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52 Week Money Challenge

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  • Hi, fantastic thread. I started it today, but I will be putting mixed weeks in whenever I have surplus cash :):
    2014 Wins:£25 Spartoo Voucher,Happy summer Dayz Out comp and charity donation,
    Declutter. JUL- £50.Aug-
    52 week Challenge £1/£1378
  • bpjames
    bpjames Posts: 18 Forumite
    Wow never thought that it looks easy as we have good chance to earn some decent money for surly.
  • aliwali
    aliwali Posts: 407 Forumite
    Hi all, been AWOL from this thread but I am still doing the challenge. I currently have £1266 in savings from starting backwards. Not sure if that is quite the right amount but I've been putting a bit extra away where I can.
    Fashion on a ration 0 of 66
  • Defintiely doing this!
    Doubt I will be able to afford the later weeks, but wil put a bit extra away in the early weeks when I can.
  • totally in!!! week one for me!!
    the money goes into my new laptop :T:T
  • HLR93
    HLR93 Posts: 44 Forumite
    I'll be starting this from next week, all money saved will go into my house deposit fund :)
    Saving For A Deposit - £3430.38/£5000 (27/10/14)
    52 Week Money Challenge - £28/£1378 (30/10/14)
    20p Saver Challenge - £0.20
    50p Saver Challenge - £0.50
  • £4 transferred yesterday, up to £10 total now.
  • kayester
    kayester Posts: 1,844 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    hey guys i didnt have internet for a few months

    due to a change of jobs I was unable to start this, I am not starting to plan my actions for next year, i am goin to start saving for xmas next year
    216/2018 (make ££ in 2018)

    Grocery challenge
    Jan 227/400
    swagbucks target 2018 1452/27375
  • Zola.
    Zola. Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I am not sure I understand how this works?

    Ok so week 1.... very simple to save a quid, week 5, easy to save a fiver. When you get to week 52 how are you supposed to save 52 quid without lifting it from an atm?
  • Al1x
    Al1x Posts: 1,653 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Every week I transferred the money out of my current account to a savings account. I only got up to week 28 before I found it really difficult but I did save up over £400 so it was worth it.
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