Are you, like many people today, trying to make sure that you have a little bit of money saved in case something unexpected happens? It is no secret that building your savings is a good idea, but sometimes we find it hard to do this in a consistent way. For example, we often plan to save so much of our paycheck, but then end up spending so much of our savings-to-be money that we don’t even see the point to putting the rest back. Well, believe it or not, even though you have the best intentions to save, that right there might be your biggest problem.

The intention to save is a funny thing, because it is often what causes us to fail when it comes to putting money aside. Here are three ways to not let your intentions get into the way of your savings. (more…)