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  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    rictus123 wrote: »
    Wheres the SOA you promised Tara :D I want to see if i can save £10k in a year!

    I'll post it soon, promise!!!!
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
  • tinkerbel
    tinkerbel Posts: 1,795 Forumite
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    put another £5er accross to savings today just to do something lol
  • tinkerbel wrote: »
    put another £5er accross to savings today just to do something lol

    lol, well its always an extra £5 :D
  • yeah, but its still £5 added to savings! :)

    dont think i will be able to save any money this month, ive had 3 big family birthdays, my credit card bill and paying for my holiday.

    I am hoping i will be able to save some money at the end of feb, its a short month as well.


    fingers crossed :rotfl:

    hostie

    xx
    Saving for a deposit for a place of my own.....
    :jSavings so far £29,450/£40,000:j 73.6% SAVED!!!
    1poll £23.90/£40.00 (claimed 1x£40)
    No Monthly Car Payments left! Paid off on the 5/11/10!
  • rictus123
    rictus123 Posts: 2,560 Forumite
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    I love this tin of money i have at my gfs, its so addictive. £25 notes + a handful of change already, cant wait until its filled right up, hope to get a good sum from it and put it in my account. By then i should be debt free so it really will be mine and savings :D
    Work in progress...Update coming July 2012.
  • rictus123 wrote: »
    I love this tin of money i have at my gfs, its so addictive. £25 notes + a handful of change already, cant wait until its filled right up, hope to get a good sum from it and put it in my account. By then i should be debt free so it really will be mine and savings :D

    Can i ask how you got into debt ? , if you don't want to answer its fine.

    You had a good savings and all, i remember when i first posted you had quite a bit i did a few posts, then stopped coming here.
  • rictus123 wrote: »
    I love this tin of money i have at my gfs, its so addictive. £25 notes + a handful of change already, cant wait until its filled right up, hope to get a good sum from it and put it in my account. By then i should be debt free so it really will be mine and savings :D

    Brave man, leaving a tin of money at your girlfriend's. My boyfriend gets suspicious if I so much as look at his wallet, or even if I innocently ask (with no ulterior motive, naturally) if I can study the pattern on his credit card.
    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%
  • rictus123
    rictus123 Posts: 2,560 Forumite
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    minidannii wrote: »
    Can i ask how you got into debt ? , if you don't want to answer its fine.

    You had a good savings and all, i remember when i first posted you had quite a bit i did a few posts, then stopped coming here.

    First car insuranceore + THE car. 4k loan originally through a family member-they got it from the bank at 21.9% apr :( at 16 years old


    now its half and iv had an early lesson it seems most dont get until theyre 30+


    its set me up well, mark my words il be debt free and have at least 3k saved by the end of the year.
    Work in progress...Update coming July 2012.
  • tinkerbel
    tinkerbel Posts: 1,795 Forumite
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    wow well done for being so honest. Thats good that you have learnt though, but you bought a car at 16? wow thats cool.
    I wish my bf would leave a pot of cash at my house!! :D
  • rictus123 wrote: »
    First car insuranceore + THE car. 4k loan originally through a family member-they got it from the bank at 21.9% apr :( at 16 years old


    now its half and iv had an early lesson it seems most dont get until theyre 30+


    its set me up well, mark my words il be debt free and have at least 3k saved by the end of the year.

    I had a car loan, i just done over time to pay it of early, and yes i was 20 older than you at the time.
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