The "Save 12k in 2017" Thread!

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  • darkidoe
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    Reporting £860 for the month of July. Savings rate of about 30%. Not great but at least continuing the positive trend!!

    Save 12K in 2020 # 38 £0/£20,000
  • cathybird
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    hi all, no. 38 here reporting £2,611.84 for July, bringing my yearly total so far to £11,183.81. :)
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  • darkidoe
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    george4064 wrote: »
    Unusual month with a big credit card bill covering car service cost and a sailing holiday, however I also sold some shares from my S&S ISA which I have subsequently moved into various RS accounts and P2P.

    ISA Portfolio has been performing very well lately, +3.58% performance in July vs +1.18% for Vanguard LifeStrategy Acc. Outperformance in June, May, April and March too! Probably down to the mini revival of Sterling!

    Been interviewing for a few jobs in London lately, so hopefully I will have a new job in Londonsoon and will need to start thinking about where to live (really want to try buy to avoid renting).

    Overall £465.14 saved for July. (Can't give a breakdown because there is so many moving parts!)

    Well done for managing to have a positive net balance if you are jobless!!

    Good luck buying in London. Let us know how that goes!

    Save 12K in 2020 # 38 £0/£20,000
  • darkidoe
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    Wentthedaywell? wrote: »
    Three weeks off, a nice break abroad, then back to part time flexible retirement knowing I can walk out at any time! I'm also going back to university at 60 to to a part time course in a subject I've always wanted to study.

    So with half pay and a pension, and no additional pension contributions to pay, I'm hoping I'll be working half the time for twice my current take home pay. I'm slightly anxious I've horribly miscalculated though :eek:

    I can only stress to the younger people on this thread how important it is to sort your pension out as early as possible and then to pay extra as soon as you can. I know it's difficult in the early years of a mortgage, young family etc. and when retirement seems an eternity away. But honestly, the decades fly past so quickly and by the time you think of retirement, it can be too late to do much about it then.

    I know I sound such an old gimmer! :o

    University at 60! I applaud you! What are you studying??

    I hope that's the kind of options i have at 40 or so.

    Save 12K in 2020 # 38 £0/£20,000
  • slowlyfading
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    Spreadsheet updated :)
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  • slowlyfading
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    Can I ask you all a favour? :o

    I’m up for the People’s Choice award at the UK Money Bloggers awards and it’s voting time again! Please can you vote for me and my blog (The Frugal Cottage)? 😊
    https://ukmoneybloggers.com/vote-peoples-choice-award-years-shomos/

    Thank you so much if you do vote!
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  • kittenkicks
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    Woohoo! Definitely voting for you SF and many congrats on your recent news too!!!

    Reporting a big fat ZERO in savings for July BUT it's due to some happy news as we've made an offer on our first ever home, so lots of costs rearing their heads in the next few weeks!

    So my grand savings total is down to £54,302.54

    Still aiming for 15k by the end of the year though- which may be a little optimistic - £7302.19 to go!

    Keep saving guys!
    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!
  • Westie983
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    slowlyfading wrote: »
    Can I ask you all a favour? :o

    I’m up for the People’s Choice award at the UK Money Bloggers awards and it’s voting time again! Please can you vote for me and my blog (The Frugal Cottage)? 😊
    https://ukmoneybloggers.com/vote-peoples-choice-award-years-shomos/

    Thank you so much if you do vote!

    My vote is done :-)
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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%
  • Suffolk_lass
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    slowlyfading wrote: »
    Can I ask you all a favour? :o

    I’m up for the People’s Choice award at the UK Money Bloggers awards and it’s voting time again! Please can you vote for me and my blog (The Frugal Cottage)? 😊
    https://ukmoneybloggers.com/vote-peoples-choice-award-years-shomos/

    Thank you so much if you do vote!

    Me too! just voted
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  • slowlyfading
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    kittenkicks wrote: »
    Woohoo! Definitely voting for you SF and many congrats on your recent news too!!!
    Westie983 wrote: »
    My vote is done :-)
    Suffolk_lass wrote: »
    Me too! just voted
    Thank you so much! :D
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