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The "Save 12k in 2017" Thread!

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  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    Apologies for not updating; I had a baby three weeks early last week so we've been in hospital for almost a week and then settling in at home. Life with two is certainly interesting....!

    I will update the spreadsheet soon, promise :)
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • darkidoe
    darkidoe Posts: 1,129 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Apologies for not updating; I had a baby three weeks early last week so we've been in hospital for almost a week and then settling in at home. Life with two is certainly interesting....!

    I will update the spreadsheet soon, promise :)

    Wonderful News! Aww nothing like having a new kid around for Christmas! I do hope you enjoy yourself with the young ones and they don't provide too much trouble for you!! :A

    Save 12K in 2020 # 38 £0/£20,000
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,607 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Apologies for not updating; I had a baby three weeks early last week so we've been in hospital for almost a week and then settling in at home. Life with two is certainly interesting....!

    I will update the spreadsheet soon, promise :)

    Congratulations slowlyfading, great news. :)
  • December contribution - £1,669.61 so a grand total of £19,650.21/£15,000 :beer:
    No. 30 on Save 12k in 2018 £20,218.75/£20,000
    No. 90 on Save 12k in 2017 £19,650.21/£15,000
  • Congratulations, Slowly A very merry Christmas to you all, and many thanks for all your work on these threads
    Save £12k in 2022 thread #7:

    Save £10,000 Jan-May 2022 THEN RETIRE!!
    Final total for (half) year: -£4,000
  • Congratulations SF on your new arrival! I hope all is well? :)

    I've just submitted my December update as my last RS payment for this year went out earlier in the week. My total for the year is £3150, so £650 over target.

    I have actually been quite spendy this month (and mostly without even touching festive expenses). Some of the money is because I've done DIY secondary glazing throughout our flat. Well worth it though as it's had amazing benefits for noise reduction. I'm not expecting significant results from a heat loss perspective but it's bound to have some impact. We also had a debit owed to our utility supplier for just over £200 (accrued over nearly 2 years) which I decided to pay off in one go instead of allowing them to more than double our monthly DD, they've increased it by £15 a month instead now which is quite reasonable. However, all of this came out of my rain day pot so it doesn't affect my declared figures :)
    £12k in 2019 #084 £3000/£3000
    £2 Savers Club 2019 #18 TOTAL:£394 (2013-2018 = £1542)
  • Hi Everyone

    And most importantly - many congrats SF and good to hear you are home now and baby is settling in.

    Massively spendy December for me, with various house updates and holiday bookings to pay for. Declaring £272.65 which leaves me a fair bit short of the target I set at the start of the year, but still good going overall.

    Well done everyone on your saving achievements this year - and hope to see you all again in 2018!
    Save 12k in 2013-2014-2015-2016-2017-2018-2019-2020-2021-2022 - then early-retired.
  • Hi everyone,

    Slowly Fading, congratulations andlots of good wishes to you and yours for a lovely Christmas. To echo everyone else thank you soooo much for running this thread!

    I’m ending the year £1,000 up on my £7,500 target. It is amazing that this thread has done this for me. Thank you, hope to see you all on the 2018 thread!
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Last update of 2017!

    I saved £1,259 in December, £12,611 in 2017 (target exceeded) and my grand savings total now stands at £121,733. A very good year :beer:

    CONGRATULATIONS to slowlyfading on the birth of your baby, and many thanks again for keeping this thread going :)
    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 - £2,309.73
  • Zippeh
    Zippeh Posts: 108 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hit my annual target this month and a bit over :D Well pleased with that!
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