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The "Save 12k in 2017" Thread!

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  • Everyone is doing so well, go us! All these people talking about retirement, it must be so exciting! I am only 28 so a long way to go, but I'm already counting down the years....! :)

    I get paid tomorrow and won't be going out today so can confidently declare £450.00 saved from my January wage, which is my monthly target for the first half of the year. By being part of this group, I haven't dipped into my December savings, which is quite miraculous really: Christmas is all paid up, I even paid for a flight for a friend's hen do that I hadn't budgeted for this month, and with all the socializing and whatnot at this time of year, I'm super happy that my savings are in tact in the first month of 2017 :)

    Ada
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
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    Everyone is doing so well, go us! All these people talking about retirement, it must be so exciting! I am only 28 so a long way to go, but I'm already counting down the years....! :)

    I get paid tomorrow and won't be going out today so can confidently declare £450.00 saved from my January wage, which is my monthly target for the first half of the year. By being part of this group, I haven't dipped into my December savings, which is quite miraculous really: Christmas is all paid up, I even paid for a flight for a friend's hen do that I hadn't budgeted for this month, and with all the socializing and whatnot at this time of year, I'm super happy that my savings are in tact in the first month of 2017 :)

    Ada

    Yay go you, its good when you can say Christmas is paid for upfront and not having to dread that January credit card bill hitting the doormat..
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    Save 12k in 2023 #58 Total (£4500.00) £2500.00/£5000 = 50.00%
    Sealed Pot Challenge ~17 #24 Total (£55.00) £0.00/£500 = 0.00%
    Xmas 2023 £1 a Day #13 Total (£85.00) £344.00/£365 = 94.24%
    Virtual Sealed Pot #1 Total (£500) £550.00/£500 = 110.00%
    £2 Savers Club 2023 #17 Total (£25.00) £45/£300 = 15.00%
    The 365 1p Challenge 2023 #7 Total £656.19/£667.95 = 98.23%
    Total £4095.19/£7332.95 = 55.84%
  • Cottage_Economy
    Cottage_Economy Posts: 1,227 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 22 January 2017 at 1:57PM
    I'm declaring for January, as all of my direct debits are now out.

    1/12th of my £4,000 target (£334) has been successfully tucked away in addition to saving a small additional sum towards filling up my oil tank in the summer. :j

    Also paid a whole £7.50 overpayment on my mortgage as it was hovering just over a major number and I wanted the psychological boost of seeing it under that :D

    Lived mostly out of the cupboards and freezer and will continue to do so for February. Little bit of share dividend was in there as well.

    Spreadsheet updated.
  • Declaring £820.05 for January as that's all my direct debits came out now!

    A good start to the year.

    H2B ISA - £200
    Reg saver - £200
    S&S ISA - £80
    Other - £340.05
  • frugal90
    frugal90 Posts: 360 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    frugal90 - number 151 declaring £4110 towards target.

    72 % saving rate from income received so pleased with that, won't be so good next month as we received RHI payment this month to help on income side. Also had a very quiet xmas as full of flu.

    onwards
    Early retired in summer 2018 and loving it
  • Jo_Blogs
    Jo_Blogs Posts: 753 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Good to see everyone doing so well :T:T. Keep it going :D;):p
    Saved Nitty Gritty £7440.75 [149%] / £5000-[Sep] £58.44:starmod: for the 'Save 12k in 2017' #157
    2017 Womble #35 £3463.27 ;)Sept NSDs 4/15:staradminCCCChl 9/12 months:D
    Sept PPChl#002 Pts 71
  • nikki2804
    nikki2804 Posts: 2,670 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I'm late as always, can I join please? I'm aiming for £3000. A low amount but I'm a skint mature student :rotfl::rotfl:

    Doing well so far this month so fingers crossed that that continues.
  • cydney65
    cydney65 Posts: 830 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker Stoptober Survivor
    Number 83 checking in.

    I'm declaring £335.05 for January which is a pretty good start. I'm trying to sell some bits to make more money, so hopefully I can keep up the momentum :D

    Keep going everyone

    CydneyX
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2025 no. 15 £0/6949
  • Number 075 checking in also!

    Not been as frugal as usual this month, mostly down to birthdays and a trip away costing a little more than expected.

    Still quite happy that I've saved £1,791.46 in Jan so far though.

    This is likely to be the last month I'm able to save such a big amount as I'm so tired from working two jobs... been contemplating jacking both in and living off the savings pot I've accrued so far! Got to think of the bigger picture though I suppose!
    Saving Total 1st Jan 2017: £47,819.92 | 23rd Jan 2017: £49,611.38 | 28th Feb: £50,461.97 | March 2017 : £51,786.13 | April 2017: £53,251.52| May 2017: £54,219.71 | June 2017: £55,857.73 | Nov 2017: 53,375.46 Savings Goal: £100k:j £46,624.54 To go!
  • jacci45
    jacci45 Posts: 1,636 Forumite
    No 56 reporting...£546.25....must do better!
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