{"id":40352,"date":"2021-06-30T08:40:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=40352"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:15:05","slug":"build-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/build-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Savings and Let Your Money Work for You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are some creative ways to build savings? Do you know how to let your money work for you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building savings and letting your money work for you are two key aspects to achieving financial security and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/maturity-continuum-7-habits\/\">independence<\/a>. Learn two creative methods to build savings and three practical ways to let your money work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn more about these paths to financial security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This article is part of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/personal-life\/health\/nutrition\/dieting-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shortform\u2019s guide to saving money<\/a>. If you like what you read here, there\u2019s plenty more to check out in the guide!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-power-of-savings\">The Power of Savings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you embody frugal living, you learn to find ways to enjoy more and spend less without relying on the transactional (money-based) economy for needs or fulfillment. Instead, you grow your participation in the <em>relational<\/em> economy\u2014meeting your needs through cultivating your abilities and community. <strong>This is called financial interdependence: money-free wealth that you both give and benefit from.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-building-savings-through-skills\">Building Savings Through Skills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As the economy fluctuates, different skills are in demand at different times. Growing your skills and abilities is a great way to save money because you can get things for yourself and do things for others while paying little to nothing. Plus, it allows you to weather the changing market and gives you paid employment options to fall back on, if you need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some skills include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DIY repair or construction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cooking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-building-savings-through-community\">Building Savings Through Community<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If we have little to no meaningful familial or social life, it\u2019s easy to feel lonely and disconnected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Developing close family relationships and friendships in which you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/giving-and-receiving\/\">give and receive<\/a> helps you avoid loneliness by generating a suite of people to support you and vice versa.<\/strong> This is known as social capital. 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Cushion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The first stop for your savings is your Cushion: the readily available cash that lets you weather financial hardship. <strong>You\u2019ll keep this money in a savings account, aiming to build it to cover six months of expenses.<\/strong> If you find yourself out of work, you\u2019ll have this cushion to fall back on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-capital\">2. Capital<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Savings you don\u2019t need to spend in the short-term is your capital: money you can invest to generate passive income. Unlike your cushion, you won\u2019t keep your capital in a bank account. You\u2019ll invest it so that it grows over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-compound-interest\">3. Compound Interest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting your capital to make money for you is one of the keys to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-reach-financial-independence\/\">reaching financial independence<\/a>. Investing in bonds or other investment instruments allows capital to accrue compound interest\u2014money that the investment instrument adds to your invested capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the following formula to calculate how much interest your savings will accrue each month: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/monthly-investment-income\/\">monthly investment income<\/a><\/strong> = <strong>capital<\/strong> x <strong>current interest rate<\/strong> divided by 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: Your first month, you have $100 in capital. The current interest rate is 4 percent. The formula would look like this: <strong>monthly investment income<\/strong> = <strong>$100<\/strong> x <strong>4%<\/strong> divided by twelve = $0.33 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one year, you\u2019d earn $4 in interest ($0.33 x 12) for a total of $104 (your initial investment plus your interest). If you reinvested that a second year, you\u2019d earn $4.16 for a total of $108.16. 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