The "Save 12k in 2016" Thread!

chrislee2810

020 reporting £1200 for June.

slowlyfading

poohbear59 wrote: »

Can I join you a little late please?

Of course! Your challenger number is #18 do you want your target to be £3,000?

-Selene

Declaring late due to a stressful month -- apologies.

Total of £447.39 saved, but £868.30 spent (new-to-me car + poorly cat) so a negative balance of -£420.91. June is a very spendy month due to car insurance so will make this up by July at the latest. Hopefully will catch up on savings later in the year

Aliliva

Declaring some nice 700GBP for June too. I'll probably update the figure by the end of the month, as I might be able so save a few extra quids :T

BUKI_2

bigfreddiel wrote: »

So to those of you out there, keep at it, after thirty plus years of saving, you'll end up like me - a savings addict!

haah sooooo true!
the more you get / make the more you want...


I do remember, before I started saving, I did not bother much.
I lived my life to full extend, did not worry much ...


but when I started, now every time me or my wife spends money;
it sticks in my head ... could have saved sooo much , could have saved this much .. lol




Money is a B****

tara747

BUKI wrote: »

haah sooooo true!
the more you get / make the more you want...


I do remember, before I started saving, I did not bother much.
I lived my life to full extend, did not worry much ...


but when I started, now every time me or my wife spends money;
it sticks in my head ... could have saved sooo much , could have saved this much .. lol


Money is a B****

That's a sad attitude, imho.


I save lots and I think I live life to the full. In fact, since I rejected mindless consumerism in my mid-20s, I think I've lived life more fully than I did before. It's all about prioritising spending on what I love.

BUKI_2

@TARA


it is all how you see it
you see things differently, we all do.


Surely, still do what I like to do .. but not doing some silly stuff like I did before.
Bottom line, before I DID NOT CARE ABOUT TOMORROW whereas nowadays I think about it wisely.




Anyway, whatever floats your boat Tara

slowlyfading

Spreadsheet updated - phew! Sorry for the delay; life has been pretty crazy around here lately.

There are some fantastic numbers that people are saving - well done everyone I wish I could say the same

Now, if everyone could just donate me £5 for running the thread I'd be nearer to where I should be.....

*only slightly kidding *

Just joking.... :rotfl:

Dird

boglehead hire me as your apprentice :eek:

boglehead

Dird wrote: »

boglehead hire me as your apprentice :eek:

Ha ha ha, funny indeed. Working for Megacorp has some good perks if you're willing to stick to it for a while, and show good work ethic.

Worked for me - I have been/am lucky and feel blessed. Trust me it has not always been that way - when I started working 10 years ago, my base salary was exactly on average national salary.