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[tunnie]

As some may know i graduated from Uni last summer, and got a rather good job in the city too  

I had a brief stint living in London but i preferred living at home and commuting in, come January this year i had been back home a month, and not a penny to my name. I had the job, but no savings, just blew it on a Europe road trip a few months earlier.

Today i have £10,000+ in savings!, given the current climate, its coming at the right time, with house prices going down.

I have not been scrimping on everything either, been on 3 holidays! Spain, Holland & Slovenia, taken up snowboarding, bought all the gear, board, boots, clothes.

Started to learn to ride a motorbike too, buying the gear for that too.

Just thought i would share it, as it seams to be all doom and gloom on here at the moment!

[Vamps]

If I were single, living at home, with no kids I would not be driving an omega and would still have 10k

[Richie London]

i split from my x, started working away so had no bills to pay, was saving 400 a week, soon changed when i got another flat, back to square 1  

[tunnie]

If I were single, living at home, with no kids I would not be driving an omega and would still have 10k

I like my Omega, not into hot hatches with screaming engines and a hard ride!

Its fast enough, dirt cheap to maintain, and is comfy! - What more could i want?

[VXL V6]

Tunnie, enjoy it while you can!

Life's a series of crossroads and junctions with many choices and virtually all of them cost you a bloody fortune!

[Marks DTM Calib]

If in 12 months you have only saved 10 grand then you have a shock coming your way after a house purchase  

[tunnie]

i thought 10k was not to bad considering what i have done this year!

[Marks DTM Calib]

i thought 10k was not to bad considering what i have done this year!

Thats only 800 quid a month.....and with pretty much zero over heads...

That might just cover a mortgage.....then you have, electric, gas, phone, tv license, council tax, buildings insurance, contents insurance, maintenance, food, water......

[Marks DTM Calib]

and I bet you get close to 2 grand take home a month

[cem_devecioglu]

i thought 10k was not to bad considering what i have done this year!

Thats only 800 quid a month.....and with pretty much zero over heads...

That might just cover a mortgage.....then you have, electric, gas, phone, tv license, council tax, buildings insurance, contents insurance, maintenance, food, water......

.. fuel, car parts etc etc..

[Danny]

all depends on where you live, regarding housing

up north is considerably cheaper than down south..... or i've just got VERY lucky!!!!

[VXL V6]

Then just a few more £££'s if there is a pitter patter of little feet one day.....  

[Marks DTM Calib]

Not trying to be to down Tunnie but, if buying a place, you need to save harder and that means making sacrifices (sadly).

Plus many will only give 80% mortgages at the mo.....

I was lucky as I bought straight from Uni.....so I knew how to live on bugger all already

[JamesV6CDX]

Today i have £10,000+ in savings!

Is that as well as paying off the student loan?

[VXL V6]

At least you have built up some savings  , plenty of people 'live for the moment' then when the moment has gone so has the money.