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The "Save 12k in 2016" Thread!
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Just sent out the form for this month: both my H2B ISA and the regular saver cashed in my SO
I miss a bit those extra £1700 from my bank account: it's been a while since I last saw less than £2000 in it!GC £~~/3000 -
boglehead robbed a bank this month? :eek: Some of the figures seem quite random e.g. £15k target, £11k declared in Feb xD odds of meeting the target just shortened to 1/200
Who's boglehead?Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.730 -
Checking in a few days before payday. Today will not be a good day for the 'Save £12k in 2016' challenge.
I was walking home from work last night and noticed a rip in my trousers, which is irritating because they belong to a suit that I've only had for less than a year. It's right in the fabric which is even more irritating because if it was on a seam I could have had them mended.
I wear a suit for work so I went into my wardrobe to pull another one out for today. Those that are not almost worn out I'm too fat for. So I had to go to TM Lewin today and buy another one. Spare pair of trousers for this one left me over £200 down all in. And I could do with another one.
I also booked myself onto a Spanish course because we're going to Spain in summer and I don't want to be one of those Brits abroad who can only ask for dos cervezas por favor. £183.
Bit of a rant, and I apologise for it. Hopefully it won't dent the grand plan too much :mad::mad::mad:#145 Save £12k in 2016 Challenge: £12,062.62/£12,000.00 Beginning Balance: £5,027.78 CHALLENGE MET
#060 Save £12k in 2017 Challenge: £11,03.70/£12,000.00 Beginning Balance: £12,976.79 Shortfall: £996.30:eek:
This is the secret message.0 -
These things happen Rich. Onwards and upwards and next month you can get on the straight and narrow againMFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal
Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T0 -
Thanks SF for updating - me being in the amber category is pretty good! A good incentive to crack on next month in a similar vein
well done allMFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal
Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T0 -
Applied for a tax refund today and was very happy to learn that I'll be getting approx £740
But as with anything, the money's not yours till it's in your account..Plan to save £100k:
July 2018 53k
Jan 2019: 65k
July 2019: 77k
Jan 2020: 89k
July 2020: 101k0 -
Last SO has gone out for my last regular saver, this month I'm declaring...
£1390.00
One of my regular savers matures soon so may put it back in not sure yet...
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I've just submitted my update early too, £250 for April (which I think brings me beyond my half way point thanks to my bumper month last month). Not bad seeing as I had an expensive month after having to buy a new smartphone, because my old one packed up a week or so ago!£12k in 2019 #084 £3000/£3000
£2 Savers Club 2019 #18 TOTAL:£394 (2013-2018 = £1542)0 -
I've just added in my end April figure... My number is 91. I've been thinking I was 92.
Keep reading books!
August grocery challenge budget £150, £90.14 spent in total - £59.86 remaining.0 -
No 24 reporting..not a bad April...£1254.22... I have updated sheet!
Good luck all.0
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