We all know that saving money is important.

Questions is when should you start?

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As I child my mom encouraged me and my other siblings to save money. She bought us a piggy bank made from hard carton from the local market but my older siblings can easily open the lid, and that’s the reason why my piggy bank was not getting heavier even though I’ve been trying to save some coins. I can remember that I cried about it, but as I was writing this now, for some reason it’s making me smile because I remember them giving me some candies every time they got home from school (how nice of them, right? had I known that’s my money!! hahaha).

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Then what my mom did was she made an improvised piggy bank made from rectangular aluminum tubing scrap (she worked in aluminum and glass supply that’s why) so that there’s no way that the can open the lid without drilling into it. (Good thing that my mom is cleverer than my older sisters! LOL)

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When I was a kid, saving was easy, I just have to drop some extra coins to my improvised piggy bank that I love so much from my allowance and I’m good to go. Now that I’m all grown up, saving is really hard with all of the varied expenses that “adulting” entails. It’s harder when you don’t earn that much, that you can barely pay your bills. Why bother saving right? But you got to start somewhere, it is hard but you have to work at it. It doesn’t matter if you save a little, what’s important is that you start now! As you continue to do it, your financial situation is likely to improve over time. Saving money is worth the effort when it gives you a peace of mind and a better quality of life in the future.

Peace of mind and a better quality of life is my goal not just for me but most importantly for my kids. As early as now just like what my mom did, I am also encouraging my daughters to start saving money and letting them know the importance of it, I am also involving them with the saving challenges that I am doing.

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I previously wrote an article which I hoped motivated others. I would suggest to check this article When I tried PHP 50 Savings Challengeif you haven’t read it yet. I am also working on another saving challenge that I’m already doing for almost a month now and I will be making an article about it also, hopefully I can finish it by tomorrow. I also plan to write an article about how I encourage my kids on saving money while having fun.