£170000 in 10 years

try_harder

Thank you Busy Mee1 it feels great but as usual i am having trouble getting from one figure to the next i wanted to be closer to £21,000 but i cant see that happening but if i can reach £20,500 i will be very happy ,i wont know until the last day of the month for certain .I still have my £30,000 goal by the end of the year so with ten months left i am still on target

michelle09

Well done on the £20k!

ch4rly2002

That's fabulous TH, and I like the sound of the target for the end of the year... something to aim for, and even if something happened to cause you to miss it, you'll still be in the high 20s so that will be amazing!

themadvix

I hope you're not beating yourself up again TH about not reaching your stretch target... You've still made an increase on your savings *and* worked out how to treat your family member for their birthday *and* you're still on target for the end of the year! That's great progress!

try_harder

Thank you michelle09 ,ch4rly and themadvix . You are right themadvix i am beating myself up as usual ,im not sure whats happened this month i had around £1200 but seem to have lost some im not sure where its gone but my Stocks and Shares Isa has dropped dramatically and hundreds of pounds have varnished so ...

Savings today £20,296.80 .
End of the year target £30,000 so still on target with 10 months left £1000 a month x 10 needed hope i can do it .


Plan for March
Cut food budget to £242.85 saving £200
Save at least £20 over the month from the 2 cars diesel budget
Halifax bank switch £125
Work savings £655
Total £1000
Ebax sales ,surveys and free money £200 target needed for 2 more birthdays this month and various other expenses

Busy_Mee1

Don't beat yourself up TH my S&S ISA took a dip too - everyone's did. I haven't got that much in mine so I didn't lose that much. I am sure it will pick up again. You have still done really well to get over the 20k mark.... it might spread your risk to start paying some of your savings off the mortgage x

michelle09

Looking good! Nice targets for March.

themadvix

Yes, S&S ISAs haven't done well here either

I saw that Hali had put their intro offer up to £125 last night - that's going to be my first (once the *new* DDs have gone through!).

shangaijimmy

Only a blip on great progression!

try_harder

Day 4 of a new month and things are not going too well.Due to the snow my husband cannot work so today will be 6 days with no pay ,The money that we need for daily life is coming out of savings thank goodness we have some but its going to be hard this month as there are no signs at the minute that it is going any time soon .

Food budget on target for the much reduced amount
Diesel budget on target too ,mainly due to the fact that two cars have not moved for days again due to the snow.
Ebax sales flat ,no sales and now on day 4
Surveys still being done as and when they turn up in an attempt to make some money this month

Thank you Busy Mee1,shangaijimmy ,themadvix and michelle09 ,i am trying to stay motivated but feeling a bit deflated at the minute i so desperately wanted to make the £21,000 target i set myself this month

I am having problems themadvix with my switch ,the second of my DD that i set up at the beginning of Feb is still not showing in my account and i think the offer ends in less than two weeks ,i am just waiting now to see if it appears in time