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  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,961 Forumite
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    Hi, please can I join you?

    I love challenges like this :D Like others, I will probably struggle in the final weeks but for now it's my week 1 £1 in the jar :j

    Coxy
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 27/25 Currently reading Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh
  • System
    System Posts: 178,390 Community Admin
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    How's the brainstorming going for raising the funds :j:j I am looking out some new websites and will try to got one poll redemption for week 40 :D
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • kayester
    kayester Posts: 1,844 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    welcome Coxy11 :)
    216/2018 (make ££ in 2018)

    Grocery challenge
    Jan 227/400
    swagbucks target 2018 1452/27375
  • ted24
    ted24 Posts: 178 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'm fascinated by this and going to try to make this work.

    Looking at my own income at moment and next years holidays and family events I think it may work better for me in reverse (£52 first) or at least have a better chance of succeeding.
  • kayester
    kayester Posts: 1,844 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    wow nice way of looking at is ted, welcome :):)
    216/2018 (make ££ in 2018)

    Grocery challenge
    Jan 227/400
    swagbucks target 2018 1452/27375
  • Minnibix
    Minnibix Posts: 263 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Hi really love this idea, can I join please
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,934 Forumite
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    Hi
    Can I join please? I need to save more money. I might write it in my dairy to remind me.

    thanks

    Buffy
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • kayester
    kayester Posts: 1,844 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Minnibix wrote: »
    Hi really love this idea, can I join please

    Welcome :)
    Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »
    Hi
    Can I join please? I need to save more money. I might write it in my dairy to remind me.

    thanks

    Buffy

    welcome :)
    216/2018 (make ££ in 2018)

    Grocery challenge
    Jan 227/400
    swagbucks target 2018 1452/27375
  • frooglefraggle
    frooglefraggle Posts: 298 Forumite
    Can i join £1 in my new challenge jar already :)
    1% challenge £2015.50 = £20.16
    Make £2.50 a day £80.82/77.50
    Sealed pot opening Nov 2018: ???
    Going back to being to basics. And penny pinching in 2018 This will be my year 😘
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,934 Forumite
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    https://www.affinityplus.org/Portals/0/Documents/Blog/52Week.pdf

    Thought this might be useful for people

    xx
    Nevertheless she persisted.
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