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01-17-2013, 07:52 PM | #19 |
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i will also be starting tomorrow, seeing as im young and i should be making more money then i should spend im going to try to be a little more aggressive with $10 increases per week. this would mean my biggest payment would be $520 but would be left with 13,780 at the end.....
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01-17-2013, 09:42 PM | #21 |
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unfortunatly i fail at savings plans as i have never had a structured plan. hopefully this one will work.
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01-17-2013, 10:00 PM | #22 |
Baby steps. My advice do the 52 week challenge separately to any other savings you may wish to do.
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01-18-2013, 09:13 AM | #23 |
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Are any of you familiar with Dave Ramsey? My dad is a HUGE believer in his Financial Peace series (has actually taught 5 or 6 sessions). He's convinced that, had him and my mom started this when they got married, they'd be millionaires. My fiance and I are going to sit down and go through the course before the wedding.
It's mostly just common sense things, and holding yourself accountable for the money you spend frivolously. LifeHacker also has some good finance tips here and there. It's also nice to set up a Mint.com account to see where your money goes, and set alerts for when you go over a budget.
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01-30-2013, 06:34 AM | #24 |
Weeks 5 & 6
It's not hard to do. Just a simple little money saving tool. How's everyone else going?
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01-30-2013, 08:39 AM | #25 |
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401k is making bank for me right now.. I set mine up at 10% before taxes are taken out. After my wedding, I am going to up it to 20%. I like this because I actually never see my money getting taken out. I just base my life around the money I am bringing home. This is easy if you have a consistant flow of money each week. I can see how it is alot harder for people who live off tips or an unsteady weekly schedule to save like this.
Its all about discipline
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02-13-2013, 03:40 AM | #26 |
Weeks 7 & 8
Wow 2c interest credited :) At least I've stuck to it so far. How's everyone else going?
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02-24-2013, 01:07 AM | #27 |
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If at all possible, take advantage of all of the tax deferred accounts that you may be eligible for, and contribute the maximum to each .
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02-24-2013, 03:35 AM | #28 |
Different countries. Different tax rules.
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02-24-2013, 08:48 AM | #29 |
Good for you. The only thing that upset my savings plan this month was a bottle of Scotch, replacing cracked bath tub, replacing the sink diposal and a new winter coat. Still managed $1700 bucks.
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02-24-2013, 10:43 AM | #30 |
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I think this is a brilliant idea because it is the same sound practical approach regardless of the scale. There is no such thing as too small to work. I do the same "baby steps" idea by creating micro businesses out of the useful things I'm able to do for others in my free time .
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Duh, they take it out of the savings account! ;)
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02-28-2013, 06:11 AM | #33 |
Weeks 9 & 10
How's everyone else going?
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02-28-2013, 12:07 PM | #34 |
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unfortunately i did not have a seperate savings account to do this in so its hard to see but its still money being saved! great idea. My mom is also doing it.
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03-14-2013, 07:55 AM | #35 |
Weeks 11 & 12
12 weeks and still at it.
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03-27-2013, 07:04 AM | #36 |
Weeks 13 & 14
Everyone else still at it?
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