The "Save 12k in 2016" Thread!

lisa110rry

I'm really pleased! I was beginning to think I might not make my target this year again (always set it high so not really bothered) but a substantial loan I made over five years ago has just been repaid to me. As it was never counted before it was loaned out, I can obviously count it now! Actual figures to come the day after pay day.

Gem-gem

Putting £1000 into 2x regular savers but as I am going to be taking money out to pay for my holiday I am not going to count it.
So still on £4872. But happy because I am going to be going on a holiday of a lifetime.
Slowly fading - do I need to put a form in to declare £0?

Domayne

So after my resolution to continue saving £1k per month for the rest of the year, This is #127 declaring a bit fat 0!! for June
This is because of how bad of a spendy May I had and I cleared my entire 'holiday fund' - £1500 that was earmarked to book my holiday to New York next April but I ended up spending it all on....I don't even know what, I have nothing to show for it!!!
So my friend has booked New York (YAY!) but I have to give him £970 this month so yeah, Nothing left to save :k
AND July will probably be the same again because my sister is pressuring to book for her wedding in Greece next May.
Now I have a dilemma with this because I will be having to pay as a single, which basically means I will be paying for 2 people and the quote I got for her hotel was £1132!!
Now the dilemma is.....Do I pay that so I can have the peace of not having to share a room OR do I bunk up with my parents for the week to save half of that? I don't know. I live with my parents and we get along fine but I don't know if I want to be in such close quarters for the whole week! @_@

chelseablue

Domayne wrote: »

So after my resolution to continue saving £1k per month for the rest of the year, This is #127 declaring a bit fat 0!! for June
This is because of how bad of a spendy May I had and I cleared my entire 'holiday fund' - £1500 that was earmarked to book my holiday to New York next April but I ended up spending it all on....I don't even know what, I have nothing to show for it!!!
So my friend has booked New York (YAY!) but I have to give him £970 this month so yeah, Nothing left to save :k
AND July will probably be the same again because my sister is pressuring to book for her wedding in Greece next May.
Now I have a dilemma with this because I will be having to pay as a single, which basically means I will be paying for 2 people and the quote I got for her hotel was £1132!!
Now the dilemma is.....Do I pay that so I can have the peace of not having to share a room OR do I bunk up with my parents for the week to save half of that? I don't know. I live with my parents and we get along fine but I don't know if I want to be in such close quarters for the whole week! @_@

I get along great with my Mum and Dad but if we went on holiday together I think I'd much rather have my own room, somewhere to escape to during the day if family members were getting on my nerves

lisa110rry

I'm sorry the month has been heavily spendy for some of us, but I've actually got a little bit more good news! My pension lump sum has just been paid for a small LG pension - £4137! Now there's no way I won't make my target!

black_taxi_2

fund manager invested today

£834

thx

halfway---g/l all

Seafoam

Just splashed out on a Christmas holiday. My share sets me back about £1420.

Did I do good?:undecided

brizzledfw

Hi all.. I don't think I will report any savings this month as the savings pot has been raided and then some (but not all) cash returned....so I will stick to May's total, reconcile, and pull my socks up for July.

[Deleted User]

End of May £500 for me. Well done everyone on the totals. Tara you are almost there. Congratulations.

I have a couple of interviews lined up later this month. Hoping to be able to really boost my savings if I get a new job.

kitjos

Seems a few of us are struggling mid year .

I've made myself a few spreadsheets to get myself back on plan. Way too much money has been fluttered away the last 2 months and i dont have a huge amount to show for it.

Tara - I keep looking our for your £100k post . Hope to celebrate with you when the time comes :beer:

Good luck to everyone for July.

Will be £0 for me this month SF. Thanks xxx