The "Save 12k in 2018" Thread!

Martinslovechild

(Form filled in)

I'm declaring £2,000 for March - which takes me to a YTD total of £6,600 - which basically means that I'm a third of the way to my target.

Showing a healthy gain on my S&S ISA too - but I'll leave this until the end of the year before adding this to the final result.

kev2009

#65 declaring £500 for March.

Form has been submitted also.

Many thanks

Kev

Wanna_Bee_Free

#12 reporting £725 for March, form submitted. Behind on my target for the year but will keep plodding on.
Well done everyone, some great totals coming in!

stoozie1

Martinslovechild wrote: »

(Form filled in)

Showing a healthy gain on my S&S ISA too - but I'll leave this until the end of the year before adding this to the final result.

Well done you!

What are you invested in?

As half our savings are in stocks and shares and we've had a bad month, everything we've actually saved is likely to be wiped out by the losses this month.

Good job we're in it for the long haul

Lomcevak

#11 reporting in with £2624.96 for March, making £9877.72 for the first three months of the year. Great start, even if it's a little frustrating to not quite hit the £10k mark - March felt like an endless sequence of annual bills and other things like that, and i'm quite pleased to have got as far as I did.

April's looking like a bit of a slog, but hopefully then some clear water to get the savings moving again

bassking

#73 adding 833 pounds this month which isn't too bad at all considering some of the stocks took a hit. Keep up the great work all, inspired by all the efforts on here!

geoffers4

Hi everyone

#2 reporting £2168.96 this month. We had a big credit card bill to pay off last month's holiday expenses, so that took quite a chunk. And then no.2 son needed bailing out because he couldn't cover his rent and other "unexpected" bills this month - someone needs to do a spreadsheet I feel!

My spreadsheet is telling me we are nearing a new tax year, where I'd planned to take the plunge into a S&S ISA for the first time. I know this needs to be for the long haul (10 years +) and I should ignore any stock market ups & downs...but reading about people's stock market losses on this thread isn't helping! I might think about other options again - will let you know next month.

Happy saving everyone.

stoozie1

Geoffers I feel bad dissuading you now! If it helps any I still intend to fill my ISA allowance as soon as I get a new one. (also in it for the long haul).

CosmicZebra

£811.35 savings in March with £250 overpaid on the mortgage.

Really pleased with that!

Wentthedaywell?

geoffers4 wrote: »

Hi everyone

#2 reporting £2168.96 this month. We had a big credit card bill to pay off last month's holiday expenses, so that took quite a chunk. And then no.2 son needed bailing out because he couldn't cover his rent and other "unexpected" bills this month - someone needs to do a spreadsheet I feel!

My spreadsheet is telling me we are nearing a new tax year, where I'd planned to take the plunge into a S&S ISA for the first time. I know this needs to be for the long haul (10 years +) and I should ignore any stock market ups & downs...but reading about people's stock market losses on this thread isn't helping! I might think about other options again - will let you know next month.

Happy saving everyone.

Now's the best time to buy Geoffers! No use doing it when they are high. I'll be getting more in the new tax year.