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Saving for Xmas 2016! - A pound a day

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  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
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    jenny+luke wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'd love to join please.

    I love sealed pot challenges, its great counting how much you've managed to save :)

    thank you


    Welcome to our challenge!


    Jenny+lucy, your number is 90


    Good Luck


    Ellie x
  • Mysteek
    Mysteek Posts: 232 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 1 February 2016 at 2:17PM
    Another £31 for January for me please.


    #63 £84/£366

    Thank you x
    MFIT #73 - Pay all mortgage off in 3 years[STRIKE] £46,400[/STRIKE]£34,295 PAID £12,105
  • Aegean
    Aegean Posts: 91 Forumite
    #88 reporting - put a fiver in the Roland Rat-bank and transferred £28 to cover the days I missed in Jan today which will keep me square until Weds.

    Now looking at £38/£365 :money:
    Goal: Debt-free by 01.12.16
    LET'S DO THIS! :D
    PAYDBX 2016 #120 £5,141.65 [STRIKE]£5,747.37 on 01.01.16[/STRIKE]
    £1 a Day #88 £80/£365
    Earnings from Quidco, surveys and found shrapnel: £21.36
  • I have just transferred another £1.32 of change into my virtual pot giving me a total of #12 £52.23. .

    I am really behind with this but I did expect it to be slow as DH has no work. The season will be starting again so can't wait to get stuck in when he gets work again. I hope to have some more cashback and swagbucks funds to transfer into my virtual pot soon. I am determined not to dip into any of this until DH gets work.
    Barclaycard: £4,217.55/£5 = 0.11% | Tesco £3,810.55/£3,770.55 = 1.05%
    Total: £8,027.80/£5 = 100%/0.06%
    Mortgage £99,692/£51,652.33 51.8%
    Car Loan: £9,217.20/7,527.38 81.67%
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  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,303 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    Lost count so I think I will just add once a month!


    #75 £31/£334
    Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]
  • I have just transferred another £1.32 of change into my virtual pot giving me a total of #12 £52.23. .

    I am really behind with this but I did expect it to be slow as DH has no work. The season will be starting again so can't wait to get stuck in when he gets work again. I hope to have some more cashback and swagbucks funds to transfer into my virtual pot soon. I am determined not to dip into any of this until DH gets work.

    Hi moneymanager, don't be too hard on yourself or feel intimidated by other peoples' totals. Keeping up the £50 every two months would give you £300 to spend next Xmas and it can't be over estimated how de-stressing it is to be spending real money not piling on the credit card. Its all good. :T
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  • nannygladys
    nannygladys Posts: 3,235 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been on here for ages but Ive been taking a break from the internet as I was spending just too much time on here, but the good news is that I have still been doing this challenge so my updated figure is

    69/366[/B]

    nannyg
    £1 a day 2025: £90.00/365 Xmas fund
  • #83 @ £38

    February's dosh will trickle through as per usual and next week on pay day I'll be able to put back January's bit, I'll be back on track then :j
    new challenge?
    £1 a day for Christmas 2024 £367 / £366 ~
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    LBM 25/2/09 ~ Debt at highest £8,037.35 ~ £0
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    I have just transferred another £1.32 of change into my virtual pot giving me a total of #12 £52.23. .

    I am really behind with this but I did expect it to be slow as DH has no work. The season will be starting again so can't wait to get stuck in when he gets work again. I hope to have some more cashback and swagbucks funds to transfer into my virtual pot soon. I am determined not to dip into any of this until DH gets work.

    I know exactly where you are coming from, my OH's work is seasonal too and at this time of year. He doesn't earn anything and Jan & Feb are the most difficult months to cope with (after Christmas etc.)

    This is one reason why I joined this challenge to start with to help us through those difficult months. As Triple Choc Chip says don't be intimidated or put off by other totals, you're doing great and there is a long way to go before the end of the year. I always look at it as, whatever I save is a bonus and a help towards Christmas;)

    Ellie x
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi moneymanager, don't be too hard on yourself or feel intimidated by other peoples' totals. Keeping up the £50 every two months would give you £300 to spend next Xmas and it can't be over estimated how de-stressing it is to be spending real money not piling on the credit card. Its all good. :T

    Wise words TCC ;)
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