A 'Julia' sick of people mistakenly calling her 'Julie' has set up a Monzo 'pot' to save £1 each time someone gets her name wrong - and is on track for the trick to amass more than £1,000 this year. Julia Green says the problem has plagued her since childhood and spans across all her email accounts and the occasional phone call.
The 28-year-old often overpronounces the 'A' in her name to avoid confusion - but claims it has little effect. The saver finally reached her limit and decided to see how much she could amass with the money-saving challenge.
After setting up the pot, 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 claims she plans to squirrel away the money in the hope it could help her buy a house.
Julia 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."
