Only a $1

We don't travel much at all besides once a year during the summer at least for right now. We started with very little money so we haven't had any savings at all since we have been married. But we are now able to out a little aside every week like a dollar or more. Got to start some where when you can.

@DanieGirl80587 I'm not sure how much I'm going to put a side today since I haven't gotten paid. I normally get paid at drop off but we started a new drop off time so I guess I'll get paid at pick up.

@ShyBear88 Exactly

My husband has direct depot when he gets paid. I always get paid in a check or cash. I prefer getting paid in cash since then I can put away money easier with out having to transfer the money around. That and we use the cash first before the card makes you think about what your spending it all on,

@Daljinder this week I'll get paid again so we will see. Mostly I'll put it all in once of the banks.

@ShyBear88 That is good too... We take out estimated cash according to what is our monthly expenditure from the bank. Rarely if ever we need to go back to take out more cash. But it does happens in case of emergency and such...

@Auntylou we have done that before Paige in pennies or what ever change we've had for food.

@ShyBear88 It is all legal tender !

@freak369 We once had a couple have a meal in our restaurant which they paid for in 20pence pieces! They said that they never felt any poorer, but it added up !

You are correct. I only put a dollar away last week. Which is better then nothing. Yes we use to not be able to put away anything for savings and I some times get paid in cash so them we have cash and change on hand. When my husband leaves the change out I out it in our snowman and some times the kids get a penny or two for their little banks for their room. Their piggies get hungry.

@Auntylou good job am shove on,y dipped in once or twice that's not bad at all.

@Teep11 This is very true, I had savings for the first time in my life when I took a second part time job 15 years ago. I was only there for 3 years as the school system changed but it gave me a nest egg that I have still and have dipped into once or twice

I'm a mom of three kids and I babysit two others that are siblings I get paid $8/hr and paid every week at the end of the week. Most of my job is 24/7 people it deals with my own children which I don't get paid for in money. My husband works 8 hours a day and get's paid every twos. So my little bit of money I make every week which can be close to $200 depending on what time the kids are picked up, I'm not sick, one of the kids isn't sick, a holiday, or something that isn't bad in my book that is good, a lot people then most people make. I also don't get taxed for it. So don't insult the money I've worked hard for while 5 kids are in my care. This family I've spend 2 years work for can not afford to pay me more then that. I'm also already picking up more hours which is breaking the mothers heart since she doesn't get to spend any time with her 2 year old because he is with me.

@ShyBear88 All I can say is I'm sorry if I've offended you.

@ShyBear88 You should be proud of yourselves to be doing so much to support yourselves.

@Auntylou that's awesome. IN the last few weeks I've saved $41 but we just put away $500. We made a plan take the money to the bank once another that gives us about a $100 a month going into the bank for savings at the bank we don't go to ans the rest in the two banks near us.

@CVanBoerdonk I was very impressed, as I had never had so much savings at his age

@Auntylou that's awesome

Start taking a dollar a week and out it up some where.

@Auntylou yes it is.

It is good to have goals to work towards @alchemistrx

We put the change in a snow man and then bring it to the bank when it fills up. The lock box is for the cash so we can bring it to a different bank. We give a lot of our coins to our kids because they like money to fill there little piggy banks. They get hungry.

@cherriefic yes every little dime you put in will grow over time if you let sit. We just put in $500 away with our tax retuned that came in this morning. That should help and just leave it sit and add to once we get about $100 or so in the lock box. I might be adding another family to my babysitting at home and that will add another $200 a week for me. I'm supper excited to know we have a savings with money in it where it'll stay till we really need it. Tomorrow is payday for me as well.

yep, like a two way savings. You never know what will happen some days.

@ShyBear88 I agree. There's no such thing as small savings. As long as you can save up, it will grow in the future anyway.

Yes it is! Even if it's a dollar.

Our bank had a coin counter where we live so we can do that their when our jar is full. We just emptied it last week.

@Auntylou a lot of banks own take change unless rolled but certain ones if your a member they have coin counter. There is always coin stars butntheyntake a percentage of what you have.

@ShyBear88 How useful that there is a machine to count it for you!

Some weeks I get paid in cash and other weeks I do not. It just depends. My husband just took our return today from our taxes and put $500 away into one of our accounts we can't get into at a bank that is about 30 minutes from our house.

@Auntylou yes because then there is less temptation to want to use it. This week I put a $20 aside since I got paid more for the extra hours of babysitting I have and will be doing.

@ShyBear88 It is good to keep it far away so it is only used for essentials!

We don't really carry around cash here in the US so I haven't carried around cash since I was in high school. But I some times get paid in cash which is fine with me. I out a little bit of it away and put the rest in the bank.

@Auntylou that's why when I get paid in cash I keep,it so when we go out to the store and I put some in the lock box. Or put it in the bank if I have to to keep it positive.

@ShyBear88 I prefer to use cash than card. it is quicker and easier to keep track of. Luckily we have a business which takes cash as well as plastic!

Right now till Friday I have that $1 sitting in our house. We are taking part of our tax money to another bank that we don't have card to it and it takes like 30 minutes to get there so we don't want to go out there unless we really need the money for something. I'm hoping to put all of the money I make online into the bank as well.

@ShyBear88 You are doing great on saving up physically. We tend to easily spend away what we can't see. Your lock box system works great since your bank is rather far away.

@Ladypeace We put a little in the lock box and put the rest either in the bank near us to buy things for the need like diaper, food, pay bills. When we can put the money a side like i try to weekly when I get paid it helps. I figure i can take up to $20 a week that I make and put it side. Money will still be tight like normal but it won't be so tight it's going to bust us.

Yes it is!

That's good!