Quote Originally Posted by Halfwit
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE A LITTLE open with my money, i work alot so it comes pretty easy.
i work two jobs, one paid biweekly, one paid weekly, i put my biweekly checks (part tie mjob) towards bills, living expenses (still have some left over)
and my full time job towards savings and "extras"


heres a good idea, get a set number in your head of how much you would like to have in an account (realistically), then only spend to where u will never leave that amount.

i jsut finished spending a good amount on a project car, and me being only 18, i have a low expectation of how much i should have, but i dont let myself get below 3000$ in the bank, anything above that i spend, but now that i am dont wit ha car, i am bumping that number up to 5000$ and by end of year 10000 ( if i can stay on track)

i get excited when i se i have more than i thought and like knowing i am financially stable. have no debt, only buy things if i know i have atleast 2x that in the bank.
you are more focused/financially mature than i am in LONG way. even though you maybe still at home, even when i was at home i never had money saved. now that im out on my own, i see the need to save, but i continue to spend. at least now i'm at a stand still w/ my truck and when i get my car lowered and the lip ill be str8 for a while..