The "Save 12k in 2017" Thread!

Mogley

I've been slacking on the updates.

April was -£135.44, May was £229.86. YTD = -£80.41. Target YTD = £1800.

My OH has finally finished maternity leave:j. However I had banked on a bonus in May which didn't materialise hence I've fallen behind my savings target for the year by £1800. My 2017 savings goal will shift from £5k to £4k as a result.

It's always inspiring to hear all your savings stories:T. Keep it up.

Xenon

May update - £1035
2017 - £5749

Not bad for a lazy old fart who can't be bothered with overtime.

Now have all the funds for my property purchase + mortgage when the time comes.

RichyRich

Declaring for May,

Not a great month I'm afraid.

FD Regular 5%: £1,800.00
Natwide Regular 5%: £3,000.00
Ford Regular 4%: £250.00
Bank of Scotland 1 3%: £5,000.00
Bank of Scotland 2 3%: £3,201.52
TSB 3%: £1,500.00
Tesco 3%: £3,000.00
Nutmeg (contribs only): £900.00

Total balance across all accounts: £18,651.52
Beginning balance: £12,976.79
Saved year to date: £5,674.73

Last months's balance: £5,167.13
Saved in May: £507.60

e4rly

Posting my figure for April (a bit delayed!) at £1,755 for No. 59. A ropey start to the year due to a number of expected outlays but now I am happily back on track and looking strong for May too.

Thanks!

[Deleted User]

Hi folks. No 11 declaring £2000 for May.

Form submitted. Keep up the good work everyone.

Suffolk_lass

I've declared £1112.38 for May. Edging back towards hitting the 50% mark after June after a poor couple of months.

Well done everyone; very easy to slide away when the sun shines and lots of costly outdoors things offer themselves as distractions and temptations

excelwizard

Hello! I'd like to sign up please - I've already got £5489 saved - I'd like to try and make this £12000 by the end of the year! Thanks!

Lolly88

Managed to scrape together a bit more cash this month so number 6 updating my earlier declaration to £1924.69 total for this month . So please ignore my previous declaration for this month slowly fading. I'm finally out of negative digits and paid off the money I had to take out of savings at the start of the year... but this means only 468 saved though. Have to work hard to get to that £7000 by end of the year.

Suffolk_lass

excelwizard wrote: »

Hello! I'd like to sign up please - I've already got £5489 saved - I'd like to try and make this £12000 by the end of the year! Thanks!

You need to put a form in (at the bottom of the first post) so that Slowlyfading adds you. Good luck

Kahra

I haven't been on the boards much in 2017, but my automated savings are ticking along. Sorry to give you so many updates at once, SF!

Jan - £1500
Feb - £1500
Mar - £1760
Apr - £1500
May - £980.55

YTD = 7240.55

Have a bit of catching up to do, so am planning an uber frugal month in June. Good luck to all you savers!