2014 - £365 in 365 days!

ALM2013
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edited 17 December 2013 at 10:35AM in Debt-free wannabe challenges
:jAfter 4 fantastic years it's coming back by popular demand for 2014!:j

:xmassmileThe £365 in 365 days challenge:xmassmile

The aim: To save £1 a day from 1st January 2014, whether it be a £1 coin into a jar or piggy bank or moving it across in an online saver, it really doesn't matter . We will then open the jar or have access to the online account on 31st December 2014 and spend spend spend in January 2015 sales, or if you have something else you want to spend it on then fair play.

I will be setting up a standing order for £7 to leave my account every week and go into my instant access savings account. This way, if I have an emergency or am in dire need of money, I have quick access to it. As you can see from my signature, I have my own debt problems, so if people want to put it towards their debts at the end of every month, please feel free. Getting rid of debt is a priority!

I am running this thread on top of doing many others, I am doing the sealed pot challenge in 2014, along with the virtual pot challenge and the weekly savings challenge. Throughout 2014 I am hoping to save a total of £6000, which I will hopefully document in the "Save 12k in 2014 thread"

This is just a side challenge, which I won't have to manage as the standing order will do all the work, but if it's £365 more saved throughout 2014 then it's a bonus.

You CAN include any extra money you wish as you go along.

You can choose to end earlier if you wish to use the money for Christmas.

Please take a look at this thread, it has all the savings and debt busting challenges open to members. It's not a challenge to see who has the best challenge or thread, but a way of sharing our support for people in financial difficulty!

2013 Challenge | 2012 Challenge | 2011 Challenge

Happy Savings :T | Happy Xmas :snow_laug | Happy New Year :grouphug:


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  • ALM2013
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    edited 17 January 2022 at 11:58AM
    1) ALM2013 - £15/£365
    2) VickyA - £31/£365
    3) Laurababs - £17
    4) Happycrafter - £0
    5) Marleyboy - £0
    6) See_the_light - £0
    7) Knalchemist - £0
    8) SarahB1989 - £0
    9) lucylema - £0
    10) lantanna - £0
    11) DellyC - £0
    12) 32b3in2013 - £0
    13) Chocolatedrinker - £50/£365
    14) Jonesy88 - £90/£365
    15) MessyBetty1 - £31/£365
    16) Dolly Rocker - £0
    17) addicted2shopping - £0
    18) Meowhouse - £23/£365
    19) littleangels3 - £14/£365
    20) rebeccajlsk - £0
    21) MrsGSR - £0
    22) araminta - £0
    23) sams247 - £0
    24) mummytummy - £31/£365
    25) macarsy - £17/£365
    26) starhut - £0
    27) cats2012 - £0
    28) 3431Anna - £0
    29) AlwaysHappy - £23/£365
    30) nomi01 - £0
    31) chocoholicqueen - £31/£365
    32) Suziebabe - £0
    33) kittycatfan - £0
    34) Flat Eric - £0
    35) helencal80 - £0
    36) gilly41 - £0
    37) jacci45 - £0
    38) teabody - £13/£365
    39) bladerunner73 - £0
    40) Matthew_c - £0
    41) deldee - £0
    42) krustylouise - £0
    43) iancrt - £14/£365
    44) newlifeahead - £0
    45) cydney65 - £0
    46) JustKaren - £0
    47) Calling14 - £30/£365
    48) traveller - £0
    49) deere - £36/£365
    50) tiller_girl - £0
    51) freezspirit - £31/£365
    52) lashie - £0
    53) postingalwaysposying - £0
    54) tinks112 - £0
    55) chocky - £0
    56) HEC - £0
    57) runforlife - £0
    58) pinkneonmartini - £0
    59) gerturdeanna - £0
    60) lewiswheller - £0
    61) Starter2014 - £0
    62) lexington013 - £0
    63) Amelia39 - £0
    64) Traymos - £31/£365
    65) mummy18 - £31/£365
    66) In_Debt_Bet - £0
    67) boysim34 - £0
    68) the boy with no name - £0
    69) MRSLD62 - £0
    70) Cauliflower - £0
    71) Ellieseleven - £15/£365
    72) Missu - £10/£365
    73) happytails
    74) Jazee - £45.50/£365
    75) fedupandskint - £0
    76) TattyG - £0
    77) floella80 - £16/£365
    78) chocalicous - £0
    79) Foreverdreaming2014
    80) EeeJay - £28/£365
    81) freespirit66 - £31/£365
    82) destinyherodash - £0
    83) MUM40 - £17/£365
    84) DreamerHelen - £0
    85) sunshine81 - £0
    86) Archer0710 - £31/£365
    87) Lubava - £0
    88) stewby - £62/£730
    89) kobrakai - £0
    90) phoebesmum2105 - £0
    91) Dakota86 - £12/£365
    92) Ricky23 - £0
    93) ScattySkewbald - £0
    94) Raggydoll85 - £20/£365
    95) BlueCow1975 - £32/£365
    96) Wentthedaywell? - £30/£365
    97) laurag89 - £31.80/£365
    98) CariadsNewStart - £0
    99) catalogue queen - £0
    100)bambisbelle - £30/£365
    101)Eyes wide open - £0
    102)Wendell - £0
    103)Anouchka - £0
    104)Queenb. - £20/£365
    105)Flugelhorn - £0
    106)mumfirst - £0
    107)mcja - £0
    108)Lova a Bargain - £0
    109)Kayleigh251186
    110)emmaphill - £0
    111)Dozey crow - £0
    112)Foxy78 - £0
    113)SilverSaloon- £14/£365
    114)kayester - £21/£365
    115)curly B - £0
    116)TheScarletPixie - £0
    117)Miss E001 - £18/£365
    118)LeapordPrintsAndTeas - £0
    119)debstardeb - £0
    120)kirstydriver - £0
    121)nomorecredit - 0
    123)Curlybing - £0
    124)Souppy - £0
    :doh:Credit Card -£1267.78 Loans -£19359.67 :doh:
    Save £6000 in 2014 Challenge £0,000 / £6000
    Sealed Pot Challenge 138 | Virtual Pot Challenge 123
    LBM 16/12/13 - £21,897.18 | Today = £20627.45
  • ALM2013
    ALM2013 Posts: 105
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    Reserved for members names and other info!
    :doh:Credit Card -£1267.78 Loans -£19359.67 :doh:
    Save £6000 in 2014 Challenge £0,000 / £6000
    Sealed Pot Challenge 138 | Virtual Pot Challenge 123
    LBM 16/12/13 - £21,897.18 | Today = £20627.45
  • VickyA_2
    VickyA_2 Posts: 4,533
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    Count me in! Sounds like a great discipline to have and I could really do with the help with the savings along with the Sealed Pot Challenge!
    Sealed Pot Challenge #021 #8 975.71 #9 £881.44 #10 £961.13 #11 £782.13 #12 £741.83 #13 £2135.22 #14 £895.53 #15 £1240.40 #16 £1805.87 declared
  • I love the idea of this challenge, can I join? I'm going to save my £1's in my quality street tin :D
    Save £12K in 2020 #58 - £454.58/£5,000
  • ALM2013
    ALM2013 Posts: 105
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    Welcome aboard VickyA and Laurababs. Of course you both can join.
    Remember though it doesn't start till January 1st 2014, so now your all signed up, sit back and relax.

    Please also subscribe to the thread by clicking on "Thread Tools" (lower green bar) and clicking "Subscribe to this thread"...or you may lose us!

    I've just logged onto online banking and renamed my online saver 'A pound a day' . I also set up my standing order to start on January 1st, woop woop :j
    :doh:Credit Card -£1267.78 Loans -£19359.67 :doh:
    Save £6000 in 2014 Challenge £0,000 / £6000
    Sealed Pot Challenge 138 | Virtual Pot Challenge 123
    LBM 16/12/13 - £21,897.18 | Today = £20627.45
  • I'm in as well doing the virtual and sealed pot challenge as well need to save lots of cash next year as I want to be debt free and have a no stress Christmas 2014
  • marleyboy
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    I have done similar myself, more as some kind of self test on my own commitment.

    I have opened up a savings account based from 1st Jan 2014. The only difference is I intend to put £2 a day into the pot throughout the whole Year, the money accumulated at the end of the Year will probably go towards a holiday, but I have not made any decisions on what it will be used for as yet.
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  • Saw this last year and have been doing this, but then lost the thread (I have taken the wise advice of subscribing to this one) - I have a tin from the £1 shop that you have to open with a tin opener. I'm so looking forward to opening it! I tend to use a paper calendar to cross the days off (bit like a 365 advent calendar!) - but in reality after the first few weeks just put the cash in on a monthly basis. I'm definitely going to be doing this again in 2014!
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  • ALM2013
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    Welcome everyone!

    Happy Crafter, you must feel the same way as me. I love participating in all the little challenges, it's kind of fun haha.

    Marleyboy, will I stick you up for £730 then? Or the £365 it's upto you. That's it, as long as the money is there it doesn't matter what it gets spent on, it's all saved!

    See_the_light, well done for doing it last year, but make sure you stick around to complete the year. £365 is better than a kick up the !!!.

    I've added everyone to the list. :beer:
    :doh:Credit Card -£1267.78 Loans -£19359.67 :doh:
    Save £6000 in 2014 Challenge £0,000 / £6000
    Sealed Pot Challenge 138 | Virtual Pot Challenge 123
    LBM 16/12/13 - £21,897.18 | Today = £20627.45
  • I definitely want to partake in this! :)

    I'm going to put £1 per day in to one of those jars that once you open it, you can't use it again!
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