The "Save 12k in 2019" Thread

SavingInTheSlowLane

Is it too late to join? Newly signed up to MSE to join this thread but I’ve been reading it for years. Finally got a grip on my finances over the last couple of months using YNAB and now I feel ready to save (and pay off debt, which is what I might ultimately use my savings for!)

My target is £13k for the rest of this year - I know it’s ambitious but I know that I can spend so much less than I do.

geoffers4

#2 reporting £1837.04 for March.
We've been abroad on holiday for half of March, which could have been expensive but made more manageable by going self-catering and staying in a cheap apartment. We've also put OH's car through its MOT so there were a few faults that needed fixing. And now my car has a problem with the brakes, so that's going to be another cost I think.

Anyway, that's a quarter of the year gone already! Great to see so many people doing so well with their savings.

Xenon

#55 Xenon The Stupendous

£1402 for March

£119125 for House Deposit

YouWithTheSadEyes

#127
Just filled in the form with my March total of £600. Another good month here, helped by a council tax free month.
Total so far this year £1450/£4000.

Thanks in advance for updating.

AlexDee

#77 reporting savings of £533.35 for March. Down a little on what I had done in January and February but considerably more than I expected.
April should see a little more squeezed into savings as my pay rise takes effect.

Karen's_girl

#46 declaring £225 for March. Not as much as I would have liked but focussing on the total savings amount is motivating.

Baroness_Vee

#153 reporting £2,681.1 for February and £4,181.97 for March!


This puts my total for the year so far at £9,185.47. I have updated the forms. March was a good month, getting a bonus paid and selling a few items on eBay. A generous rise in pay to start in April which might hopefully see the savings go up by a few quid (i.e. if another part of the budget doesn't call for it lol). First quarter down, 2nd quarter is here!!. Lets do this guys!!::beer:

letThemPlay

#47 Reporting in for March, its been another great month managed to save £2003.34 which puts me at just over 40% of the way towards my target. After 3 good months, things are now going to change, as this morning I've submitted an offer for a house, which is terrifying I'm on tender-hooks waiting for the call back ...eek.

Well done everyone, we're a third of the way through the year lets keep it going.

KeepOnKnitting

Another sad savings month here at knitting towers. I have some big expenses due in the next three months that will be reimbursed, but not for a month or three after I pay out, so I am having to keep my instant savings balance high and cannot save anything into long term just yet. Come June/July I should be able to put the deferred money into the proper savings account, but for March the only saved money is the interest earned. <sigh>

user1168934

#166 reporting for march. Overall a great month for me, saved £2406. Although I know the final electricity bill (which is now out) will be collected in April and will put a HUGE dent in my savings next month. Combine that with a hefty council tax and I wonder if I will be able to meet the target next month - let's see.



How are you all doing?