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Saving for Xmas 2016! - A pound a day

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  • January2015
    January2015 Posts: 2,369 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    £488 / £732 for me.

    I was guilty of dipping into this pot of money last week, but I have put it straight back on pay day :)

    I've also started buying Christmas presents but cannot bring myself to use this pot of money - strange brain logic going on somewhere !
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  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Name Dropper
    January2015 wrote: »
    £488 / £732 for me.

    I was guilty of dipping into this pot of money last week, but I have put it straight back on pay day :)

    I've also started buying Christmas presents but cannot bring myself to use this pot of money - strange brain logic going on somewhere !

    I can sympathise with this, I will start looking from October when ill start a xmas present wish list/basket on Amazon, and add stuff I like/ and or see then I do a recki of it end of November then click buy, and the postman delivers it all to me to divide up and wrap....

    Job done,
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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%
  • LuckyPenny
    LuckyPenny Posts: 1,301 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    This month's update:
    #75 £155/£334
    I haven't caught up yet, but happy anyway with having put some money away
    Competition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]
  • milasavesmoney
    milasavesmoney Posts: 1,787 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    January2015 wrote: »
    I've also started buying Christmas presents but cannot bring myself to use this pot of money - strange brain logic going on somewhere !

    This is exactly what I'm doing too! It's the strangest thing. :)
    Overprepare, then go with the flow.
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  • TrushTush
    TrushTush Posts: 218 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic Energy Saving Champion
    milasavesmoney wrote: »
    This is exactly what I'm doing too! It's the strangest thing. :)
    And me!
    Although I am using it, but then putting the money back in!!
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  • rockabillygirl
    rockabillygirl Posts: 197 Forumite
    Xmas Saver! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi everyone. £31.00 saved for this month.
    It will all be ok in the end - if it's not ok, then it's not the end!
    Saving for Christmas 2019 #27 total £62.00
    Sealed pot challenge 12 #32 total £67.50
    Mortgage paid off.
  • curlywurly82
    curlywurly82 Posts: 185 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    no 24. £84 total

    Saving for this isn't going as well as I would like, I am making other savings though. It is doubtful I will get to £365 however I am hoping on £120.00 which will pay for the Christmas parties etc.
  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,139 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    £4 for me this week, taking me to:
    #3 £577/£732 :)
    Thanks Ellieseleven
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    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £416/£850 49%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
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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...
  • chocoholicqueen
    chocoholicqueen Posts: 565 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary
    £31 transferred for August bringing my total to £275 #42.
    Emergency Fund £0/£500
    £365 in 365 Days #18 £520/£520
    £2.00 Savers Club 2017 #11 £300/£300
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    January2015 wrote: »
    £488 / £732 for me.

    I was guilty of dipping into this pot of money last week, but I have put it straight back on pay day :)

    I've also started buying Christmas presents but cannot bring myself to use this pot of money - strange brain logic going on somewhere !

    I know exactly what you mean January, my ££'s are in tins which cannot be opened until the end of the challenge so any Christmas gifts have to come out of other money:o

    Ellie x
    Debt Free 1st March 2017

    My diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2599257&page=36
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