How much money do you save?

[nonameo]

Just a curiosity as to how much ATOT'ers save.

Edit: By "save" I mean how much money YOU set aside. IOW, company contributions and interest/gains from investments do not count, but money you have taken from your paycheck to be put into your 401k does count.

edit: fixed overlap.

 

[leftyman]

I love these kinda questions, just so I can see the bullsh!t answers

 

[FoBoT]

401(k) ?
other?
all?

 

[Safeway]

50%

 

[Zysoclaplem]

I don't save any money. I don't make enough to save.
But I always have money in the bank. I just spend it eventually.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: leftyman
I love these kinda questions, just so I can see the bullsh!t answers

its the truth though

 

[nonameo]

oh come on people, please don't BS this.

 

[RichUK]

I don't save.

 

[newb111]

55%

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: leftyman
I love these kinda questions, just so I can see the bullsh!t answers

I guess I won't answer then 'cause you'll call it bullsh!t.

 

[Safeway]

Why isn't the poll based on a percentage of income?

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: leftyman
I love these kinda questions, just so I can see the bullsh!t answers

I guess I won't answer then 'cause you'll call it bullsh!t.

I didnt mean you..

 

[f4phantom2500]

change the poll so that its like 50-99, 100-249...i save $100/month (~15% of my pay), so I dunno which to put it under. I think a lot of people probably save a round number like that and when the figure happens to fall in 2 categories it makes it hard which to pick.

 

[Mxylplyx]

Remember, a good number of people here probably work professional jobs, and are unmarried living in apartments. If I was unmarried living in an apartment, I'd probably be able to stash away 75% of my income. I'm married with a kid, on a single income. Fortunately, I currently have a very good full time job and part time professional job that supplements my regular salary almost 60%. That wont last forever though, and once it's gone, I'll likely be sub $1000 again.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

College student. What I make, I spend. But I do have some savings in the bank that I haven't touched in months. I just haven't added to them in quite a while.

 

[adairusmc]

My savings account has enough in it. I don't save anything right now.

 

[radioouman]

~$420 / month 401k
~$240 / month savings

 

[JS80]

Saving is for losers. I invest.

 

[AmphibSailor]

Originally posted by: JS80
Saving is for losers. I invest.

I put them in the same category (saving/investing)...Guess I should differentiate, though.

So, I invest about 30% of my paycheck every two weeks.:Q

 

[tk149]

~40% currently.

I'm trying to figure out how to cut back my spending and bring that up to 50%. But once I buy a house, that figure will decrease.

 

[50cent1228]

none

 

[Dacalo]

It depends, but I try to save at least $300 a month. For example, I saved $3,000 in last month and a half. There is no way I can keep up that pace, since I have some large expenses coming up. I would say average of $500 a month.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Hmm...let me check my Fatwallet Cash Back balance.

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: Mxylplyx
Remember, a good number of people here probably work professional jobs, and are unmarried living in apartments. If I was unmarried living in an apartment, I'd probably be able to stash away 75% of my income. I'm married with a kid, on a single income. Fortunately, I currently have a very good full time job and part time professional job that supplements my regular salary almost 60%. That wont last forever though, and once it's gone, I'll likely be sub $1000 again.

If I was married, we'd have dual income, be settled and putting money towards equity of a house

I'm single - I throw away money at rent to live in a nice, expensive, busy, lively part of town

 

[PHiuR]

I spend more than I make.