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How much can you save?
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Don't beat yourself up too much about it. I have spend an extra £100 this month on things like birthdays and going out for meals etc. I should still have good month though:ACompetion Wins 2008 - £1700 - 2009 £5300
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LucyTheDwarf wrote: »Fell off the wagon today. Spent £30 in Primark.
Oh well. 12 days to go, 3 successes, 1 failure.
£30!? That musta been a whole new wardrobe if you spent that much in Primark! :T0 -
Not had a very good time of it on the savings front after having to shell out for various things so have only managed to put £100 into savings over the past month or so.ISA savings: £25,139 Other Savings: £1750 (tied up in bond)0
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Payday on Saturday, woohoo! Will let you know my totalCompetion Wins 2008 - £1700 - 2009 £5300
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Goes up for everyone else in April ( next April )0
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£5100 cash limit for the under-50's comes in April 2010.
Hi everybody by the way, first post. Long-time lurker and an avid reader of this thread.
I'm a 27 Irishman living in the midlands. I have a target of saving £30k by the time I'm 30 and currently stand at around £9k.0 -
A few more good days...
7 successes, 1 failure, and 8 days to go.
And yes, I did buy an entire wardrobe in Primark, practically
I'm going to have to spend some money this weekend though. Smashed a bottle of foundation on the kitchen floor this morning. None of it can be salvaged. Luckily it's a cheap one, £8.Target Cash Net Worth: £25K by January 2012
Progress May-08 19.0%; May-09 40.0%; May-10 63.0%; May-11 58.4%; Jun-11 58.5%; Jul-11 58.9%; Aug-11 58.7%; Sep-11 59.0%
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£8 is CHEAP!? Thats crazy.0
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£5100 cash limit for the under-50's comes in April 2010.
Hi everybody by the way, first post. Long-time lurker and an avid reader of this thread.
I'm a 27 Irishman living in the midlands. I have a target of saving £30k by the time I'm 30 and currently stand at around £9k.
Good luck. Nice to see a new saver on this thread:beer:Competion Wins 2008 - £1700 - 2009 £5300
2010- £6800
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