How much can you save?

save-a-lot

Hi

Have a read from page 18/19 of this thread for info on the challenge

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=295326&page=18

bails

Thanks Suze, will edit my signature in a bit!

We're trying to save £8000 each - with my illness and him still a student we've got our work cut out, lol! (He starts work next summer though so he has a fairly good plan worked out).

Feeling inspired again, made a list of all the ways I can save some dosh so watch this space! Any ideas also gratefully received...

Bails

gelato_cat

A couple of people have detailed their income and outgoings on here and some of us have tried to offer advice (eg switch from Sky to Freeview etc) so if you want to divulge that level of information that could be an option for getting moneysaving tips!

Suze

bails wrote: »

Thanks Suze, will edit my signature in a bit!

We're trying to save £8000 each - with my illness and him still a student we've got our work cut out, lol! (He starts work next summer though so he has a fairly good plan worked out).

Feeling inspired again, made a list of all the ways I can save some dosh so watch this space! Any ideas also gratefully received...

Bails

bails

Suzey wrote: »

A couple of people have detailed their income and outgoings on here
Suze

At the moment, I'm not entirely sure about our outgoings as we've literally just moved house so in the process of sorting out bills etc. I THINK I've got this side of things sorted though, but I may have questions later on.

As for income, I'm on Incapacity Benefit (about £98/wk). I'm hoping to start back to work very part-time from next academic year (I'm a teacher) all being well so if anyone knows the best way to do this without suddenly losing all my benefit that would be helpful? I heard there's some 6-month back to work programme? I'm desperate to get back to work but due to nature of my illness I have to build back up very slowly:rolleyes:, only a couple of hours to start with.

Thanks for all your help Suze

The_Fiddler_2

save-a-lot wrote: »

Hi

Have a read from page 18/19 of this thread for info on the challenge

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=295326&page=18

Thanks for the link, but I'm afraid I'm still confused

What are the calculations for this challenge?

moneysavingwannabe

Hi Bails,

Welcome to the thread!

I'm a teacher too, it is hard work at the best of times so good luck with returning to work. What age do you teach?

I've got year 3 at the moment although enjoying the hols :j

JAMIEDODGER

hi all, just an update....

my first month of saving after becoming debt free and i have accumulated ..drum roll please...

£492.88 in savings:D

this does not include all the money i send to my ing pots to cover expenses i know WILL come out over the course of the year, to me they arent savings but expenses that will happen.

i am really chuffed!:T

McSaver

* Savings Update - July *

It looks like that I would save around £800 this month giving me another good month for savings meaning with a few hundred sitting in my current account I am able to add another £1,000 to the NS&I Direct ISA, The savings percentage current for the year has now been updated and I have now just scraped my GOLD for the olympic challenge, going for platinum now...

JET34

JAMIEDODGER wrote: »

hi all, just an update....

my first month of saving after becoming debt free and i have accumulated ..drum roll please...

£492.88 in savings:D

this does not include all the money i send to my ing pots to cover expenses i know WILL come out over the course of the year, to me they arent savings but expenses that will happen.

i am really chuffed!:T

You have done so well!!! I remember when I became DF and realised that I acually had saved some money it was such a good feeling!!! Just think pre DF you was either spending that money on your debt's or as I did on nothing!!! Keep up the good work!!!

JAMIEDODGER

thanks JET:)

before i was obsessed with paying off my debt, and now i seem to be obsessed with saving as much as possible:D

i would like to have £2k saved by the end of the year, but we shall see.