Consumers must get into saving discipline
December 12, 2007 by admin
Filed under News, News-Banking
Consumers need to “get into the discipline of saving”, according to an independent financial advisor. 
Colin Jackson, director of Baronworth Investment Services, has said that once a consumer gets into saving, it becomes part of general financial overheads.
“If you decide that you really must save every month it’s no good saying that you’ll put £10 in a building society account every month, set up some sort of saving scheme where it’s paid by direct debit,” he recommended.
Another tip for effective saving would be to work out what money is being put away for.
Mr Jackson advised that consumers should use a building society account for a holiday. An Isa would provide greater tax-free benefits if the money was being saved for retirement purposes.
Recent statistics showed that total UK personal debt at the end of October 2007 stood at £1,391 billion. The growth rate has increased to 9.7 per cent for the previous 12 months.
This equates to an increase of £122 billion.
