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Zola's pursuit of 20k+
My partner and I are saving for a house. In all my accounts right now I have about 16k. She has about 20k. I see others have a bit of a diary on here so thought I would do the same for motivation / hear tips from others. My aim is to save about £500 a month, I have spreadsheet where I mark all my fixed costs, another for…
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Staff Discount cards - How much do you save?
I am a 17 year old student and work weekends at Marks & Spencers :T and get 20% off.. This saving means I can save 30p on a £1.50 m&s sandiwch while at College (I usually buy two and save 60p = £3.00 a week saving) We spent £40.00 on a shop at M&S and got £8 off! What staff discount do you get?
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Vax hoover
I placed an order of 2 hoovers. Same colour, same price. Little surprise for my 2 oldest daughters. Still waiting on the second 1 to be delivered!! Great hoover. It's just causing a lot of friction LOL No seriously I have paid for the item and 3 weeks later I still havn't received it.
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Catcherupper's spending and savings diary
Hi all I hope this is the right place to post this. I am not good with money and over many years have overspent on trivia with nothing to show for it. I seem to have made poor financial decisions all my life. A few years ago I got into serious trouble and started a DMP which helped me focus on necessary spending. I was…
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today I saved £500 a year....
I changed my buildings contents insurer from LLOYDS TSB TO ADMIRAL GOLD saving £208 ,switched my bank from Bank of Scotland (ditching my £10 card fee per month for only using it for breakdown cover to First direct gaining £125 and will sign up to their regular saver account 6% interest £93 net p.a for £300 per month ,…
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Hopefully some inspiration to saving!
I've been a MSE reader for years, using numerous advice services - best currency, credit card switching, etc, but I've always felt I haven't had the time (or actually the need) to sit down and go through my expenditures and see where I could save. However, I have a 3-hour daily commute to work so I decided to use that time…
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My Saving's diary - operation get a house with my boyfriend ♥
Hi, I'm Helen! I'm 21, living with my parents but saving like mad to get a house with my boyfriend of 4 + a half years. I had a thread on here previously tried to edit it thinking i was all technical + somehow deleted my posts and ruined it so here goes, fresh thread for a fresh month as it's 1st October :) We need a £5000…
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Saving to move out - my savings diary
Hi everyone! I've read a lot of savings diaries over the last week or so and it's really made me want to write my own... so here I am! :j I'm 25 and I live with my grandparents but I've been here for five years and I'd really like to live on my own now. They are lovely people and played a big part in my upbringing but…
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Starting a more indepth saving diary please ignore this.
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Savings for House!
So i'm 28 and looking to get a place with my girlfriend. We have over half saved for a house deposit. We are saving for different things, My Girlfriend is saving for the Deposit and i am saving for the furnishings, fees, and other stuff we may need. I am just writing this now basically for any advice. We are both using…
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The Emperor's Saving Diary
Hi all, I am new here and, motivated by all you amazing savers, I've decided to start this diary to help me with saving. I hope that you can all keep me to account and motivated to reach my goal. My money balance is -£2 but pay day is soon approaching. My goal is to save enough money for a house deposit, to move out and…
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badtzmaru's saving diary | not stopping until I move out :)
Hi everyone, A little about me, I am a British Born Chinese aged 27, turning 28 this year, live in North Wales and have currently saved up £16,050. I also have around £2,000 worth of red pocket which I am not touching no matter what. Even though I live with my parents at the moment, the amount I saved up is not a lot…
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Addicted to saving!
I have opened an ISA for the first time and I am determined to put as much money into this as I can, ideally I would like to go on a road trip across the USA for a couple of months.. this will be very expensive so I need to get saving! I don't have very much spare money with mortgage, kids, bills.... I have been lurking…
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US cheque
Hi does anyone know how long it takes for a cheque to clear from the US to a UK bank account
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Miss.M Saving Diary
Hi guys, After reading a load of diaries on here I've decided to start my own, particularly after seeing people achieve there goals! I've just finished uni and I live at home. My income is low, but so are my outgoings. I have some debts that I want to clear by the end of this year, and then start saving for my fitness…
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Cutting out to Save up - Diary
Hey there guys - I've decided to keep a 1 month diary as a form of mini-blog and to track my progress over the next month. We assign ourselves £250 each per month to spend on bits and bobs, going out, having fun etc. and I am always looking at ways to cut down my spend and save as much as I can (to add to my own savings…
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lily saves in 2014
Hope I'm in the right place. Can see a few other diaries on here so hopefully I am and I'm sure someone will point me in the right direction if I'm not. So, reading some of the diaries has prompted me to take a look at my financial situation and hopefully come up with some targets for focussing my budget and savings in the…
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Buzzybee's savings dairy
Hi everyone, I'm a bit late to the party as we have been saving for a while but I like the idea of a savings diary! I'm not sure what I'm supposed to write in this initial post! Happy saving :)
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So it would appear I need to raise £90,000...
Hi All, Long term lurker (years) but first time of posting... I have decided that due to having recently had a pay rise of around £5000pa gross, the time has come to start thinking seriously about buying a house I am currently renting near work at a total cost of just under £900 per month including all house related bills…
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The Great 'MoneySaving while job hunting' Hunt Revisited
The Great 'MoneySaving while job hunting' Hunt Revisited Whether you have been, are or could be unemployed, we’d like to tap your collective knowledge on how to save when job hunting. Whether it's cutting the cost of travel to and from interviews, a great free CV help site or tips on how to save when buying interview…
