The "Save 12k in 2016" Thread!

darkidoe

_pale_Reporting £1526 for Month of February. Been a busy month and its not easing off!

Wentthedaywell?

cathybird wrote: »

I have had a perfect storm of bills this month, the costs (some expected, most not) just kept dropping on me (electrician, plumber, needed to buy a new fridge, computer has had problems, tax bill, insurance, tree surgeon, vet, among other things, you name it) but have managed to limp in with £173.10 savings to end up with £1,854.25 for the year so far. Seriously, I really thought I would be declaring nothing for this month and very probably going backwards so I'm pretty thrilled with that. I have some catching up to do in March, but it looks at the mo as though it will be a lot easier than Feb.

Sometimes you get months like that . Just tell yourself that once done, that work (and payment!) won't be needed again for ages. You did well to manage ANY savings, so well done cathybird!

wishus

I am a bit lost with the forms - what a doofus! I pay my loan off with my savings from the previous month, so although it's money saved through February, I pay off what I can on the 1st so I don't spend it again. I just realised I have been mentally counting it as end February rather than end March, thinking ahead. Which means I am confused... so I have put a note HERE to say, this is March. should my March figure miraculously change, I will update the form accordingly. But I have MARCHed.

For those of you who have just Februaryed - well done on a good February!

Really happy though, as my paid off total (which is actually more due to interest) is £1267.53.
My debt was 24K a year ago.
Now it's 18.9K.

... still huge but deserves a :j I feel! Maximum 45 weeks to go...:) It would have been 46, but I just paid off an extra month!

Bradlad9

Well i have just submitted my January and February amounts!

Also changing my target due to a nice suprise pay rise, which is also backdated to November, so a little windfall in March which will help pay for the holiday i can't afford! Whoops!

Because of the above i will also be upping my target by £1,500!

(£624.31) for January
£1,339.47 for February

£715.16 Total so far!

Well done everybody, Every day i wake up and one of the first things i do is check my emails to find out what everybody has been doing!

FlacosFloozie

#137 declaring £595.09 for February

ViktorOnopko

Uh oh, my car's started making a funny noise and I've got MOT/service this month. Please god, don't let it be something expensive

bobobski

Bradlad9 wrote: »

Well i have just submitted my January and February amounts!

Also changing my target due to a nice suprise pay rise, which is also backdated to November, so a little windfall in March which will help pay for the holiday i can't afford! Whoops!

Because of the above i will also be upping my target by £1,500!

(£624.31) for January
£1,339.47 for February

£715.16 Total so far!

Well done everybody, Every day i wake up and one of the first things i do is check my emails to find out what everybody has been doing!

A backdated payrise? Is your employer hiring?

Well done, you're obviously a valued employee and I find that's the most effective method to being able to save lots reliably!

Candyapple

#167 reporting in total for March - another £1,000 banked


Can't believe we're in March already. :eek:

myteeduck

Hi

Bit late but can I join?
I have £250 in my pot and would like to save £2500. I know its small but every little helps and I have a lot of big payments to make each month and I am a single person.

Thanks

chris9393

Apologies for not keeping updated in the past 2 months.. A really poor start to the year for me so far..

Total savings £600