The "Save 12k in 2016" Thread!

Westie983

tara747 wrote: »

June update from me (drumroll please):

I saved £1,615, which makes my 2016 (to date) total £6,336 and my overall total £101,543.

I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally hit £100K!


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Well done Tara

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sofarbehind

Well done Tara!!! That is amazing and I hope you are celebrating your achievement.

kitjos

tara747 wrote: »

June update from me (drumroll please):

I saved £1,615, which makes my 2016 (to date) total £6,336 and my overall total £101,543.

I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally hit £100K!


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CONGRATS TARA!! :T:j

You did it! You got over100k - that's insane! :eek:

So, whats the goal now?? Keep going or spend a little xx

darkidoe

Arbury. It's been years since I lived in that part of the town. Ahhh fun times. £80 000 cash savings seems like a very tough goal. But I think any target you set yourself would seem like a slough. I value my savings so much more and appreciate how difficult it is to accumulate it.

darkidoe

tara747 wrote: »

June update from me (drumroll please):

I saved £1,615, which makes my 2016 (to date) total £6,336 and my overall total £101,543.

I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally hit £100K!


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Amazing! That's my goal for my net worth! Needs a couple more years of frugality tho.

mummytummy

tara747 wrote: »

June update from me (drumroll please):

I saved £1,615, which makes my 2016 (to date) total £6,336 and my overall total £101,543.

I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally hit £100K

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Well done tara, fantastic achievement, hope I can be in your position one day :beer:

bobobski

Tara dear, well done!! How long did that take you? Any tips??!!

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Arbury. It's been years since I lived in that part of the town. Ahhh fun times. £80 000 cash savings seems like a very tough goal. But I think any target you set yourself would seem like a slough. I value my savings so much more and appreciate how difficult it is to accumulate it.

I agree, I think any decent target looks daunting from the bottom. I hope it's largely about keeping up the motivation and not falling off the wagon by saying "sod it, I'll never reach my goal but I've got a bunch of money, let's go spend it!". Something I'm prone to do

george4064

Congrats Tara! Great inspiration for all!

bobobski

Pay rises announced today: I got a lower pay rise than I was expecting and zero bonus. When I say "expecting", I mean my boss has told me several times what I should be expecting. That included a 5% bonus. Needless to say, I'm not a happy bunny right now and I feel like I have been lied to by my boss, with whom I have an excellent relationship. Well, had.

It puts me back a way on my savings so looks like I won't make that extra challenge I'd set myself and it's now unlikely I'll make my challenge target either.

Good news is that today is the first day in weeks I left work within an hour of my supposed finish time; lately I've been staying an average of 3 hours late every evening.

darkidoe

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Pay rises announced today: I got a lower pay rise than I was expecting and zero bonus. When I say "expecting", I mean my boss has told me several times what I should be expecting. That included a 5% bonus. Needless to say, I'm not a happy bunny right now and I feel like I have been lied to by my boss, with whom I have an excellent relationship. Well, had.

It puts me back a way on my savings so looks like I won't make that extra challenge I'd set myself and it's now unlikely I'll make my challenge target either.

Good news is that today is the first day in weeks I left work within an hour of my supposed finish time; lately I've been staying an average of 3 hours late every evening.

What are your standard working hoours? What industry do you work in? I am knackered today after my 9th consecutive 12 hours shifts. This is not humane.