Saving does not necessarily require us an instant big amount. Whether it's big or small, it does not actually matter. What's most important is how you often save regardless of its amount. So if you have only few bucks left from your salary, then continue saving it because once the value compounded, it will gradually become a significant amount. And frankly speaking, even the poorest of the poor can definitely save if he really aims to, it only depends on the kind of mindset you chose to adopt.
Will you prefer to save and after a week or two the money saved is tampered for something else? Just asking. I think it is not necessary to save when you are not financially stable. You cant be saving and let problems be pilling up from day to day. Most person try to save when they would have reinvest into what is giving them the money. Irrespective have advantageous saving is, we should know when and how to save. It is not just about saving, but saving for the right purpose.
It depends on the person and their situation. There is no single answer to this. For example there are some people who have high unavoidable expenses, like those with a certain illness like cancer, diabetes, etc. that requires treatment that sometimes is expensive. Maybe they have a child that needs it, and so on.
These people, not only can't save up they sometimes have to borrow more money.
But generally speaking to save and improve one's net worth one should do two things: (1) increase income (2) decrease expenses.
We all waste money on something we don't have to. Some people have bad habits like smoking, drinking alcohol, etc. that are harmful to their health and giving that up would not only improve their health but also would leave some extra bucks in their pockets. That is the decreasing expenses part.
The other thing is obvious, people can take additional jobs to make some extra cash.
In the end, saving is only part of the equation. People need to invest their fiat into something that is considered store of value so that they can maybe even make profit. Something like gold or bitcoin.
pooya87 you are not far from the truth. You know, we live in a world where the unexpected happens a lot. And life can be funny at times, like what we dont expect or plan can come that will tamper or make us deviate from what we planned originally. There is how we used to say it in my country "if rain no fall for your roof, you no go know weting other person they pass through". This phrase, simply means that, " Until you personally face hardship or misfortune, it is very had to truly understand or what another person’s struggles with or is going through".
I have also come to believe that life is in stages. For you to be able to save, you must have passed through some changes in life where you know it will be a lot easier for you to save and cover every other expenses without struggling about it.