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| Thread ID: 88745 | 2008-04-08 01:28:00 | How much are you saving per week | sniperbabe (13589) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 656913 | 2008-04-08 01:28:00 | Surveys & Polls are cool :) Working out the average people save per week! (might encourage you to save :)) :thanks |
sniperbabe (13589) | ||
| 656914 | 2008-04-08 01:33:00 | Nothing | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 656915 | 2008-04-08 01:42:00 | That's normal, and probably one of most common :) Answer the poll Please :) |
sniperbabe (13589) | ||
| 656916 | 2008-04-08 01:59:00 | Ah no, typing in nothing is enough | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 656917 | 2008-04-08 02:01:00 | 20 views only 1 poll result, if you want to know the average, please help :) remember your poll answers are anonymous! |
sniperbabe (13589) | ||
| 656918 | 2008-04-08 02:17:00 | I'm between jobs at the mo .. but I will vote how its when I am usually. Being still at home, it helps even though I do pay some board to help them with the bills. I think largely I am able to save is because, I follow a plan that is spreadsheeted and graphed monthly. I don't go out to pubs, I quite enjoy cooking esp British/Italian/French types. A computer last me a good 4 or 5 years other than minor upgrades during the way. When I purchase stuff I import where I can if its cheaper or get on holiday, esp say from USA or HKG. My cellphone was bought used, a Nokia 6230. I travel once a year or twice a year at offpeak season, I go to backpackers -single room or dorm room, actually I prefer it this way than hotels because I am able to meet up with other travelers. If I want to see more places, I get a rail pass or take advantage of that stopover. I have been on business class once because a change of booking late in time and all economy seats were booked out, I didn't enjoy business class - a bit more leg room but not a heck a lot, the food was better with chinaware and champagne and stuff but the salmon which I had was like overcooked and a bit dry on the pale orange color and a bit bland on the taste. I find that with economy class I am able to chat with other passengers a lot easier. I'm into photography, I am still using a 4yrs old digital SLR. Film SLR are v cheap these days bought used. I bought a $600 camera that used to be $3000 new. For some SLRs, you could get $40US cameras that used to or still cost $400NZ here. I think film is still cheaper if you don't shoot heaps and heaps. I bought a A3 printer on trademe used, and its great, $450 shipped from Auckland with $250 worth of spare inks, that printer cost like $1600 new, I believe at the time I bought it the true market price for it used was perhaps $900 without the free inks. I took the opportunity and used the "buy now". I don't have loans other than the student loan. I don't do hire purchase. I don't go shopping each week. I don't have a car, which is my preferred way of travel if one is organised, I access a shared car say once in the weekend or in the evenings. For the movies and the books. I go to the library or at the hire stores, I use a coupon which is hire 1, get one free. Movies I go too but its not that regular unless its v good. I don't purchase them because, I tend to watch/read them once and then move on .. A substantial of mine are home made lunches. I can still eat out but I don't eat out 5x a week. Maybe 2x. For that I could still spend $50-100. Curry with rice goes very well. Home made salads with leftover roast chicken or steamed fish on rice and maybe some crunchy breads. If I bought lunch I could spend over $10 - a sandwich, a muffin, salad and a fruit drink and then that latte or a few of them (!). |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 656919 | 2008-04-08 02:21:00 | I save what every I make a month & that depends on the month & how much work I get that month. | stu161204 (123) | ||
| 656920 | 2008-04-08 02:48:00 | I think even if you are a millionaire, you would still want to save. A lot of people are millionaires on paper, with house prices the way they are, although this could change when prices drop. Inflation could also be a problem, if it isn't controlled. | robbyp (2751) | ||
| 656921 | 2008-04-08 02:52:00 | Millionaire - its not that hard to become one if you think about it. If you have 2 or 3 properties for own or a mix with investment usage - that's 7 digit. Say you won $1,000,000 on the lottery. Purchase a modest house for $500,000 and put the other into investment and you may have $35,000 net per year to live on if you choose to quit your job. Not exactly luxury. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 656922 | 2008-04-08 02:53:00 | I'm between jobs at the mo .. but I will vote how its when I am usually. Being still at home, it helps even though I do pay some board to help them with the bills. I think largely I am able to save is because, I follow a plan that is spreadsheeted and graphed monthly. I don't go out to pubs, I quite enjoy cooking esp British/Italian/French types. A computer last me a good 4 or 5 years other than minor upgrades during the way. When I purchase stuff I import where I can if its cheaper or get on holiday, esp say from USA or HKG. My cellphone was bought used, a Nokia 6230. I travel once a year or twice a year at offpeak season, I go to backpackers -single room or dorm room, actually I prefer it this way than hotels because I am able to meet up with other travelers. If I want to see more places, I get a rail pass or take advantage of that stopover. I have been on business class once because a change of booking late in time and all economy seats were booked out, I didn't enjoy business class - a bit more leg room but not a heck a lot, the food was better with chinaware and champagne and stuff but the salmon which I had was like overcooked and a bit dry on the pale orange color and a bit bland on the taste. I find that with economy class I am able to chat with other passengers a lot easier. I'm into photography, I am still using a 4yrs old digital SLR. Film SLR are v cheap these days bought used. I bought a $600 camera that used to be $3000 new. For some SLRs, you could get $40US cameras that used to or still cost $400NZ here. I think film is still cheaper if you don't shoot heaps and heaps. I bought a A3 printer on trademe used, and its great, $450 shipped from Auckland with $250 worth of spare inks, that printer cost like $1600 new, I believe at the time I bought it the true market price for it used was perhaps $900 without the free inks. I took the opportunity and used the "buy now". I don't have loans other than the student loan. I don't do hire purchase. I don't go shopping each week. I don't have a car, which is my preferred way of travel if one is organised, I access a shared car say once in the weekend or in the evenings. For the movies and the books. I go to the library or at the hire stores, I use a coupon which is hire 1, get one free. Movies I go too but its not that regular unless its v good. I don't purchase them because, I tend to watch/read them once and then move on .. A substantial of mine are home made lunches. I can still eat out but I don't eat out 5x a week. Maybe 2x. For that I could still spend $50-100. Curry with rice goes very well. Home made salads with leftover roast chicken or steamed fish on rice and maybe some crunchy breads. If I bought lunch I could spend over $10 - a sandwich, a muffin, salad and a fruit drink and then that latte or a few of them (!). Even the worlds richest man, Warren Buffett live a frugal life, that is one of the reasons he was able to get rich, and your habits shouldn't change just because you are rich. You will find that some of the richest people, are also the most economical with their money. It is people who have never had money, and also don't know how to manage it, if they ever win lotto, many end up losing it all, because they don't know how to invest it and live off the interest. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
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