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  • AlwaysHappy
    AlwaysHappy Posts: 1,506 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Course you can join Determined diva, grab a pot, and MrCrimeFiction will be along in a bit to add you to the gang. Looks like its going to be a good year and a friendly place to hang out.
    I'm not a failure if I don't make it, I'm a success because I :tried!
  • pozza_73
    pozza_73 Posts: 195 Forumite
    I have tried to click on the spreadsheet link but it's saying that I don't have the owners permission. What am I doing wrong?
    Saving for Christmas 2017 £120/£400 :beer:
  • Samiszel
    Samiszel Posts: 610 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    I'm now on £7 total
    Letting Go NST #17
    NSD 1/15; LTW 0/9; budget £0/£250; food £5.20/£120; steps 0/31
    Make £10 per day in Oct: £30/£310

    Mortgage: £214,702.15
  • stiltoncheese
    stiltoncheese Posts: 351 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    kathrynha wrote: »
    Oh my goodness I have just counted my pot and I have saved £44.20 in one week :eek:

    Wow, great work. Well done :)
    [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]D[FONT=&quot]ebt free since May 2015[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT]
  • iloveshopping93
    iloveshopping93 Posts: 365 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Car Insurance Carver!
    Up to £7 for me today. I am going to stick to £1 daily as I think it will prevent me from dipping into it. Such an effective way of being prepared for next Xmas. :)
    CC1: £1000 £826
    CC2: £4500 £4195
    Wedding Loan: £6200 £5443
    Car Loan: £10000 £5066
    Very: £200 £50
    Total: £21900 £15580
  • kdalwayskint
    kdalwayskint Posts: 802 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Can I please join in?

    I don't know what it's going to best for me, a sealed pot or online.

    I will start tomorrow as I have no cash on me and no cash in the bank until tomorrow!
    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
  • Meowhouse
    Meowhouse Posts: 236 Forumite
    Just catching up with the thread :)

    :hello: welcome all newbies to the challenge and the thread, enjoy your savings and be aware it does become addictive :D
    Sparkly_Lady wrote: »
    Todays £1 is in the pot plus 10p because I pinched a brilliant idea from pozza 73. My plan is to fund this by eating less but I keep forgetting that bit.

    - I just mis read your siggy and thought it said starving for Christmas - hehe made me chuckle tho :rotfl::rotfl:

    Well I have had another £7 in coins over the weekend so the safest place for them is in my pot :D
    Meowhouse SPC #7 no 199 £560.58
    :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin My beautiful shiny stars from Sue xx
    £1 a day challenge 2014 £365/365
    No 18 £1 a day 2015 started £7/365 in the pot £31/365 in the ISA
    Got to start somewhere! :j
    Merry Christmas everybody :xmastree:
  • the.new.me
    the.new.me Posts: 195 Forumite
    Can I join please I have just opened a separate account and I will put in what is owe when I get paid in an hour and 5 minutes lol
    Saving for Xmas 2015 #84 £163.00 ~ £365
    SPC 2015 # 43 (£340.28) banked + (£3.86) in SP £344.14 Total ~ £500
    NSD J 19/19 F 7/10
    Lunches to Uni F 6/16
    Loan: [STRIKE]£2000[/STRIKE] £1000 50% paid, Mum [STRIKE]£7800[/STRIKE] £4900 33.7% paid, [STRIKE]CC £200 [/STRIKE] PAID ,[STRIKE] DWP £740.16[/STRIKE] £544.16 26.5% PAID, Over draft £2000 Total [STRIKE]£12740[/STRIKE] £8444.16 33.7% paid
  • kirstydriver
    kirstydriver Posts: 549 Forumite
    £4 more for me today taking me to £23.. am quite happy with this challenge so far!
  • MrCrimeFiction
    MrCrimeFiction Posts: 393 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    the.new.me wrote: »
    Can I join please I have just opened a separate account and I will put in what is owe when I get paid in an hour and 5 minutes lol
    kdalwayskint wrote: »
    Can I please join in?

    I don't know what it's going to best for me, a sealed pot or online.

    I will start tomorrow as I have no cash on me and no cash in the bank until tomorrow!
    Determined_diva wrote: »
    Hi can I join please? I have set up a gmail account too
    DDx

    Welcome everyone. It's fantastic to have you here. Well done for joining and I hope you do well all year. Please see the spreadsheet for your allocated number. The links for everything are on the front page.

    Happy saving. :D

    MrCF
    Saving for that dream holiday
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