Whether you can start saving with $5, $10, $50 or $100, automatically having money taken out of your account on payday is easy. The money adds up quickly and you don't miss it.
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we put 500 every other week into our savings, and boy it really ads up fast!
SONYALATRECE5/15/2010 8:15:00 PM
So true. I do this by having my paycheck deposited into my savings. Then I transfer enough for bills and other needed expenses. I have second thoughts about frivilous spending when getting money from my savings.
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Pay Yourself First
Always pay yourself first by having savings automatically taken from you check and deposited to a savings or retirement account.
My pay check direct deposits into my checking account, so I have an automatic debit setup by my bank that automatically moves some of that money into my savings account before I ever even lay eyes on it.
I quickly got used to having just a little bit less cash in checking to start with and the savings build up nicely given enough time. Just set it up and Fuggettaboutit! WIN!