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Weekly Saving Challenge 2014

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  • splodgethefirst
    splodgethefirst Posts: 339 Forumite
    Happy new year all!

    Sorry have been mia - not got proper Internet qt the moment - when I am home I will update the challengers list! Well done all for starting so promptly. I unfortunately have already spEnt my first month after accidentally scratching someone's car in the car park :( was the right thing to do and insurance not involved fortunately. Will start again on January pay day.

    Splodge
  • aplaceinthesun
    aplaceinthesun Posts: 756 Forumite
    Oh no Spoldge sorry to hear about the car but as you say it was the right thing to do. X
  • Bird
    Bird Posts: 65 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Gutted to hear about the car incident, glad to hear you did the right thing Splodge.

    Today marks my first payment into my savings pot for this challenge! :D
    Debt at worst:06.12.13
    Halifax credit card:[STRIKE]4873.82[/STRIKE]£4729.06 @ 0%APR
    Halifax loan [STRIKE]£3504.72 [/STRIKE]£3212.66@7.9%APR
    MBNA credit card:[STRIKE]£4258.90[/STRIKE] £6316.24@0%APR
    Barclaycard: [STRIKE]£7595.32[/STRIKE]£5324.14 @0% APR
    Target debt free date: 25.12.15
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Combo Breaker
    Opened a CU saving account - all very easy on line. £10 deposited which covers January. Dont need to think about it again until payday when I plan to deposit February's amount :)
    Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi :o
    In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
    'On the internet no one knows you are a cat' :) ;)
  • splodgethefirst
    splodgethefirst Posts: 339 Forumite
    Goodnes you go away for a few days and POP! the whole thread explodes open!

    Welcome to all new challengers ! I am glad to have you all aboard. If you want to update your signature as you save, littleangels3, you are very welcome to do that - I will be doing the same (once I've been paid for January, grumble).

    Argh I dont know how to multiquote ><

    32b3, Big Bog, Wendall, kbl well done on the first 5 weeks!
    DellyC, BlueDaisy, floella, - nice work on the mega payment!
    Cariads - nice one for weeks 1-4.

    All payments count, laurababs, macarsy, ETO, DC1, Bird ! one week at a time seeming very sensible just now.

    What's a CU account, Igamogam?

    Thanks for the reassurance about the car. Someone scraped my paint when I was in Nottingham not too long ago and didn't leave a note and I was fuming!!! I was very lucky the person I hit was very kind and clearly appreciated my honesty. This is what savings are for, I guess, life's accidents.

    Hope everyone's having a fun Thursday - been lovely that it hasn't rained today !
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Combo Breaker
    edited 2 January 2014 at 6:58PM
    splodgethefirst wrote: »
    What's a CU account, Igamogam?


    Credit Union :) I have got general deposit accounts/ISA etc thought I would start an emergency fund with a CU by using the weekly savers thread/challenge :)
    Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi :o
    In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
    'On the internet no one knows you are a cat' :) ;)
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Combo Breaker
    splodgethefirst wrote: »

    Argh I dont know how to multiquote ><


    Click on speech mark button for each quote except the last one when you click on 'quote'. Should all appear in the box then.Think that works:D
    Be the change you want to see -with apologies to Gandhi :o
    In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death. ~Sam Llewelyn
    'On the internet no one knows you are a cat' :) ;)
  • Westin
    Westin Posts: 6,320 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 3 January 2014 at 9:18PM
    Nice thread. Count me in for 2014.

    I plan to do this in reverse, starting with £52 this week and working down. That way it won't be so painful in the run up to Christmas 2014.

    Plan to make a deposit each Saturday into a dormant savings account.

    Good Luck to everyone following the scheme and thanks to the original poster for the idea.
  • tinks112
    tinks112 Posts: 67 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Finally put in my 1st payment of £202.00. Looking forward to having some money in my savings rather than it being a zero balance.

    Hope you all had a fab Christmas and New Year.
  • splodgethefirst
    splodgethefirst Posts: 339 Forumite
    Good to have you abord, Westin!

    Well done, tinks :)
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