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Old 02-16-2007, 03:33 PM
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follow this if you want to build your savings account

1)Save coins of a designated amount, such as dimes or quarters, from your daily change. Put all such coins into a piggy bank. You won't miss them and you'll be surprised how they'll add up.
Instead of saving just certain coins, save all of your loose change every day.
After you've paid the last installment on your car or other loan, add to your savings account the same amount you've been paying. You're already in the habit of setting aside that amount every month, so continue to pay it to yourself.
2)If you get an income tax refund, deposit it in your saving account.
3)If you receive a cash bonus, use it to open a saving account or to fatten an existing one.
4)Save your overtime pay instead of spending it.
5)When you get a raise, save it. You got along without it before. Even a small weekly increase will add up.
6)Put gifts of money received for birthdays, at Christmas, or for other special occasions into your savings account.
7)Be sure all your money is working for you. Deposit extra sums of cash immediately.
8)Adopt a short-term "austerity" program during which you save as much as possible. Buy nothing unless your really need it. Cut out movies, eating out, entertaining or other expenses and deposit what you save.
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Old 02-17-2007, 11:38 PM
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Well if you can't cut out movies I know how you can get discount tickets. Also same by not buying at the concession stand.
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Old 03-08-2007, 01:22 AM
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All great advice Stella...the small things really do add up! I adhere to saving all of my change and it does make a difference. I also picked up a part-time job, just a few hours a week, to supplement our savings. I sleep better at night knowing there are a few extra dollars in the bank!
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Old 03-08-2007, 02:12 PM
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All great advice Stella...the small things really do add up! I adhere to saving all of my change and it does make a difference. I also picked up a part-time job, just a few hours a week, to supplement our savings. I sleep better at night knowing there are a few extra dollars in the bank!
I've actually started doing a bunch of online writing for sites like Associated Content. I cover very specific things, but get press releases for tons of things I have no use for. A quick re-write and a bit of an add on and I pick up a few extra bucks that way. I let it pile up in my PayPal account and boom, I withdraw a tidy amount. Pays a few bills.
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Old 03-09-2007, 11:26 PM
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Good idea

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I've actually started doing a bunch of online writing for sites like Associated Content. I cover very specific things, but get press releases for tons of things I have no use for. A quick re-write and a bit of an add on and I pick up a few extra bucks that way. I let it pile up in my PayPal account and boom, I withdraw a tidy amount. Pays a few bills.
You're right, Melizzy. I gripe about how little I get paid for my writing, but after a few months, it really does add up. I just had surgery, and when I checked my PayPal account a few days ago, I was shocked to realize I had accumulated enough to get me through a month without working. Yea!
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Old 04-02-2007, 02:51 AM
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Great ideas! Especially the coins one. I do that now with a peanut butter jar, whenever I come home from grocery shopping, all the loose change goes in there. Also, we wait for movies to come out on video and rent them. It is WAY cheaper than taking the family to the theatre, or even going with just my husband and paying for a babysitter!
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Old 04-22-2007, 01:13 AM
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Remember to deposit that change into a savings account at least monthly. The longer it sits, the less it will be worth to you when you use it. Better to have it earning interest than losing value to inflation.
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Old 04-22-2007, 05:51 AM
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Those are great suggestions. It is always good to remember that even the little things can add up quite quickly.
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Old 05-23-2007, 02:13 PM
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One thing I have started doing is using my online banking system to automatically transfer $5-10 every pay into a separate savings account. I don't miss the small amount, but after a year you would be shocked at how much has built up in there.

I also don't carry cash in my purse, or if I do, it's only a couple of dollars. It cuts out impulse spending on small items which can add up really quickly!! Just cutting out the cash from my purse has saved me a bundle!

I know quite a few people who use the coin collection trick and it seems to work well - as long as you don't dig into it when things get tight.
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