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Saving for Christmas 2018 - £1 a day challenge

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  • Only a few of us hanging in here now......
    Today’s total: No.3. £263/£600
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £416/£850 49%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • Shelbi
    Shelbi Posts: 744 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi guys sorry I've really neglected ,y Xmas savings- just threw £4 into my saving Jar so thats- #43-£14/£365
    DFD-01.03.2018:starmod: :beer::T
    Maternity Savings- £2000/£10,000
    Emergency Fund- £1,000/£5,000
    House Deposit- £0/£25,000.
    NSD November 2/30
    Make £5 per day- £128.48/£155
  • #27 £200.00 saved x
    It will all be ok in the end - if it's not ok, then it's not the end!
    Saving for Christmas 2019 #27 total £62.00
    Sealed pot challenge 12 #32 total £67.50
    Mortgage paid off.
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    last year June to Dec 17 i had sealed money box i put change in gold and silver i was surprised when we cracked it open we had £610 so happy and shared it out with my husband and teenage daughter, we have started saving again from May 18 then opening Dec 25 2018 a nice surprise

    not luck yet with £1 day challenge:j:rotfl:
  • One of my TCB missing claims has arrived - still 3 to go, ho hum. Anyway, total boosted to:
    No.3: £275/£600
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £416/£850 49%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,139 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    So, ending June on: No 3: £281/£600
    Not quite up to 50% but I am awaiting a big survey payout and I think M&S vouchers may be due soon so I should end July much nearer target. :cool:
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £416/£850 49%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Name Dropper
    edited 1 July 2018 at 9:49AM
    liked reading this post join me

    last year June to Dec 17 i had sealed money box i put change in gold and silver i was surprised when we cracked it open we had £610 so happy and shared it out with my husband and teenage daughter, we have started saving again from May 18 then opening Dec 25 2018 a nice surprise

    not luck yet with £1 day challenge:j:rotfl:

    Hi Floridafoodoo.

    I have added you to the list your number is #47

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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%
  • kazzie_m
    kazzie_m Posts: 27 Forumite
    £30 added for June

    #25 £212/£365
    Aiming to be debt free by Christmas 2018! :D
  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,139 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    Surveys and tcb payment bringing my total up to a more respectable:
    No.5: £337/£600. :)
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £416/£850 49%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • I did one of my mega shops in Boots using dble points, exta points etc., lifting my total to: No.3: £348/£600



    Which I think is on target for this time of the year. :)
    It's time to start looking out for M&S vouchers again methinks...
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £416/£850 49%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
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