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Saving for Christmas 2018 - £1 a day challenge
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£329.49 here. Still going. Got some vouchers to claim from tcb and shucks. Also have a voucher from pchase to use before it goes out of date think I'll go and check out gift wrap new challenge?£1 a day for Christmas 2024 £367 / £366 ~Got married 24/05/19 ~ Credit CardDFW Nerd #1155 ~LBM 25/2/09 ~ Debt at highest £8,037.35 ~ £00 -
Last one this weekend (pay day tomorrow) so ignore the fact that my last post didn't add up - literally
#8 £372 / £365SPCNo.19 #20 (18 £1752.64; 17 £562.86; 16 £678; 15 £1120.92; 14 £416.53; 13 £191.52; 12 £260.48; 11 £480.95; 10 £682.31; 9 £442.64)
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I’m going to crack open my piggy bank in the next few days to buy a present in the Black Friday deals. Managed to save #16 £135/£365 and although it’s not the full amount it will definitely help me out. I’ve been doing this a few years now and it’s brilliant not to have debts in January!
Thanks for running the challenge Ellieseleven will definitely sign up for next year. LP xCompetition wins £14,136.30[\COLOR]0 -
M&S vouchers are here! I had to buy something for work and used TCB so my new total is a mega one:
#3 £802/£600
I don’t need anything like that amount, I expect I’ll be carrying forward a nice starter sum for next year.:TDebt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £770/£730 105%6 mth 🆘 fund £6kMortgage offset fund £24.7k/£36.5k 67.7%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...0 -
So exited I transferred this months funds early!
#11 Reporting November saving of £30 - target £365 achieved
I'm off to write a Christmas gift list - now I know I've got the cash! I love that for the second year in a row, because of this challenge, I'm not looking at starting the new year with Christmas debt still on my credit card!
Have a fab weekend
MissDMLBM- June 2009 - 15 year plan started, Dec 2018 - time to review & refocus
SPC12 #33 £210. Xmas 2019 - #15 £365 / £365 ... PAYDBX 2019 #23: £0 / £3,400
MFW2019 #2: £6,999.67 / £8,000 MFiT-T5 start £95,352.52 - target £40k
No matter how far you go, you always take yourself with you0 -
I’ve been rubbish at this started off well then lost it but actually added another £30 so better. Will add numbers in when I get up as typing in but at least a few quid before Christmas I’m so on this next year.Total debt £18,000 at the start of DFW Journey. 2018 14TH JULY 2021 DEBT FREE / 2026 trying to stay debt free0
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Final total for me is £365.00. I love this challenge!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.0 -
£10 left over this month so have added that to my total to reduce December's payment by a tiny bit£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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£31 added for October
#25 £335/£365Aiming to be debt free by Christmas 2018!0 -
Had some loose change so added that to the pot. Now up to £359£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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