The "Save 12k in 2017" Thread!

cathybird

hi all, no. 38 here, I thought April was going to be an awful month but it turned out to be unexpectedly bounteous so I can declare savings of £4,066.44, taking my yearly total so far to £7,475.85.

What_a_mortgage

A poor show from April - 771.30. I need to check what i was spending on, as at this rate i won't be able to meet the target.

jessy-eve

A quick update from me ... I have been very quiet the last 6 weeks or so! It finally happened! We found a house we love and had an offer accepted, fast forward a month and things are progressing nicely it does however mean that during April I was only able to save £100. I believe the following months will be a similar story as first time buyers we need EVERYTHING! but i will try and continue to put some away and hopefully towards the end of the year can start saving as normal!

kitjos

Hi SF, still declaring £200 for April (#73), but can you up my total for the year to £10,000? Would like to push myself a little more (can be done quite easily with our joint income) . Many thanks! xx


So nice to see the encouragement on here :T. Some great numbers coming in, and even if you've had a poor month financially, give yourself a pat on the back and continue forward .

All the best for May! xx

Suffolk_lass

jessy-eve wrote: »

A quick update from me ... I have been very quiet the last 6 weeks or so! It finally happened! We found a house we love and had an offer accepted, fast forward a month and things are progressing nicely it does however mean that during April I was only able to save £100. I believe the following months will be a similar story as first time buyers we need EVERYTHING! but i will try and continue to put some away and hopefully towards the end of the year can start saving as normal!

Don't forget to pop in to the charity shops which usually have plenty of oven-proof dishes, pots and pans, cooking utensils and mismatched crockery and cutlery, to populate your kitchen for pennies - you can always refresh them down stream when money isn't so tight. I have several pyrex dishes that were previously loved!

enomis

enomis wrote: »

Very happy to report savings of £6341.60 for March! Although the temptation to spend is great, especially as it's my birthday today. The reason for the large amount is because my lease extension is nearing completion so I have drawn down my equity release loan and recouped all that I've paid out in the last 6 months.

Well done to everyone, no matter how big or small the amount, it all adds up.

Happy to report savings of £1028.83 for April. Back to my normal routine. Really proud of myself as I didn't over spend during my birthday trip to New York.

Well done to everyone. Let's keep up the good work.

sonas_baby

No. 121 reporting in £495.75 saved this month, beginning to get back on track a bit now. Sheet already sent in and ready to tackle May.

elephantrosie

off topic.... but really want to share my joy!

Pleased i have finally started investing! i am very good with savings and i saved on average 60% monthly since i started working 6.5 years ago. i have a huge sum of money sitting in my account doing nothing but i am now investing them. maybe not the right time because of impending market crush... i am very careful and only invest extra cash. not eating into my emergency fund, etc.

Fruittea

Number 71 clocking in with £620. I didn't have much work this month due to injury. Hoping to get a little more in May. That gives me a total of £10538.12. Ive updated my form. Thanks Slowly fading. And good luck to everyone for May.

tara747

April payday update!


I saved £1,141 in April - that's £4,445 so far in 2017 and £113,567 overall. Sometimes I imagine how much higher that figure would be if interest rates hadn't been at rock bottom for the last 8 years, but I feel proud that I'm still able to save at a good rate.



Well done everyone, and thanks as ever to slowlyfading for keeping this amazing thread going!

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