Is it wise to take up a personal loan in order to start saving?
brytfuture45 asked:
I’m currently thinking of opening a Euro account for savings. Saving from my paycheck every month hasn’t been an easy option as it is easily spent on something else. I was thinking if I took up a personal loan to start up a savings account (for future use) I would be obliged to really deduct this from my paycheck.. since I would be paying up the loan monthly. Any thoughts, anyone?
Kathy
I’m currently thinking of opening a Euro account for savings. Saving from my paycheck every month hasn’t been an easy option as it is easily spent on something else. I was thinking if I took up a personal loan to start up a savings account (for future use) I would be obliged to really deduct this from my paycheck.. since I would be paying up the loan monthly. Any thoughts, anyone?
Kathy
Tags: Paycheck, Personal Savings, Savings Account
April 19th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Joy
nope - bad idea. instead of paying the debt service (with interest) just be responsible and save money.
April 21st, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Albert
just have savings taken from paycheck every month, don’t get a loan
with thinking like this it is easy to see why you aren’t good at saving money
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:33 am
Herbert
Don’t do it, but pretend you did. You need to have the discipline to deduct the savings from your paycheck to “pay yourself first.” You don’t need a loan (and its interest) to force yourself to do this. Just do it.
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Kevin
A very expensive way of doing it.
Self discipline would be much better.
Perhaps you should see a psychologist so he can help you with avoid spending too much. It would probably cost the same as a loan.
April 25th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Jessie
Never go in debt in order to save.
Very bad idea.
April 27th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Dorothy
That’s a good way to build up your credit, and start a savings, but it’s risky. If you do that, you have to make sure you resist the temptation to take it out and spend it on something. If you just let it sit in savings, have the payments automatically withdrawn from there. A few days before the payment is due, take your paycheck to the bank, and pay that months payment, that way if you forget to pay it out of your check, or you can’t afford to, you’ll already have the money in there. You’ll get a good amount of points on your credit score for never missing a payment, and you’ll have money incase times get rough. It’s definitely a good way to get started, but make sure you get a really good interest rate, so you’re not throwing too much money away.
April 28th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Maureen
no
April 29th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Cathy
if you can’t save now, why add more debt? Instead, have your bank automatically deduct a set amount from your checking and put it into a savings account each month or each payday.