how is everyone saving $$$

espresso Posted: Mar 05, 2006 02:35 PM

how is everyone saving $$$

How are you guys saving $$ for the wedding? Like, are you putting aside X amount from paychecks and cutting down on dinners outside, or investing $$ somewhere?

tara51799 Posted: Mar 05, 2006 02:39 PM

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Putting away as much as I can from my paychecks!!!

espresso Posted: Mar 05, 2006 02:47 PM

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i opened up an online savings acct. nterest is 5%..much more than the inhouse savings prog.

Nina Posted: Mar 05, 2006 03:06 PM

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What online account is that?

chrissyandvin Posted: Mar 05, 2006 03:22 PM

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we opened a savings too at 4.9 percent.. ING Savings!!! They take money directly from your banks checking! we looove it!!!!!

espresso Posted: Mar 05, 2006 03:26 PM

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there's ING & HSBC

futrmrsblt Posted: Mar 05, 2006 03:28 PM

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Capital one has great rates too!

Nina Posted: Mar 05, 2006 03:36 PM

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Posted by chrissyandvin

we opened a savings too at 4.9 percent.. ING Savings!!! They take money directly from your banks checking! we looove it!!!!!

Good to know...I should look into that

Danacm80 Posted: Mar 05, 2006 03:53 PM

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We opened up a joint checking account and are just trying to place a certain amount aside per pay check. But we have been also looking at houses so once that comes through, that plan may not work as easy hehe

tara51799 Posted: Mar 05, 2006 04:03 PM

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Me too!! I went through HSBC 4.8% interest!!

Ser29 Posted: Mar 05, 2006 04:12 PM

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we opened up a joint account for our daily needs, and i kept open my old checking to store wedding money.. i work a sat job and that money goes directly into the wedding account while his and my weekly goes to bills and life

MrsMichel07 Posted: Mar 05, 2006 04:14 PM

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Some people call it:

A susu
partner
pyramid

That's how i am saving and it's working out great!!!

Nina Posted: Mar 05, 2006 04:15 PM

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Posted by MrsMichel07

Some people call it:

A susu
partner
pyramid

That's how i am saving and it's working out great!!!

I've heard of those...but you have to do it with trustworthy people...otherwise they can be scams..right?

espresso Posted: Mar 05, 2006 04:48 PM

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Posted by MrsMichel07

Some people call it:

A susu
partner
pyramid

That's how i am saving and it's working out great!!!

what is that?

PaddysGirl15 Posted: Mar 05, 2006 05:17 PM

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We are doing a 'credit' system we are only allowing ourselves to eat out or go out once a week--- and if we dont then we can save it for a big weekend.

Also we created a wedding fund that we put $1500 in each month- we average it out as if its rent or something.

PaddysGirl15 Posted: Mar 05, 2006 05:19 PM

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Posted by Nina

Posted by MrsMichel07

Some people call it:

A susu
partner
pyramid

That's how i am saving and it's working out great!!!

I've heard of those...but you have to do it with trustworthy people...otherwise they can be scams..right?

Be careful with those- my father lost a lot of money from one of those when I was younger.

Soon2BeMrsD Posted: Mar 05, 2006 06:55 PM

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we have been putting money into our joint account from our paychecks but now we are just gonna take the super job salary check and put it directly into there and then add a lil each as we go along

lilpie19 Posted: Mar 05, 2006 07:03 PM

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We have a 'wedding account' that I put money in when I get my paycheck.

MattandTricia07 Posted: Mar 05, 2006 07:16 PM

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We decided early on for each of us to save $25 dollars a week. It doesn't sound like much, but it's adding up. My FH puts in more from week to week, which is awesome. We took that money and the money we got from our e-party and put it into a savings account. We're still going to deposit $25 a week into this account. Oh and I am putting some of my tax refund money away!!