The 'Save 12k in 2013' Thread!

Saver88

Congratulations canucksfan on the birth of your little boy. :T

joycemh_tan

Congratulations BBB!!! I know just how hard it is to find work in this climate and I'm so pleased for you.

YoungBusinessman

This thread is going great, everyone still really motivated, lets keep it up as long as possible. I am stuck at £100 as just spent a not so lovely figure on a lovely new tv for my house, tumble dryer to follow.....so roll on the 18th Jan, first pay for 2013, will try to stash £500 of it away!

Herbyme

Well done BBB! You must be sooo chuffed.

Small successes on ebay and Amazon plus returning bits and bobs not needed/faulty from Christmas stuff has netted perhaps £45 which is handy, and got paid for work done so long ago I'd almost forgotten about it, which is lovely. But the taxman cometh on 31st jan so I need to keep that aside and think about July too. New school stuff has been a major spend too tho shoes in sale were an amazing result, so the dearer ones I ordered (in 3 sizes!) can go back, also lovely.

I'm finding this thread really inspiring and supportive, thanks everyone. All the different stories and approaches are so interesting!

Tales17

Managed some more grocery shopping savings today on a big weekly shop!

Got my accounts spreadsheet updated for December at last so now need to create my new one for this year and work out my savings properly!

Will try to get started on it tomorrow!

Wentthedaywell?

Great news Bessie, what a great start to the year!

Just got £100 for changing bank accounts and £32 Topcashback, but need to buy a new fridgefreezer so that's more than wiped that out. Such is life!:D

joycemh_tan

carolinerunner,

I just paid over £7000+ to the tax man yesterday. I had set that aside but it still hurts!

nat21luv

I've just opened the First Direct 1st Account which pays £125 after the first 3 months and upon depositing £1500pm. There's a £10 charge per month if you can't reach this figure but if it's anything like the Halifax Reward you can just transfer amounts between accounts until you reach £1500 deposited I m opting for the Regular Savers account too, 8% for the first year, maximum £300 deposit every month must have the 1st Account to open the savers.

I'll keep my Halifax Rewards account and move money around my account to pass the £1000 mark to still receive £5 a month

Quids in

Sandy_Beach_2

I've put £416.90 into my savings account so far this month from ebaying etc.

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

nat21luv wrote: »

I've just opened the First Direct 1st Account which pays £125 after the first 3 months and upon depositing £1500pm. There's a £10 charge per month if you can't reach this figure but if it's anything like the Halifax Reward you can just transfer amounts between accounts until you reach £1500 deposited I m opting for the Regular Savers account too, 8% for the first year, maximum £300 deposit every month must have the 1st Account to open the savers.

I'll keep my Halifax Rewards account and move money around my account to pass the £1000 mark to still receive £5 a month

Quids in

I do this too! Dont forget to set up 2 direct debits to action by May to continue to qualify for the £5 as they are changing the T&Cs