The 'Save 12k in 2014' Thread!

TrustyOven

tara747 wrote: »

My overall savings total stands at £75,028.

Wow well done Tara747!
Must have taken a long time to save up that much?



I cant remember if I'm doing this challenge from 1st to the 31st of the month, or payday-to-payday. Time to dig out my old posts!

JoJoC

Wow- that's some total Tara!!

Well done everyone

I'm just waiting on my payday on Friday before declaring my jan/feb total since I can't remember when I started but was definitely mid-month.

SusanneCape

tara747 wrote: »

My overall savings total stands at £75,028.

I've finally broken the £75,000 barrier!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :beer:

Well done Tara:T. Great result. I am hoping to break the £40,000 barrier soon.

Amazing what can be done when one sets one's mind to it.

Best,

SusanneCape

Slowlyfading, I have just noticed that I am on the spreadsheet 2x. I have number 44 as well as number 78. Can you please reallocate number 78 to someone as I have been using 44? Many thanks.

pgalland

This tracker is awesome. It motivates you so much ! As a result, I raised my saving target.
What is incredible is that we have a combined target saving value of £2m... shows the power of MSE.

tara747

TrustyOven wrote: »

Wow well done Tara747!
Must have taken a long time to save up that much?



I cant remember if I'm doing this challenge from 1st to the 31st of the month, or payday-to-payday. Time to dig out my old posts!

Thanks, TrustyOven!

It's taken me about 7 years so far. Though I save more each year, as I get pay rises and more interest on my savings. Although rates are pathetic ATM, I still earn about £1,800 per year in interest.

JoJoC wrote: »

Wow- that's some total Tara!!

Well done everyone

I'm just waiting on my payday on Friday before declaring my jan/feb total since I can't remember when I started but was definitely mid-month.

Thanks JoJoC! I do a payday update, rather than the last day of the month. It's hard enough to wait until payday to do my update, I'm so impatient.

SusanneCape wrote: »

Well done Tara:T. Great result. I am hoping to brake the £40,000 barrier soon.

Amazing what can be done when one sets one's mind to it.

Best,

Thanks SusanneCape, and a huge well done to you too! :beer: Like you say, it's amazing what we can do when we set our minds to it. I'm so glad that I didn't fritter away that £75,000.

Harveys_2

Hi can I just ask, does saving mean in bank accounts only...or can it include investment in shares etc...

thank you.

Domayne

I just want to let you know that I haven't disappeared and forgotten about my goals xD I've decided not to save anything in February however as I figure if I don't then I can pay off my debt 2 weeks earlier - It might not seem like much but if I do then I can avoid interest charges + repayment cover by closing my card down before I get a statment! :rotfl:
I will be back in March though!!

porgiegeorgie

tara747 wrote: »

My overall savings total stands at £75,028.

I've finally broken the £75,000 barrier!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :beer:

That's incredible Tara :beer:

Are you saving for anything in particular?

tara747

porgiegeorgie wrote: »

That's incredible Tara :beer:

Are you saving for anything in particular?

Thanks!

I started saving with a house deposit in mind, and that's probably what it'll be spent on... but I now see financial freedom as a worthwhile goal in itself.

I could start a business, emigrate, or maybe just dip into the savings, take a year off and travel around the world - anything I want, really. And that's a nice feeling.

Well done you too, you're over halfway to your target! :beer: