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  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Name Dropper
    Todays post brought me some good news, firstly it contained my most recent energy bill showing me the credit on the account which I have already received, but also had a PPI letter back from the bank where I held my first credit card when I was 18... I was awarded £252, which is great news as I wasn't sure they would have any record of the credit card as it was closed down in early 2009, but looks like filling out the form was worth it...

    Just have to wait for the credit to be applied to my current account, will pot some of it and then pay the rest of my credit card as I have little bit left owing from my holiday...

    Yay for PPI claims, if any one out there thinks they maybe owed anything put a claim form in and see what happens...

    Westie
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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%
  • hummingbird
    hummingbird Posts: 1,522 Forumite
    That's brilliant news Westie - well done!!!!!!! You and Levi have had great results there!! (And on the same day too - how could you have planned that heehehehhe!!!

    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!:j:j:j:j:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::j:j:j:j
    £10 a day extra in May '18[B]£35/310[
    Virtual Sealed Pot 2018 £500/£2500 = 20%
    You can find my diary here:http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5189836:beer:
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Name Dropper
    YAY THE COLD HAS VACATED MY BODY + MY VOICE HAS RETURNED!!!!

    went back to work today - was a very busy day but thats okay those days are better then twiddling your thumbs clock watching till the doors close...

    I am been watching the pennies this month after quite a spendy one but after my bills go out on friday I will have a better idea of where I stand, I also get my TC early due to BH Monday so that will help as the first payment of the tax year tends to be that little bit more....

    nothing more the share apart from the head is now feeling more like my own... cross those fingers I have had my share of the lurgies....

    Till the next update

    Adious Westieners

    Westie :-)
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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%
  • hummingbird
    hummingbird Posts: 1,522 Forumite
    That's brilliant news Westie that you're feeling so much better and have been able to go back to work!:j

    You've got bank hol to look forward to now!!
    £10 a day extra in May '18[B]£35/310[
    Virtual Sealed Pot 2018 £500/£2500 = 20%
    You can find my diary here:http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5189836:beer:
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Name Dropper
    yes indeed a perk of working in a bank and I get a long weekend as I dont work fridays or the weekends and I am back to the hospital to check the metal in my hip on the Tuesday so looking forward to the long weekend, but not the long car journey to London, but needs must, first trip there on Wednesday....

    two consultants from two different operations mean various trips but not at the same time, I think in December I was there once a week.... just glad I get transport otherwise it would cost a fortune there and back from the south coast....]

    ho hum.... I do appreciate the NHS for doing what they have so far....

    :0)
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Banking & Borrowing, and Reduce Debt & Boost Income boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySaving Expert.
    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%
  • hummingbird
    hummingbird Posts: 1,522 Forumite
    I've only just taken notice of your sig Westie - probably because i've just deleted some out-of-date/irrelevant stuff off mine!

    Do you do all these savings targets separately or are some of them combined? Eg is the sealed pot made up of other things or do you keep that as a separate thing from all the others? Hope you know what I mean, difficult to explain!!:p

    I did sealed pot a lot last year but have lapsed a bit with it recently!
    £10 a day extra in May '18[B]£35/310[
    Virtual Sealed Pot 2018 £500/£2500 = 20%
    You can find my diary here:http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5189836:beer:
  • hummingbird
    hummingbird Posts: 1,522 Forumite
    P.S - you're doing amazingly well on all your targets!!:j:j:j
    £10 a day extra in May '18[B]£35/310[
    Virtual Sealed Pot 2018 £500/£2500 = 20%
    You can find my diary here:http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5189836:beer:
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Name Dropper
    Hi HB

    all the challenges are separate,
    **the sealed pot is £1 coins goes into my scuba diving terramundi,
    ** £2 savers club goes into my Wishes and Dreams Terramundi pot,
    **The Xmas 2015 challenge goes into Tesco account,
    **Virtual sealed pot goes into my clydesdale account,
    ** 12k challenge consists of 2.5k that sitting in my nationwide account plus three regular savers with three banks...

    although I think I may add the £1/£2 coins to the 12k challenge when they get over 1k...

    its amazing how it all adds up, I only started in January... I have been making money via eBay and Quidco so thats helps...

    :-)
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Banking & Borrowing, and Reduce Debt & Boost Income boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySaving Expert.
    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
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Name Dropper
    8566613851f71fb4e9b93c56be730a6c0b6e140f566bc4e1c085e8c9a261922e770541c6.jpg
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Banking & Borrowing, and Reduce Debt & Boost Income boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySaving Expert.
    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%
  • hummingbird
    hummingbird Posts: 1,522 Forumite
    This is getting me quite inspired as to what can be achieved:j:j:j

    Love your terramundis but I will be starting with Kenco Millicano tins :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    £10 a day extra in May '18[B]£35/310[
    Virtual Sealed Pot 2018 £500/£2500 = 20%
    You can find my diary here:http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5189836:beer:
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