The 'Save £12k in 2012' thread!

catota

Never thought I'd say this but i'm really looking forward to not spending!! To help my savings I need to give up smoking and for the first time I think I will def succeed in stopping (have tried a few times) because of this challenge. Really looking forward to this esp as Jan is the 'depressing' month of the year-not any more!!:j:j
Now all I have to do is work out how to do a signature??:o

catota

Sorted!!!:D

tking

Can I please join the challenge? I would like to save $12,000 in 2012 (I'm in dollars as I'm in Australia).

I can hopefully save $400 per fortnight from pay - so need to find another $1600 over the 12 months!

Had a bad year of saving - had to buy a new car and also just spent a small fortune on flights/accommodation to travel back to Europe next year to visit family.

Looking forward to the challenge!

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

catota wrote: »

Never thought I'd say this but i'm really looking forward to not spending!! To help my savings I need to give up smoking and for the first time I think I will def succeed in stopping (have tried a few times) because of this challenge. Really looking forward to this esp as Jan is the 'depressing' month of the year-not any more!!:j:j
Now all I have to do is work out how to do a signature??:o

Catota, just click on quick links at the top and drop down menu says edit signature, simples!

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

just wanted to say to everyone on the challenge to stock up things you might need for the next few months so you can save the money into your fund! I am going shopping on saturday to get stocked up on shampoo and conditioner and toiletries which are running low.

I dropped on 3 chicken for a fiver in the co-op today so got 3 of those for the freezer. Also xmas is under control, I have a ham in the freezer when Lidl was selling them cheap so just got to get a turkey crown and have crackers from last year, dont need much really.

Looking forward to this challenge!

lvm

Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

just wanted to say to everyone on the challenge to stock up things you might need for the next few months so you can save the money into your fund! I am going shopping on saturday to get stocked up on shampoo and conditioner and toiletries which are running low.

I dropped on 3 chicken for a fiver in the co-op today so got 3 of those for the freezer. Also xmas is under control, I have a ham in the freezer when Lidl was selling them cheap so just got to get a turkey crown and have crackers from last year, dont need much really.

Looking forward to this challenge!

I wish I had enough room to stock up on freezer goods - I can barely fit 3 chicken fillets in my tiny freezer never mind 3 whole chickens!

Good idea about stocking up on everything just now though - think I need to write a list of stuff I'll need. Was hoping I would manage use free samples for the entire year (mini toothpaste and shampoos! lol).

Good luck for the challenge! x

Kyria

Hi everyone,

Stepping out of lurkdom to ask if I can join this challenge? I'm hoping to achieve £12000!

Kyria

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

lvm wrote: »

I wish I had enough room to stock up on freezer goods - I can barely fit 3 chicken fillets in my tiny freezer never mind 3 whole chickens!

Good idea about stocking up on everything just now though - think I need to write a list of stuff I'll need. Was hoping I would manage use free samples for the entire year (mini toothpaste and shampoos! lol).

Good luck for the challenge! x

Is there any way you could get a bigger freezer? Maybe off freecycle? It would certainly save money when you come across food bargains and help with budgetting.

XSpender

I have been scrutinising my budget for 2012 since signing up for the challenge last week to see where I can cut things out or down. Food spending is one area I really need to tackle again.

What I also need to find is other sources of income so a bigger proportion of what I earn from my full time job can be used for savings. I am thinking ebay and surveys for vouchers to use for gifts etc but haven't got much further than that tbh:rotfl:

rictus123

I am just going to go all out for my £15k....wild party at xmas 2012 if i hit it...sorry WHEN i hit it