Five simple tips on money saving

1. MONEY SAVING TIPS
By: Sam Strieter
CST 133

2. Why to save money now
◦ Emergencies happen
◦ Unstable economy
◦ Student loans after graduation
◦ More leisure spending later

3. Tip 1: Save loose change
◦ Save pocket change in an old jar
◦ Use something you can’t get a hand in if necessary
◦ “Putting aside fifty cents a day over the course of a year will allow you to save
nearly 40% of a $500 emergency fund.” –AmericaSaves.org
◦ When the time comes…
Roll money into change rolls
Convert into bills for free at bank
Avoid Coin Star machines (10.4% service charge!!!)

4. Tip 2: Thirty-day rule
◦ How it works:
Write down expensive item instead of
impulse buying
After 30 days, do you still want it?
oStep two:
Compare price to your hourly wage
Shoes- $60 Wage- $10/hour
Are these shoes worth 6 hours of work??

5. Tip 3: Bank accounts
◦ Consider signing up at a
family bank
◦ Start a savings account
◦ Online banking makes it
simple to track spending

6. Tip 4: Divide paychecks
◦ Ask your company’s HR department to divide
check into checking and savings accounts
◦ Set a percentage of check to go into savings
each week
◦ Bonus: Interest rates are usually higher for savings
accounts!

7. Tip 5: Budgeting
◦ Start small! (save $5 per week or $30 per month)
◦ Short-term goals are more likely to be achieved
◦ Make savings accounts for each expenditure
Vacation
Emergency Fund
College Fund
Leisure Spending
New Car

8. How the tips worked for me
◦ Saved $400+ dollars in my jar of loose change over 1.5
years
◦ Save by tracking my spending through my bank’s mobile
option
◦ I separate my accounts using my jar for emergencies and
vacations only
Broken cell phones
Car repairs
Concert money

9. Works Cited
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