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I THINk I may be ablle to actually save money during my Iva if accepted. Is there anywhere I'm legally allowed to do so other then hiding it under my pillow!! Not talking thousands here but would love to be allowed to build a little nest egg up if I can.

I initially opened another cashminder account at the co-op for savings -- then opened an e-saver account with the Yorkshire Building Society. Modest savings are to be encouraged ( though a minority of IPs don't agree). Indeed, some allowances HAVE to be saved until such time as they are required.

We opened a Virgin savings account and saved a few quid for "rainy days"helped a lot with car repairs and such,never got above a couple of hundred quid before it was needed,such is life #128559;

We had a savings account with Nat West and ran it alongside our current account.

If you save at home I would invest in a safe - my Dad caught a burglar in his bedroom a few weeks ago. He instantly ran away with £200 found in a sock drawer - but he was not far away from a enveloped with two thousand pounds in !! (saved for a car)...Had he not been caught - you can imagine.

We have had a safe for years - all of our important documents are locked up in there and it is well hidden, as are the keys. We also persuaded my Mum and Dad to have one and when they died we had that one as well - also well hidden!

I've a bean can in a cupboard!!!

Larger savings are in the bank.

I get more interest out of the bean can!

Paul