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My savings diary, thought it would help keep me motivated if I posted on here.

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  • BrettMorganxD
    BrettMorganxD Posts: 2,048 Forumite
    Not posted here in a while.

    Just had my first MSE frugal moment. Got a fiver to go to the kebab shop and got to my door and said "!!!! it, this can go on so many better things than fast food". Put the fiver into savings and stuck some oven chips on
  • laura_hoggle
    laura_hoggle Posts: 468 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well done for resisting the kebab!! I bet you felt really good about putting the money into savings, I always do when I decide not to 'pop to the shops for a bar of chocolate' and put the money in the pot instead :D
    MFW 2016 #32 £1574.66/£1500:j:j
  • NoRisk
    NoRisk Posts: 119 Forumite
    Good thread, i'll start something similar myself. My goal isn't anything long term, but i want to have 2 decent holidays next summer.
    Goal: Sunshine in summer 2013
    I love to spend

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