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Saving for Xmas 2016! - A pound a day

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  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
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    edited 8 April 2016 at 6:36PM
    £6 added to bring my total to a nice round one, which also takes me up to 17th June so I am ahead of myself by over 60 days :-)

    Feeling confident that I will be the opposite of stressed while budgeting for christmas this year.

    :-)
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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%
  • £6 more for me too, should be more but another purchase hasn't tracked on tcb, I now have 5 outstanding tickets - bit annoying...
    Anyway, #3 £219/£732

    Happy weekend everyone :)
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    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...
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
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    Westie983 wrote: »
    £6 added to bring my total to a nice round one, which also takes me up to 17th June so I am ahead of myself by over 60 days :-)

    Feeling confident that I will be the opposite of stressed while budgeting for christmas this year.

    :-)


    It's a great challenge Westie and certainly does take the stress out of Christmas;)

    Total updated
    Ellie x
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
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    £6 more for me too, should be more but another purchase hasn't tracked on tcb, I now have 5 outstanding tickets - bit annoying...
    Anyway, #3 £219/£732

    Happy weekend everyone :)


    Morning TCC,


    Total updated, nice to see it over the £200 mark;)


    Ellie x
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
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    It's a great challenge Westie and certainly does take the stress out of Christmas;)

    Total updated
    Ellie x

    It's becoming very addictive along with my other challenges
    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%
  • Twas a productive day today, now up to:
    #3 £232/£732
    I will have some more to report by the end of the week but this will do nicely for now. :cool:
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £460/£800 57%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    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...
  • Woo hoo I'm on a roll! No more shopping but one of my tcb claims has been confirmed so now up to:
    #3 £243/£732 :j
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £460/£800 57%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    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
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    TopCashBack has finally got to payable for a bank account I opened in July last year...

    Yippee,

    £90 added to the xmas pot, the other £10 is in my purse :-)

    hope all is well

    Westie983
    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%
  • Scottishmummy
    Scottishmummy Posts: 1,176 Forumite
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    Not posted for a couple of weeks. £46 added to my pot :)
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  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
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    Westie983 wrote: »
    It's becoming very addictive along with my other challenges


    I know the feeling:o


    Ellie x
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