The "Save 12k in 2015' Thread!

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  • brilliantsunshine
    brilliantsunshine Posts: 40 Forumite
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    Sorry I've been awol! As expected my car failed its mot and was eyewateringly expensive to get it through.

    However on a positive note, I have received a pension pot payout of £4964.58 which I've popped into my isa. As this means I've reached my target, I've increased it to £11k.

    I've also set up a regular s&s isa now so will start including this towards my target too.

    We've also made the decision to cancel our summer holiday this year in favour of saving the money as we really want to buy a house.

    I'm still trying to save a bit more this month but as it is school holidays coming up, it's going to be tough!
    I'm trying to keep focused though :D

    Hope the pregnancy is going well SF- not long to go now? Xx
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  • slowlyfading
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    Can everyone open the spreadsheet link okay? It looks a little different...
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  • slowlyfading
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    brilliantsunshine wrote: »
    Hope the pregnancy is going well SF- not long to go now? Xx
    Less than 4 weeks til due date, and counting :j
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  • slowlyfading
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    Spreadsheet updated :)
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  • geoffers4
    geoffers4 Posts: 263 Forumite
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    slowlyfading wrote: »
    Can everyone open the spreadsheet link okay? It looks a little different...

    No, when I try to follow the web link I'm getting an error message... "the spreadsheet at this URL could not be found".

    ...but if I look in my Google Sheets app on my tablet, I can see it fine.
    Maybe the link on the forum needs updating?
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  • Westie983
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    slowlyfading wrote: »
    Can everyone open the spreadsheet link okay? It looks a little different...

    Opened okay for me but I had to log into google again to be able to see it :0)
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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%
  • Westie983
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    On another challenge I am partaking in the link to the update form needed to be updated so maybe its something to do with MSE and google....
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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%
  • Notfarfromtheborder
    Notfarfromtheborder Posts: 176 Forumite
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    June update now sent in, another boring £600.


    HOPEFULLY, all big expenses gone, holiday done and dusted, had saved £4K for this separately so will all be cleared when CC bills land.


    With a bit of luck, July will be better, need to up the £600 per month to £1400 per month for the next 6 months to get to target.


    Might be a struggle as I will have to do further salary sacrifice soon to get me to a point where the savings are only taxed at 20%
  • slowlyfading
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    I've changed the link to the spreadsheet in the first post, can someone see if that works okay? :)
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  • maria3104
    maria3104 Posts: 920 Forumite
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    Hi

    Just advised slowly fading that sadly the collapse of Wales agricultural commodity prices means I will be required to draw from any available savings to keep our farm. My priorities have dramatically changed.

    Thank you for all the encouragement and support. I will be back in a few years when things I hope improve.

    Thank you once again.
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