The "Save 12k in 2016" Thread!

NectarCollector

Switched to First Direct (was with Santander until fee increased) and got another £150 to my total saved in February!

Total saved in Feb = £350

There_Is_a_Light

Number 150 declaring February's savings.

£1166.59 for the month bringing my total so far to £3428.46. I was hoping that a switch paid out before the end of the month but it will go towards March total. Off to submit form.

I am really impressed with how everyone is doing and I really do get spurred along when I see everyone's progress.

Hope everyone has a fab March.
Light x

benbenandme

#116 Feb total = £2056

Gem-gem

Transferred another £8 to my regular saver
( it is like my very own version of the online sealed pot challenge where you round you money down in your bank account to another pot). All my bills have been paid, all monies have gone out so now I keep in my account multiples of ten (what you can draw out by cash machine plus a few spare pennies to ensure that my account ALWAYs stay in credit. Will update signature / fill in form when I get paid.

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