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Saving for Christmas 2018 - £1 a day challenge
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I’ve now got my money box and put my first £31 in
£31/£365Aiming to be debt free by Christmas 2018!0 -
Got my tin ready for my money to go in tomorrow
Pay all debt off by Christmas 2025 £815.45/£3,000£1 a day challenge 2025 - £180/£730 Declutter a bag a week in 2025 11/52Lose 25lb - 10/25lbs Read 1 book per week - 5/52Pay off credit card debt 18%/100%0 -
£31 added today - only another 11 payments to go :rotfl:£2 coin savings club 2026 #1 £0 (2025 £696; 2024 £692; 2023 £754; 2022 £472; 2021 £256; 2020 £358; 2019 £512; 2018 £404; 2017 640) Saving for Xmas £1 a day # £0 / £365 3-6 month emergency fund challenge #48 £20.050 Save a penny a day 2026 #4 £ . / £667.95 £1000 emergency fund challenge #232 £1,007/ £1,000 (achieved Nov 2020)0
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Hi everyone, I did this last year and it really helped me with the Christmas spend. Going to join in again - already have the £31 for December stashed and hope to add to it as the year goes on. Happy new year to you all!Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 20170
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Sign me up.
Im aiming to put £15 - £31 away each month for Christmas but will start off with £1 each day until i get paid.
£1.00 going into my savings nowDebt to fiancee - £404.00 (left to pay) | Save £12,000 in 2018 - £371.90 all together|2,018 items in 2018 (8/2,018)0 -
Hi all, can I join please. I have already put away £31 from December into my money tin.£2 savers club 2025 #2= £600
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Sign me up please! £2 a day until end of November so £668 target!Save £12k in 2020 = £4,074.62/£15,000 (27.2%) #89
Save £12k in 2019 = £13,580.52/£15,000 (90.5%) #92
Save £12k in 2018 = £17,189.12/£15,000 (115%) #360 -
just a quick update a standing order has been setup and will automatically transfer money each week, i set it up for £2 a day i.e £14 a week
Mortgage Amount Outstanding £116,682.20
2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #49 £1401.29/£1,250 (104.74%/100.00%)
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Just realised I signed up twice !
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Ignore me.
#7. £1.00 added to my gingerbread money pot .
total ] £3.00Debt to fiancee - £404.00 (left to pay) | Save £12,000 in 2018 - £371.90 all together|2,018 items in 2018 (8/2,018)0 -
Hello
Can't remember if I signed up already??? But starting today anyway Id like to do £1 a day so already on catch up! With £8 going in today 8/365 Sealed pot challenge 2019 = #82
Jan 2019 Grocery Challenge = £0/£260
Declutter 2019 items in 2019! = 0/2019
Frugal living challenge 2019 =0
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