The "Save 12k in 2016" Thread!

Suffolk_lass

Just posted my October update. Managed just over £930 this month. If I can just keep this up for the next two months I can still make our stretch target. It's good to challenge ourselves!

SL

Ashers92

Number 157 for October.

Going steady with another £700.
Taking my total to £10550.

Just about on target!

kev2009

Hi all,

#025 declaring £500 for Sept and October.

Apologies being late providing the update, I've submitted the form.

Kev

bobobski

Having just about recovered from that puppy news, I can now declare for October a total of £656.97. Last tight month coming up for me (paying off service) then we should see my figures start to rise, although the full effects may have to wait until the 2017 challenge!

More important than any given month though is that I am now officially over £10,000 in my deposit fund - woo! (Let's ignore that the target deposit is £60k+ and that on top of that I'll need an emergency fund and "ancillary" house buying fund...). First time in my life I've had 5-figure savings

Suffolk_lass

bobobski wrote: »

Having just about recovered from that puppy news, I can now declare for October a total of £656.97. Last tight month coming up for me (paying off service) then we should see my figures start to rise, although the full effects may have to wait until the 2017 challenge!

More important than any given month though is that I am now officially over £10,000 in my deposit fund - woo! (Let's ignore that the target deposit is £60k+ and that on top of that I'll need an emergency fund and "ancillary" house buying fund...). First time in my life I've had 5-figure savings

:T:T Well done. It's great, isn't it? and all your own hard work
SL

bobobski

Suffolk_lass wrote: »

:T:T Well done. It's great, isn't it? and all your own hard work
SL

Aw thank you! Yes it's brilliant - it actually feels like I'm making a dent in my target now!

SpekySquarehead

Morning all,

I've just submitted my usual £375 for the month of October. I had hoped I'd get more but it seems Xmas and a some other events have been more expensive than I'd have liked.

Better than £0.

bobobski

SpekySquarehead wrote: »

Morning all,

I've just submitted my usual £375 for the month of October. I had hoped I'd get more but it seems Xmas and a some other events have been more expensive than I'd have liked.

Better than £0.

And indeed better than £374.99 - every penny counts

SpekySquarehead

bobobski wrote: »

And indeed better than £374.99 - every penny counts

:rotfl: You're right. That's the mentality I have now. I'm moving gyms which will save me £11. I've changed phone contract which saves me £4.

If you look after the pennies and all that.

Frances109

I'm most definitely not going to hit my target this year but I'm still grateful to have been able to pay my car insurance off in one go! I'm declaring another £450 this month - shame I'm still paying my credit card off or I would have more!