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  • threepenny_bit
    threepenny_bit Posts: 468 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Please may I join too - aim for 600
  • itslulu
    itslulu Posts: 5 Forumite
    No number yet but I have saved €25.

    €25/€365
    Be debt free by Xmas 2018 = €250/€15,600
    Save 12k by Xmas 2018= €0/€12,000
    Clear one debt in 100 days = €68/€2000
    Save €365 by Xmas 2018 = €25/€365
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Seventh Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker Name Dropper
    #5 reporting in with a small start

    8/600

    I'm using a lovely tin that came with a Christmas mug and couldn't resist!
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,531 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hello Ellieseleven

    I just want to thank you for this fab idea. As a result of reading this I set up £7 a week (£1 a day) to be transferred to my CU account every Friday. I like it is a small amount that I will not notice.

    Thank you x
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

    Emergency fund 350/1000
    Buffer fund 100/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/07/2025
  • IreneCWP
    IreneCWP Posts: 21 Forumite
    Please count me in! Target is £400
    £2 Savers Club 2018 no 7 - £200 Target :j £74 of £200 so far

    £12K in 2018 - £12000 Target :j £203.50 of £12000 so far

    £1 a day Xmas 2018 - £400 Target £136.93 of £400 so far :beer:
  • Blackberrycurved
    Blackberrycurved Posts: 416 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    No number yet but
    £5 / 365
    Total debt £18,000 at the start of DFW Journey. 2018 14TH JULY 2021 DEBT FREE / 2026 trying to stay debt free
  • kazzie_m
    kazzie_m Posts: 27 Forumite
    I'd like to join please! Target is £365
    Aiming to be debt free by Christmas 2018! :D
  • nannygladys
    nannygladys Posts: 3,256 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi there, I would like to join in please, I will put away £1 a day in my box and will make it up to the right amount over the next couple of weeks, so 10/365 so far.
    Nannyg
  • DreamerHelen
    DreamerHelen Posts: 2,629 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Thanks for letting me join again....I'm doing well so far :)

    #13 at £105/£1000
  • BritOnABudget
    BritOnABudget Posts: 65 Forumite
    Added £40 today

    £40/£365
    House Deposit: £5,015.37:j
    Make £2018 in 2018 - £1399.45/£2018
    Save 7k in 2018 #25
    Emergency Fund - £0/£1000 = 90%
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