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The "Save 12k in 2016" Thread!
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slowlyfading wrote: »It's working fine for me now... try again?
It must just be my work computer, because it works fine on my ipad and laptop at home...
No worries"If you aren’t willing to own a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes” Warren Buffett
Save £12k in 2025 - #024 £1,450 / £15,000 (9%)0 -
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!
SLSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
My new diary is here0 -
Number 157 for October.
Going steady with another £700.
Taking my total to £10550.
Just about on target!#157 - Save £12k in 2016: £12000 / £12000
House deposit saving mode active: £40000 / £400000 -
Hi all,
#025 declaring £500 for Sept and October.
Apologies being late providing the update, I've submitted the form.
Kev0 -
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 savings0 -
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
SLSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
My new diary is here0 -
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!0 -
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 £0.0 -
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 counts0 -
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