Savings Goals
December 1, 2008
Savings goals must be realistic to have any chance of success. It’s no good planning on saving a certain amount of money per month if you have to go without food to do so. Instead, But remember to leave enough money in your working account to pay all those bills on time. Late accounts often attract extra charges and this will not help you save money.
Having a long-term savings goal for something you really want will help motivate you to save more. set a smaller goal that you can keep to easily and you’ll find that it all adds up without financial pain. But before you can save, you need to know just where all that money is going, so spend a week or so - longer if it’s for a business - in jotting down everything you spend each day. Include magazines, snacks, cold drinks or coffee, purchased lunches, fast food or dinner out - everything. Read more