How do you save your money?

put a bit into a savings account, then a part in my 401k, then a part in investments... usually take just a bit and then at the end of the month if I have extra I set it aside

Money board, son

Take it out in small bills and bury in the backyard.

I go Albertsons and use the coin star machine - put the money on my Applebee's gift card. Will never be hungry again.

Certain amount every month then extra at the end of the pay period goes into savings.

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Checking account set to transfer a certain amount each payday to a savings account

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This. Plus a percentage of each check into a 401k that my company matches. I also have a separate investment account.

who do you bank with that does this? I mean I can do it online or phone but to do it automatically would mean less buttons for me to press

and blonde..... so you have that against you as well

I use CapitalOne. You can set up as many auto-transfers as you'd like

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I'm horrible at saving money(although 11% of my pay pre tax automatically goes into my pension plan). And I'm female Shocking?

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Yes, you should be stashing no less then 20% per tax. That goes to everybody. Then after tax, one should pay there selves no less then 10% after tax. Household should cost no more then 30% after taxes. Anything more then that, you living out your means.