The "Save 12k in 2016" Thread!

mummytummy

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darkidoe

mummytummy wrote: »

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Merry Boxing Day! Keep a tight hand on those hard earned savings in the frenzy of sales. Enjoy the holidays!:A

jessy-eve

Final figures for this year. Although i have not met my £5k target, i have managed to save £4400. Have had a great year and spent lots on making memories so no regrets! Thought I might add - even though i have kept my house deposit savings separate from this challenge (set amounts and joint with partner) we managed to save £12k between us in 2016 and due to not finding anywhere yet we have surpassed our £25k target! Never thought we would have saved so much when we started! Hopefully 2017 will be our year to finally become homeowners See you all in 2017!!

darkidoe

Reporting 2220.74 for Month of December 2016! Excellent Stuff! Thanks SF for the epic thread and everyone else for their stories! See you all in the next year and the new thread!

Wentthedaywell?

It feels funny being "back to normal" and budgets and savings after the excesses of Christmas!

I'm declaring £1500 for December, so I've exceeded my target by a grand. Two grand really as I have another undeclared £1000 which I will be spending next year towards a holiday.

I'd set a target of £13,000, but was hoping for £15,000, so I'm chuffed especially since I had to fork out for a new washing machine and tree surgery which was nearly £1000.

Good luck everyone for 2017, I look forward to seeing you all on the new board! Thanks as ever to Slowlyfading for running this.

May everyone have a happy and PROSPEROUS new year! :)

mummytummy

Just submitted my final amount for 2016 - £27.95 :rotfl: bringing my 2016 total to £15,027.95 never thought I would achieve this when I started but this thread has been a great motivator and I thank you all for helping me along this challenge with your stories :T

Thank you slowlyfading for keeping this challenge going:j:T:j

See you all on the 2017 thread..

copperjar

Final update fir me of £476.47 - bringing me exactly to my £6k target!!

So pleased as we've moved house and had several birthdays (and Christmas!) in the last two months. Without this thread I would never have saved £6k for two years in a row - thank you so much slowlyfading.

Deciding whether to up the target for next year. Mortgage has gone up but so has my salary so maybe I should push myself a bit further.

[Deleted User]

Final savings for 2016 for me is £1300. See you all over on the 2017 board.

ourcornercottage

Just updated the spreadsheet and I am sure I have hit my target for the year Hope everyone else has too.

Roll on 2017

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slowlyfading

ArmyDilllo wrote: »

@Slowly Fading - Are you a fan of Douglas Adams?
I noticed 42 'savers' registered for the 2016 thread but have never submitted any savings.
It's "The Answer".

I had to ask DH what this meant