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'Virtual sealed pot' Challenge until Dec 1st 2009

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  • ruby_eskimo
    ruby_eskimo Posts: 4,804 Forumite
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    Count Me In!

    Just thought I would join in this to help me with the saving aspect (so many things I want to do: holiday, driving lessons etc and no savings!).
    Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £
    LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000
    Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 2017
  • doelani
    doelani Posts: 2,576 Forumite
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    Another £2.30 tonight so thats £118.90............soon be a millionaire
    TOTAL 44 weeks lose. 6st 9.5lb :T
  • spam.jam
    spam.jam Posts: 398 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Count Me In!

    Just thought I would join in this to help me with the saving aspect (so many things I want to do: holiday, driving lessons etc and no savings!).

    hello, you are no. #041 welcome! and good luck with your savings xx:D
    Proud to be dealing with my debts Nerd #992 LBM 30.06.08 Debt [strike]£3292[/strike] £1646 (50% paid, all interest free) Sealed pot member #434 £65.09 & Virtual sealed pot member #001 £82.07+£33.04+£112.83=£227.94 Gave up smoking 30.01.09 DfDay 01.12.09 :wink: Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful (sell it instead)
  • spam.jam
    spam.jam Posts: 398 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    doelani wrote: »
    Another £2.30 tonight so thats £118.90............soon be a millionaire

    only £999881.10 to go xx:j
    Proud to be dealing with my debts Nerd #992 LBM 30.06.08 Debt [strike]£3292[/strike] £1646 (50% paid, all interest free) Sealed pot member #434 £65.09 & Virtual sealed pot member #001 £82.07+£33.04+£112.83=£227.94 Gave up smoking 30.01.09 DfDay 01.12.09 :wink: Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful (sell it instead)
  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,171 Forumite
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    £9.30 across today (I think), Amazon payment has gone in. Signature updated.
  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,171 Forumite
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    £40.84 across today cause I got paid from my PT job, £353.03 now - past my half way stage! :) Signature updated.
  • doelani
    doelani Posts: 2,576 Forumite
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    £7.71 today so thats £126.90 :j Nice to see everyone's savings growing


    :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T
    TOTAL 44 weeks lose. 6st 9.5lb :T
  • spam.jam
    spam.jam Posts: 398 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    lilian1977 wrote: »
    £40.84 across today cause I got paid from my PT job, £353.03 now - past my half way stage! :) Signature updated.

    well done :j
    Proud to be dealing with my debts Nerd #992 LBM 30.06.08 Debt [strike]£3292[/strike] £1646 (50% paid, all interest free) Sealed pot member #434 £65.09 & Virtual sealed pot member #001 £82.07+£33.04+£112.83=£227.94 Gave up smoking 30.01.09 DfDay 01.12.09 :wink: Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful (sell it instead)
  • spam.jam
    spam.jam Posts: 398 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    doelani wrote: »
    £7.71 today so thats £126.90 :j Nice to see everyone's savings growing


    :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

    well done too :j
    Proud to be dealing with my debts Nerd #992 LBM 30.06.08 Debt [strike]£3292[/strike] £1646 (50% paid, all interest free) Sealed pot member #434 £65.09 & Virtual sealed pot member #001 £82.07+£33.04+£112.83=£227.94 Gave up smoking 30.01.09 DfDay 01.12.09 :wink: Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful (sell it instead)
  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,171 Forumite
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    Have just worked out (on a very complicated spreadsheet) that if I continue to save at this rate, I will have my loan paid off on 15th December 09. That's a year and a half early :)

    Next to figure out how much that will actually save me in interest payments!
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