: "

    You must live a long way grom the shops :D
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