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  • Poor Simplyfading has got chicken-pox :eek: so please hold on - she will be back shortly to update the sheet with April's (sounding very productive) month's totals

    Poor Simply!

    Get well soon Simply, these childhood illnesses can be really horrible when caught as an adult. Look after yourself.
    Save £12k in 2022 thread #7:

    Save £10,000 Jan-May 2022 THEN RETIRE!!
    Final total for (half) year: -£4,000
  • Wanna_Bee_Free
    Wanna_Bee_Free Posts: 2,313 Forumite
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    edited 4 May 2018 at 9:23AM
    #12 reporting £1,000 for April, form submitted.

    Get well wishes to Slowly Fading - chicken pox wasn!!!8217;t much fun at all when I got it in my twenties. Hope you feel better soon!
  • lindez
    lindez Posts: 643 Forumite
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    sorry for the late response
    #141 £213.00 for April submitted today. Thank you
    MFWB#2
    MFTT5 #28
    Save 12k 2020 #111
  • SamSam17
    SamSam17 Posts: 92 Forumite
    Third Anniversary 10 Posts
    Haven't posted in a while here but fortunately did continue with the challenge and posted 3month worth update now.

    #46 £6624/£16,000.

    I'm so glad with this I've also met my £5k emergency fund target.

    Well done all!
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    Sorry for the delay in updating the spreadsheet - it should be all up to date now :)

    It has been a hectic month and then yes, I've had chicken pox which has been awful :( it's wiped me out for the last week and am only just starting to feel slightly more human again. Now just have to wait for all the spots to disappear, then wait to see if our two boys then get it... :eek:

    Ho hum, it's been a bit rough as of late :o

    Spreadsheet totals looking fab though! :j
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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  • Tales17
    Tales17 Posts: 257 Forumite
    Finally sorted out my numbers for April, monthly savings transferred, added some cashback and competition winnings, interest, selling totals and grocery savings giving a total of £1312.27 for the month and £5109.01 year to date!

    Just about to update spreadsheet!

    Happy with that! :)
    Grocery Challenge 2019 YTD-£820.46/£7200(11%)
    Grocery Challenge Feb - £93.10/£600(16%)
    £12k in 2019 #: Monthly Saving Accounts £500, Cashback & Competition Sites £2.59, Shopping Saving £152.09,Selling £121.26, Interest & Dividends £43.93, Surveys £0, 365 Day Penny Challenge # £103.44
    Total Saved - £923.31/£12000(8%)
  • bobobski
    bobobski Posts: 771 Forumite
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    Slowly - poor you! I hope you get better soon and that the babies are ok!

    For me, just the monthly £110 into my emergency fund to report this month. It's been a strange month, what with me deciding to take my boyfriend on a surprise all-expenses-paid holiday for his birthday this summer (and incidentally it will also be our first anniversary), but fortunately my would-have-been-monthly-savings plus the LISA bonus pretty much covered the cost for now, meaning that I'm not actually losing money from my savings (just re-allocating to adjust for the sum in the LISA). There's a little bit more to pay off at the end of May but essentially I should be back on track this month :)

    Looks like we've got some good numbers this month - hopefully the cost of suncream / after-sun / burn cream won't wipe it all out at the end of May:rotfl:
  • lightbulb0811
    lightbulb0811 Posts: 93 Forumite
    edited 9 May 2018 at 8:59AM
    #90 - blank month for April for me. Not sure what happened, but hoping for better this month!
    Save £12k in 2019 #111 £440.39/£4000
    Sealed pot challenge #5 £153.59/250
    Weight Loss 28/60 lb challenge
  • black_taxi_2
    black_taxi_2 Posts: 1,816 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    £350 saved april

    g/l all
    £48515 interest £181 (2009)debt/mortgage-MFIT/T2/T3
    debt/mortgage free 28/11/14
    vanguard shares index isa £1000
    credit union £400
    emergency fund£500
    #81 save 2018£4200
  • CosmicZebra
    CosmicZebra Posts: 30 Forumite
    Hope you're feeling better, SF.

    917.00 savings for April with 250.00 mtg overpaid on top.
    Savings from frugal & simple living:
    Jan ISA& Save Acc £1600 Mort o/paid £250
    Feb ISA&save acc £1330.89 Mort o/paid£500
    March ISA&save ac£811.35 mort o/paid £250
    :j
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