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Saving too much: Is this why you are always in debt?

A happy young couple works out a saving formula. [Getty Images]

It is the American billionaire businessman Warren Buffet who said: “Do not save what is left after spending; instead spend what is left after saving.”

But what happens when what you remain with after saving is not enough to cover your expenditures? How much should one save anyway?

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