I like to tell that I am saving money to buy Mac Book . So two sentence come
to my mind , which one is more suitable to use ..

  1. 僕はMACBOOKを買うためにお金を **貯金** しています。
  2. 僕はMACBOOKを買うためにお金を **節約** しています。
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Which is the correct phrase to say saving money?
For No1. You are putting money into somewhere you can rely on such as
Postoffice or something for buying MACBOOK.
**[貯金](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%B2%AF%E9%87%91-569233)** is normally
talking about actual amount. Putting money into Banking is normally called
**預金** , I might say 貯金 to my friends though.

For No2. You are saving money just stopping smoking Tabacco to reduce spending
money than previous month in order to buy MACBOOK. This is talking about the
efficiency rather than the actual amount see the definiton of
[**節約**](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%AF%80%E7%B4%84-548515)
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I would suggest 「お金を貯{た}めている。」or a more polite conjugation if circumstances
require.

節約 would mean you are being 'economical' with your usage of money, rather than
emphasizing the saving of money.

貯金している might be alright, but I believe it has a stronger connotation of the
physical accumulation of money, rather than the more abstract sense of just
'saving money'. Also, as @naruto さん mentions, it is tautological.
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