how much savings you got and how much of it are u willing to give to me?
and again re the taboo question (as asked in my earnings thread)
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how much savings you got and how much of it are u willing to give to me?
and again re the taboo question (as asked in my earnings thread)
I put away 100 quid a week. Think I've got bout 2k now. It's nice to have a rainy day fund just in case shit happens.
AS FOR TABOO YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED THAT. "CAN I HAVE SOME? CAN I LEND SOME?" all said in that jokey way when actually you both know they're actually being deadly serious and only joking just so they can say "I'm only joking anyway" when you say no (or awkwardly laugh it off). It seems the natural follow up question to any talk about savings is that question :P
Nowhere near as much as I would like lmao. We opened a savings account probably 3 months ago and put in £500 initially. Since then I only added in another £75 because we always spend any leftover money on little treats and things. Then I crashed my car and had to dip into a bit so now it stands at a measly £400 :(
I'm thinking of doing same kinda thing, open savings account and put so much in per month depending on wage at the time.
Spent £5k in 2015 and £8k in 2014 though which all came from savings as I didn't have a job until feb/mar 2015
yeah i had 4k in savings in may then i bought a car then i crashed it lmao. iv got about 1.6k in savings atm but some will be coming out to fix the rest of my car. im hoping to save £200 a month but also hoping to increase my hours at work so i have more to save.Quote:
Originally Posted by pasta
@Inseriousity.; we are all adults now and we should be talking about adult stuff and looking out for each other on hxf! (that includes giving me your money)
there is another solution lol don't crash your car (how'd you manage that anyway)
i save everything i get cos i dont have a real reason to spend so i have about a grand and a half in savings atm,
my man however has 6grand in savings
i reversed into a big metal storage container like thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Inseriousity.
http://www.containercabins.co.uk/ima...71CIMG0037.jpg
:( :(
7k to go towards postgrad fees
Currently have around £6k ish in savings accounts. Probably a bit less than that due to Christmas -_-
I have -£2,100 to my name
About 3k liquid, 6k invested (in 2010ish). So possibly around 12k all in all?
how is everyone so rich jeez
you probs all don't go out you losers
Actually jealous of anyone that can save money
The only reason I'm not in my overdraft anymore is because I got my student loan the other day :) :)
17k, saving for a house
Yes that helps :P even if I had time to go out lots I still wouldn't that much because I'd rather save for the future than spend it on useless things like alcohol hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by j0rd
I have about £1,000 in silver.
When you bought it, or its current value?Quote:
Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-
£10,000, saving for a mortgage.
She is a female so that is a stupid question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inseriousity.
Alcohol is not useless.Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrawrrr
@buttons - at £200 a month you are saving £2,400 a year. stop being a cheap skate.
I save a lot, which therefore allows me to buy things I want and spend money on the things I want/travel. If I hadn't saved, my year long holiday to USA would not have been possible.
what a sexist commentQuote:
Originally Posted by abc
i agree alcohol is useless
erm i have like £500 left over from last month's wages, but i'm going to see martin in two weeks and my boyfriend after that so that's all going to be gone. i worked overtime during christmas and it was triple pay on christmas day and new years day so i am very excited for payday this month woo
Where do you work?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sho
Alcohol is just as useless as chocolate then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drew
i'm a community support worker so i don't really have a workplace, i go to people's houses. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by abc
Ah ok. I only asked because you worked Christmas day and most places are closed except essential places so just intrigued me as to which sector you worked in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sho
ah yeah people are always so shocked when i say i'm doing 15 hour shifts on christmas day and stuff hahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by abc
there was a guy in this thread who also crashed his car so shut up. & i cant afford to save more than £200 :SQuote:
Originally Posted by abc
I have just under $14,000 which is around £6,700.
You said you are hoping to save £200 a month hence I (jokingly) said stop being a cheap skate asking for donations as you were doing well saving £2400 a year. Nvm, I wasn't being serious lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttons
let u off then ;lll
I have just over £15k saved up
Saving for a jaguar f type (h)
It is. Like, I know a lot of people enjoy it and it's good to have a few luxuries in life but the fact is it's not a necessity, it's an unnecessary luxury which can save people an awful lot of money to cut out. I'd much rather own my own house or car than look back in 20 years in a rented place still and think "oh i'm so glad I got drunk that night when I was 20"Quote:
Originally Posted by abc
I see where you're coming from. However it can't all be work and no play. You have to allow yourself some luxuries after all you're only going to pass the house and money on to your kids to enjoy. Might as well enjoy some of it yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrawrrr
I know what you mean but the way I'm seeing alcohol lately is that it can wipe out not only an entire evening but most of the next day too if you drink too much, it's a very expensive and potentially addictive habit, as well as some other bad effects - which do depend on the individual themselves as well of course!Quote:
Originally Posted by Khloe
That's just personal opinion though but one of my biggest bugbears is when people complain about being skint and then going out drinking every night - especially when those people borrow money to go out. yeeeeeah.
The way you are talking is as if everyone who drinks alcohol spends a ridiculous amount on it and gets wasted to the point they don't remember what happened the night before, but that's not reality. Some people spend only a little amount on alcohol and may only drink a little on a night out to try and relax themselves or to make them more "free".Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrawrrr
In the way you talk about alcohol, I can also say chocolate is useless. I mean it's also "an unnecessary luxury which can save people an awful lot of money to cut out". People do not need chocolate. And if you take it to the extreme then a car is also a luxury.
In my case i used to drink a lot at university and quite frankly I do not regret it at all as I enjoyed it and I like the memories from that time. It made my nights out more enjoyable. But now I am working full time and running a company, I only drink every so often (and only a little as I drive) when I am meeting up with friends or something.
It all depends on how much people spend and it is wrong to generalise.
Not at all, I used to drink a glass or two to relax every now and again so I don't think everyone gets massively drunk all the time and I'm not generalising! End of the day, alcohol as a product is fairly expensive so all alcohol-based products are going to cost money, and that's what I've cut out and it's saving me a lot. Even a small amount of alcohol has an effect on me the next day.Quote:
Originally Posted by abc
I do completely agree that chocolate is a luxury as well - but like @Khloe; said everyone needs something to enjoy in life (chocolate is my vice) That's another thing I'm cutting down on though because I've only realised doing my 2015 budget summary how much it actually adds up to!
I think my use of the word "useless" was probably the wrong choice in my post, but that wasn't supposed to be objective, that's personal to me. I don't class alcohol as something that I need to spend on when it has so many negative effects on me so I'd *much* rather save that money, and like I said above it frustrates me to no end when people are out spending tons on alcohol getting #hammered #wasted #lol #party like many of my housemates did then not being able to meet rent payments so people like me have to cover.
But yeah, it's the way I see it so yeah.
Well if people are spending so much and failing to pay rent etc then they are foolish. But alcohol helps many people to relax or with anxiety etc. I guess it just affects everyone differently - like you said, a small amount of alcohol affects you the next day, while a few glasses literally has no affect on me. And when it comes to Germans, a few glasses is like nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrawrrr
now who's generalising ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by abc
but yeah my whole point is like if people are trying to save and are seriously worried about saving money and still spending a disproportionate amount on alcohol when lets face it, alcohol isn't going to give you security when you're older or help you build a family, then it just baffles me
das ist all :)
me & my bf been saving together for a couple years so we can comfortably move out & deposit. i managed to save 10k alone :(
got given 1k last jan from a car crash compensation and that was gone by july lol AND i was earning 60 a week throughout that.. that was gone too.
i'm such an un-believer for saving idk just feel like if u want something and can get it, do so. you'll always have money again at some point. currently have like £400 and working part time