{"id":1432,"date":"2017-06-26T18:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/money\/?page_id=1432"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:45:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:45:56","slug":"why-save","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/why-save\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Saving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having money in savings is a key component to creating financial stability. This simple habit can enhance your life for years to come.&nbsp; You may be thinking that your budget is way too tight to start saving now. But, here\u2019s the thing, you can\u2019t afford to put off creating an emergency safety net for yourself.&nbsp; Emergencies happen. To everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Look at your expenses to determine where you can make some modifications. Then, determine how much you can set aside each month in savings.&nbsp; Follow these tips for success:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Automate your savings. Automatically send a portion of your paycheck to savings. It doesn\u2019t matter if at the beginning it is a small amount like $10 or $20.&nbsp; Start somewhere.<\/li>\n<li>Make your savings inconvenient. Don\u2019t connect your&nbsp;savings account to your checking account. Open your savings account at a different bank or credit union than where you have a checking account. Out of sight is out of mind.<\/li>\n<li>Do not touch your savings. Continue to add to it regularly and watch it grow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1lA8tlt9DaLBBcuf5Jk_L4zoDcfZf_3S6\/view\">Money Saving Chart $500<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1v4c9bCnh2eMzac4v8Kctwaw-0CyLCLQF\/view\">Money Saving Chart $1000<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   title=\"How To Save Money | The Financial Diet\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LxBzy10He5o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having money in savings is a key component to creating financial stability. This simple habit can enhance your life for years to come.&nbsp; You may be thinking that your budget is way too tight to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/why-save\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1432","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1432\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}