[GTALUG] how to save multiple copies of a file

Greetings I'm wanting to save a file (from a text editor) in multiple locations simply and easily. I've looked at 'parallel' and ran into the idea of symlink chains but so far parallel seems more for multiple in and out and symlink chains besides a reference I can't find more information. I think the rsync and cron would likely create a plethora of files which would then need cleaning so as not to waste too much space. So - - - - I dunno where to look next - - - please? TIA