The 'Save £12k in 2012' thread!

fracturedsun

Well Friday's payday so another £40 transferred to start off the day;).

Poster_girl

I haven't been able to start yet as I haven't been working this month but I am starting a new contract position next Monday so that will help .

Miski

No updates for me until payday which seems so far away.

Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

£100K IN 10 CHALLENGE!!!!!

Lets do it when this one ends then

Would love that but woah, sounds impossible

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

I rang the library today to query a fine (40p) and she took it off the library account! Now that IS tightness!!! Needless to say I transferred it into my challenge via my sealed pot and made it up to £2 for good measure!!!

Anyone read 'The millionaire next door'? I downloaded a sample onto the kindle for free but cant get it from the library but it looked pretty obvious from what I read. Basically spend less than you earn and dont buy flashy stuff..do that already.
Have a great weekend everyone

dippykitty

Got my cheque for last month's earnings today (finally!) so should be able to do a transfer early next week once it's cleared and get on my way with the challenge.

MoneyWorry

Desperate Housewife - I was going to download The Millionaire Next Door too - it looks as though there is nothing new and wouldn't be worth it - maybe I would be better off putting the money in the savings!!

lvm

Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

Anyone read 'The millionaire next door'? I downloaded a sample onto the kindle for free but cant get it from the library but it looked pretty obvious from what I read. Basically spend less than you earn and dont buy flashy stuff..do that already.
Have a great weekend everyone

MoneyWorry wrote: »

Desperate Housewife - I was going to download The Millionaire Next Door too - it looks as though there is nothing new and wouldn't be worth it - maybe I would be better off putting the money in the savings!!

If either of you want an electronic copy of this, PM me your email address and I'll send to you! Haven't read it myself so can't really comment on whether it's good or not!

david78

Only £600 saved this month (so behind schedule already). I am going to think really hard about how I can save more next month.

Kittenkirst

Brizza & David78 - both really impressive amounts saved! Keep it up!
David78- January is often a hard month money-wise so don't loose heart!

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

Just transferred the ebay auction money over and didnt deduct the postage off it so grand total of £27.15! Makes the overall total £829.93, I cant believe it as I never thought I had this much spare! Just goes to show what I can do if I prioritise savings over spending....
I'm treating my savings pot like a bill to be paid, deduct it aat the start of the month when I calculate the budget otherwise it might get spent.