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  • JayneTay
    JayneTay Posts: 64 Forumite
    Gonna try my best - count me in!
    JayneTay
    Starting to money save and be money smart! :j
  • YORKSHIRELASS
    YORKSHIRELASS Posts: 6,516 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I am in too Kat. Aprils been a tough one! My hours at work have been temporarily cut because its so quiet - and the kids are on holiday at the end of May so I really need to be very very frugal!
  • AuntyRuby
    AuntyRuby Posts: 46 Forumite
    Hi Kat, can you count me in for the May challenge. Thanks :-)
    Food 65.39/300 Fuel 0/60

    DFD Dec 2017 student loan £277.17 (03/2014) Tesco loan £4,589.76 (12/2017)
    MFD June 2031 £90,630/£112,000
  • abundant1972
    abundant1972 Posts: 1,754 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 28 April 2013 at 6:42PM
    Count me in again!!!

    However - I've decided to adjust my end target date as no matter which way I look at it I'm not going to make end of the year in one piece. So - I'm taking the pressure off myself a bit - looking at what overtime I can get in whilst doing studying and trying to stay afloat emotionally.

    My new target is:

    Debt Free by the end of Summer of 2014 (by August 01st which is the pagan harvest festival). Of course - I will be chucking everything I can at my debts to try and reduce them before then - but that's my new deadline!!! 15 paydays to clear my debts.

    Thanks Kat for running this thread again! You're a :starmod:

    :)
    ⭐ DEBT FREE : 18/02/2025 ⭐
    Follow your heart & be true to yourself always
    My life is full of abundance and prosperity
    NST April: Food/Spends = £240.00/£60.00 NSD = 7 /12
    Be kind - Eat well - Exercise - Be mindful
  • 32b3in2013
    32b3in2013 Posts: 2,473 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    edited 28 April 2013 at 6:42PM
    Hi

    Could I join this month? I joined in Jan but failed miserably after 2 days!!

    In May I have my car tax, insurance, MOT and residents permit to pay for so it is going to be tight.

    If I am allowed I will be back on Wednesday to update on my budget.

    32b3
    SPC9 #125 - £816.85
    SPC10 #125 - £851.81
    SPC 11 #7 - £968.46
    SPC 12 #7 - £2682.90
    SPC 13 #7 - £4829.85
    SPC 17 #7 - £7313.63
  • snozberry
    snozberry Posts: 1,200 Forumite
    Oh I'm in! Purely based on the film references though lol. I'm aiming for 21 days. All bills are paid from a different account and the money is sitting there already. I'll need about £40 for petrol and emergencies but, other than that, bring it on!

    (I haven't updated my signature btw. All of the info for it is in my spending diary)
  • Matt2389
    Matt2389 Posts: 150 Forumite
    Count me in, I missed April's! Looking forward to contributing and not lurking in the shadows...
    Save £12K in 2013 £4000/9000
  • Trajal
    Trajal Posts: 550 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    As a Master Jedi, I'm definitely in.

    <switches on lightsaber of costcutting>
    Debt free, moved, got new stuff for the new flat - got everything I wanted and need - now just saving.
  • ecodude
    ecodude Posts: 21 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Can i come in from the cold ? Been following since February love to join you all. Ecodude
    'The Janus Illusion' # 24
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,924 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 29 April 2013 at 4:18PM
    I am in.

    Total debt as of the 1/5/13 5995.65

    I aim by the 1st of June to have a debt of 5000 pounds and an emergency fund of 850 (curently 750)

    *I know I am not meant to do this yet but my DFD is the 5th of November - that gives me 7 payslips to pay off 5995 = 5995/7 =856 per month roughly speaking, this month I want to pay off 995 using random bits of savings and lots of pots of change and e bay! *
    Nevertheless she persisted.
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