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The "Save 12k in 2017" Thread!

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  • Wobblydeb
    Wobblydeb Posts: 1,046 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    £1,178 this month, taking me to a total £14,697 against a target of £20,000.

    BUT...... this is likely to be completely wiped out as we are moving to a more expensive house.

    I guess that's why we put aside savings :p
    I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel.
  • LA.Nyx
    LA.Nyx Posts: 11 Forumite
    Third Anniversary
    I have reached my goal!!! :j:beer::j
    After saving £352.74 in August, I now have £10,060! :j
    I am currently saving for a deposit and I still need to continue to save for a few years but it's the first time I reached 10k so I am super excited!
  • elephantrosie
    elephantrosie Posts: 467 Forumite
    lanyx- congrats! i remember reaching my first 10k and it felt really good. keep it up. keep going, keep swimming!
    Another night of thankfulness.
  • darkidoe
    darkidoe Posts: 1,129 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Reporting +£1904 for month of August.

    Becoming cash low again as I contributed to my S&S ISA allowance this year.

    All in all a good month!

    Save 12K in 2020 # 38 £0/£20,000
  • darkidoe
    darkidoe Posts: 1,129 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    LA.Nyx wrote: »
    I have reached my goal!!! :j:beer::j
    After saving £352.74 in August, I now have £10,060! :j
    I am currently saving for a deposit and I still need to continue to save for a few years but it's the first time I reached 10k so I am super excited!

    Well done!! They always say the 1st £10 000 is the hardest. The next £10 000 should feel easier. I am working on my first £100 000 myself. Keep up the good work!

    Save 12K in 2020 # 38 £0/£20,000
  • elephantrosie
    elephantrosie Posts: 467 Forumite
    very true.
    Another night of thankfulness.
  • enomis
    enomis Posts: 45 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    enomis wrote: »
    Pleasantly surprised to be able to report saving of £1014.18. I'm very happy with this as I'm about to go on holiday and it's looking likely that I won't go over budget for that and I also booked flights for another holiday later in the year. The accountability of reporting in every month is really motivating and keeps me mindful about my spending. Thanks slowyfading and everyone else.

    Reporting £1144.79 for August (spreadsheet updated). I'm very happy with this. Had a small pay rise which I'm thinking to use to either overpay my mortgage or pay extra into my pension. Decisions, decisions.

    Keep up the good work everyone.
    Save 12k in 2017 #78 £15,500/15,000 (103.3%)
  • sonas_baby
    sonas_baby Posts: 222 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    No 121 reporting in £440 this month not on track but doing better.
    It is the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish. Tolkien.
    Save 12k in 2025 No 18 365 1p challenge 2025 No 2
  • george4064
    george4064 Posts: 2,928 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    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!)

    Below average month for me, August was expensive with lots of social activities including festival over the bank holiday weekend.

    HTB - £200
    Sharesave - £223

    Total £423
    "If you aren’t willing to own a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes” Warren Buffett

    Save £12k in 2025 - #024 £1,450 / £15,000 (9%)
  • george4064
    george4064 Posts: 2,928 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    enomis wrote: »
    Reporting £1144.79 for August (spreadsheet updated). I'm very happy with this. Had a small pay rise which I'm thinking to use to either overpay my mortgage or pay extra into my pension. Decisions, decisions.

    Keep up the good work everyone.

    Congratulations on the pay rise!
    "If you aren’t willing to own a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes” Warren Buffett

    Save £12k in 2025 - #024 £1,450 / £15,000 (9%)
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