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Saving for Xmas 2015! A pound a day :-)

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  • I shall keep counting here until the end of the month, so £2 to add bringing my November total to £24 :)
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £387/£850 45.5%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£41.3k 59.8%
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • Well I transferred my final £30 giving me £365 now for the year, I can't wait to go shopping now!

    If it wasn't for this thread I'd probably be rocking in a corner somewhere chewing on my nails and wondering how on earth I was going to pay for christmas this year but now I can have a stress free christmas so thanks to MrCF for starting us all off and thank you everyone else for the motivation

    See you all on the new thread :T
  • Another £2 to add, it's still creeping up nicely! Now at £26 for November. :)
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £387/£850 45.5%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£41.3k 59.8%
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • candyapple wrote: »
    Well I transferred my final £30 giving me £365 now for the year, I can't wait to go shopping now!

    If it wasn't for this thread I'd probably be rocking in a corner somewhere chewing on my nails and wondering how on earth I was going to pay for christmas this year but now I can have a stress free christmas so thanks to MrCF for starting us all off and thank you everyone else for the motivation

    See you all on the new thread :T

    I know exactly what you mean Candyapple, this challenge has made my Christmas shopping stress-free:rotfl:

    I'm looking forward to doing it all again for 2016;)

    Ellie xx
  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,139 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    edited 1 December 2015 at 5:05PM
    Final total to report, £26 for November, £748 for the year :j

    I will stay subscribed until the end of the year, and Mr CF, I hope you will come back to report on the grand summary.

    Merry Xmas everyone! :xmassign::xmastree:

    ETA: Just went to do a final submission on the first page but MrCF has removed the link so I'm guessing there won't be a grand summary..
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £387/£850 45.5%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£41.3k 59.8%
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Name Dropper
    ETA: Just went to do a final submission on the first page but MrCF has removed the link so I'm guessing there won't be a grand summary..

    Thats a shame, well done on your final total thought TCC...
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    Save 12k in 2023 #58 Total (£4500.00) £2500.00/£5000 = 50.00%
    Sealed Pot Challenge ~17 #24 Total (£55.00) £0.00/£500 = 0.00%
    Xmas 2023 £1 a Day #13 Total (£85.00) £344.00/£365 = 94.24%
    Virtual Sealed Pot #1 Total (£500) £550.00/£500 = 110.00%
    £2 Savers Club 2023 #17 Total (£25.00) £45/£300 = 15.00%
    The 365 1p Challenge 2023 #7 Total £656.19/£667.95 = 98.23%
    Total £4095.19/£7332.95 = 55.84%
  • I didn't pop in much to update but kept it going all year, fantastic ☺no stress and budgeted for, definitely doing it again this year little bit left over too so kick started this year off already ☺

    Off to join the new thread ��
    new challenge?
    £1 a day for Christmas 2024 £367 / £366 ~
    Got married 24/05/19 ~ Credit Card
    DFW Nerd #1155 ~
    LBM 25/2/09 ~ Debt at highest £8,037.35 ~ £0
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