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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

    Thanks Ellie
    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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    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%
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    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 x
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Westie983 wrote: »
    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 xx
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    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 x
  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,303 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    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]
  • VickyA_2
    VickyA_2 Posts: 4,581 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    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. :D :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 declared
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
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    ...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%
  • hummingbird
    hummingbird Posts: 1,522 Forumite
    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:
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
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    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 :p

    Anyway you have no excuse it's been on my signature for ever and ever I'm surprised it took you this long ;)
    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%
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