A rose by any other name may smell just as sweet, but calling someone by the wrong name can be a thorny issue. One woman who is fed-up of constantly being called the wrong name has come up with a genius fix- one that could earn her £1,000 by the end of this year.
Julia Green, 28, is sick of being mistaken for 'Julie'. But she's transformed the negative situation into a positive one, by using the mix-ups to help boost her savings.
For years, she's had to deal with people getting her name wrong, while emphasising the 'A' with little success.
Now, she's set up a money-saving challenge that could see her reach four figures. She simply saves £1 every time someone makes a mistake.
After setting up the pot on Tuesday, Julia claims she has so far saved £9 - but is set to rack up more than £1,000 by the end of the year if the trend continues.
In fact, Julia reckons it happens so frequently that she will 'run out of cash by the end of the month'. The jokester has even been asked by Monzo themselves if they can use her unfortunate problem as part of their marketing strategy.
Now, Julia plans to squirrel away the money in the hope it could help her buy a house.
The savvy saver, from Manchester, said: "I just decided to set it up as a bit of fun. "It doesn’t really bother me [when people get my name wrong] but I have a bit of a laugh about it as it happens so often.
"I often make sure to emphasise the 'A' and do an 'A for Alpha' in the phonetic alphabet but it’s not always the case. Most people get it right. I used to get Jules more as a kid.
"I don't know why [people get it wrong]. It’s quite a common name and a silly way to save a bit of cash. I also get Jules a lot [now] which I’m not really a fan of.
"I hope it'll save me a bit of cash. We’re saving up to buy a house at the moment so every little helps."
Sujata Bhatia, Monzo’s Chief Operating Officer, said: "Understandably, the prospect of saving is daunting for many at the moment, but it doesn’t have to be. At Monzo, we know that saving small amounts over a long period of time can still have a hugely positive impact on your finances.
"Monzo customers saved over £175million last year using our saving tools and features, such as Round-ups, meaning whenever more than £1 is spent, the difference is rounded up and added to a Savings Pot automatically, and IFTTT challenges."
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