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Saving for Xmas 2016! - A pound a day
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Happy bank holiday everyone
The sun is shining but too windy to sit out in it.
My tcb tickets are slowly dribbling in so I can add £7 today.
#3 £257/£732
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triple_choc_chip wrote: »Happy bank holiday everyone
The sun is shining but too windy to sit out in it.
My tcb tickets are slowly dribbling in so I can add £7 today.
#3 £257/£732
Thanks Ellie
Im sitting on £8.52 on TCB, keep checking keep hoping....
added £1 today though from change given back from me from my shopping for the Brownies last night...
Im getting there, not sure what I will do when I get to the finish line.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%0 -
karenccs67 wrote: »We've just had a new kitchen and there has been a bit of a cockup with the flooring so rather than use my credit card I've dipped into the Xmas fund :mad: I'm hoping I will be able to put it back between now & November.
#10 £225/£750-£600
At least you didn't use your credit card and you have time to catch up;)
Ellie xDebt Free 1st March 2017
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Im sitting on £8.52 on TCB, keep checking keep hoping....
added £1 today though from change given back from me from my shopping for the Brownies last night...
Im getting there, not sure what I will do when I get to the finish line.
...why not just keep going? It's amazing how much you can save using this method:cool:
Ellie xxDebt Free 1st March 2017
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Hello everyone,
A miserable Bank Holiday here, not stopped raining so far:(
All totals updated, we're doing great and our totals are really starting to add up to some serious saving now...keep it up;)
Ellie xDebt Free 1st March 2017
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I've been selling things on my local Facebook and anything I earn is going into the pot for a debt-free Christmas. End of Month Total:
#75 £112/£334
Typical bank holiday Ellie - thanks for keeping the totals up to date.Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]0 -
Good evening everyone. I haven't updated this thread for a while (sorry
) but I'm delighted to announce that I'm up to £183/£366! :j :j :j Transferred my £31 for the month of May.
:beer:
Sealed Pot Challenge #021 #8 975.71 #9 £881.44 #10 £961.13 #11 £782.13 #12 £741.83 #13 £2135.22 #14 £895.53 #15 £1240.40 #16 £1805.87 #17 £1820.01 declared0 -
Ellieseleven wrote: »...why not just keep going? It's amazing how much you can save using this method:cool:
Ellie xx
Very tempted but as I'm using Amazon gift cards I'm a little scared that something will happen and I will lose the lot, they are valid for ten years but thats only if the company continues to trade....
Ill should be okay for this year though, Ill probably start next month :-)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%0 -
Could I join please Ellie? I'm turning over a new leaf and becoming a saver!!!! I know I'm very late but still have plenty of months left to make a difference to next Christmas. I will just have to keep it separate from my Virtual Sealed Pot so that Westie doesn't get upset lol :-) (I was late joining that too)
Not sure if I can manage the £365 but I wil lset it as a goal.£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:0 -
hummingbird wrote: »Could I join please Ellie? I'm turning over a new leaf and becoming a saver!!!! I know I'm very late but still have plenty of months left to make a difference to next Christmas. I will just have to keep it separate from my Virtual Sealed Pot so that Westie doesn't get upset lol :-) (I was late joining that too)
Not sure if I can manage the £365 but I wil lset it as a goal.
You better not get confused, HB I will cry....
You were not just late, you were stupidly late
Anyway you have no excuse it's been on my signature for ever and ever I'm surprised it took you this longI’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%0
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