How much can you save?

dippykitty

calltheshots wrote: »

I would like to join this, please! I'm starting to save for a house deposit. At the moment I'm only working part time but hopefully I will find something full time soon so I will be able to save more. My goal is £20,000-ish by 2013.

Welcome aboard!:D

Thrifty_Pixie

Regular payments came out today and I can happily say that I have managed to put £722.70 into savings this past month :j I have also had to take £1000 OUT though (for my wedding expenses) but I'm trying not to think too much about that :rotfl:

GeorgieFTB

OK guys, it's been a while since I posted, sorry been a bit cr*p!

Hi to everyone that has joined, welcome.

I have changed my target as I'm never going to make the old one, can't see how I can save 1k each month, I like seeing my friends too much and now the holidays are here everything has just got a little more expensive!:eek:

I've moved 740 into my Isa, 140 from last months money and 600 from this month, so on my old target I would have missed by 260! See if I can't make it then I will just give up, 740 last month is a good result especially as it would have been more but I had the chance of a cheap netbook for my sister so it would have been 890.

Gx

albacookie

Hi all, wages haven't cleared yet but I reckon I should have just over £600 to add to savings this month - certainly better than the last couple of months!
Could potentially have been more as this month is bonus month somehow it didnt happen on time so ended up with a guesstimate, fingers crossed I don't owe them any back!

kemo_2002

hello i would also like to join in this thread, i know its long term but over the next 3-5 years i need to save around 30k, i already have a 7k start from some inheritance so 23k to go. i really want a bigger house but we cant afford a bigger mortgage so the only way to get my wish is to save save save, we are only 1 waged family so is going To be Hard work.

Vixstar

It's that time of month again counting down the hours until my pay arrives.

Driving_Soon

Vixstar wrote: »

It's that time of month again counting down the hours until my pay arrives.

Same! And I know I should have a little extra this month but not sure how much exactly, so very excited to see :rotfl:

dippykitty

kemo_2002 wrote: »

hello i would also like to join in this thread, i know its long term but over the next 3-5 years i need to save around 30k, i already have a 7k start from some inheritance so 23k to go. i really want a bigger house but we cant afford a bigger mortgage so the only way to get my wish is to save save save, we are only 1 waged family so is going To be Hard work.

Welcome to the thread and good luck with the goal. A lot of people here are saving for deposits too so you're in good company!

Vixstar

Well pay has appeared and I hav e moved another £150 to my savings to go with the £300 I moved earlier in the month. Had a couple of spendaholic months hence the low savings and it isn't going to get any better as I am about to pay £400 for a new lounge carpet (if I can decide on a colour)

ljaneyr

Wuhoo! Payday! I did a load of overtime the month before last so paycheck is very healthy. Unfortunately I am about to pay for next years car insurance and a new mattress (can you put a price on reducing back pain?) so my budget is looking terrible for august already! I'm just going to spend as little as possible so that I don't go into my OD and end up ruining next months savings too.
Despite all this I have just set up the standing order so £100 will be added to my first home saver in a few days so I've updated my sig. Hope everyone else is doing better than me!