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Saving for Christmas 2018 - £1 a day challenge

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  • Lady-T
    Lady-T Posts: 57 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker Xmas Saver!
    #4 total for the year is £590 🙂.
    I’ll definitely be in next year if anyone takes it on.
    Saving for Xmas 2020 #7: £250/£600
  • I don’t think I’ll have any more to report tomorrow, so my final total is: ta dah!!
    #3 £813/£600 :T
    I will definitely do this again too, if possible. May I be the first to say
    Merry Xmas everyone! :xmassign::santa2::xmastree:
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £770/£730 105%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage 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...
  • Finally made it to the end - £365 in the pot. Can't wait till next year
    £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)
  • kazzie_m
    kazzie_m Posts: 27 Forumite
    £30 added for November

    #25 £365/£365
    Aiming to be debt free by Christmas 2018! :D
  • I'm still saving anyway, but is this on for 2019...?
    SPCNo.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)
    1p Challenge 2025 #63
  • i would like to join too for 2019
    :)"QUEEN OF THE CATALOGUES"...
    2019£2 savers .
  • Abbafan1972
    Abbafan1972 Posts: 7,189 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Can I join for 2019 please?
    Striving to clear the mortgage before it finishes in Dec 2028 - amount currently owed - £18,886.27
  • lindez
    lindez Posts: 643 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 500 Posts
    Hi can i join please i may be a little late to the party but would try and catch up thank you
    MFWB#2
    MFTT5 #28
    Save 12k 2020 #111
  • i'd like to join for 2019 please as well.
    Already potted £10
    :heartpuls Getting married 21.09.19 :heartpuls
    Emergency Savings - £15.55 / £1,000 :heart: XMAS '19 Savings - £0.00 / £365 :heart: Holiday savings - £6.00(SA) £00 (PB)
  • Are we doing this for 2019?

    I managed £2 a day in 2018
    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%) #36
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