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How to Quickly Save Up $2,000: Tips from Top Personal Finance Bloggers
The best way to save $2,000 is to click the transfer button once your paycheck hits your account! Should take about 8 seconds with some finger muscle sacrifice.
Sam from Financial Samurai
To round up $2k fast, attack from all sides. Got unused stuff? Sell it! Then, check Craigslist’s “gigs” page for odd jobs to work on weekends. Finally, kibosh any eating out until reaching your goal.
David Weliver, MoneyUnder30.com
There are two ways to do this. 1. Sell $2,000 worth of things that you own, sacrificing the value you derived from owning that stuff. Most American consumers could do this in a day. 2. Sacrifice your time and energy to earn the $2,000 through various extra jobs. Time will vary based on your abilities.
Philip Taylor with PT Money: Personal Finance
It may take a combination of creative ideas to make it work quickly. I would check my home for gently used materials that I can sell via Craigslist or home consignment centers. I would also try to snag a project via networking which can use my skills. I also suggest trying income streams.
The Digerati Life Blog
It never ceases to amaze me how much money people can come up with if they just sell junk from around their house on Ebay! Some of the best pack-rats out there might be able to come up with $2k just by this method alone and all it requires is devoting a weekend to the process.
Bob from ChristianPF.com
Unfortunately there is no best way to save X dollars. It varies from family to family. I suggest looking at your expenses to find what you can cut out. It may be excessive dinners out or doll-hording, it all adds up.
Lazy Man of Lazy Man And Money
Coming up with $2,000 could be easy or hard depending on your situation. I think the best way to come up with the money is to have it around in the first place. This is why having an emergency fund is so important. If you are looking for a way to quickly save $2,000, I would look at non-essential recurring costs. For example, packing lunch to work can save you $25-50 a week, cutting cable can save $100-$200 a month, not eating out/going out once a week can save $25-100, etc. These three alone can save you $300-$800 a month, allowing you to save $2,000 in 3-7 months.
Pinyo, Moolanomy.com
Saving 2K can be an intimidating goal to accomplish immediately, so break it down to small steps over time to encourage yourself to get it done! Pick a “tradeoff” you can do regularly to help you save. Trade habits like weekly movie trips, happy hours, or roadtrips and save it towards your 2K. A key part is to use cool tools to motivate you to stay on track, like Piggymojo, which turns your mobile phone into a daily savings reminder, and Smartypig, a fun-to-use savings account. The idea is to incorporate something do-able into your daily routine, so you can keep it up even after you save up 2K.
Justine Rivero, Credit Advisor at Credit Karma
You’re turn! How would you save up $2,000 in a hurry?
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