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Saving for Christmas 2019 - £1 a day challenge

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  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,143 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    I’ve surpassed 60% :j. Already feeling confident about this Xmas, last year I had enough saved to pay for New Year too, hopefully will do the same again.
    #6 £445/£730
    Desperately need to do a Boots shop which will probably be tomorrow and will involve points so I may be back soon.
    Have a great weekend! :)
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £32k
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2026 £367/£730 50%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £10k
    Mortgage offset fund £23.2k/£29k 80%
    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...
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,943 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Completely forgot I had signed up to this officially ! sorry, I have £350 saved up for Christmas. Thanks for running the thread :)
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    May I join?
    I have a target of £365.00 .

    I have saved £100 already towards christmas.
  • pinkfluffybabe
    pinkfluffybabe Posts: 2,989 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Academoney Grad
    #13 now on £243
    Not buying unnecessary toiletries 2024 26/53 UU, 25 IN
  • kdalwayskint
    kdalwayskint Posts: 802 Forumite
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    Hey everyone, sorry for being AWOL for so long!

    I see a couple of new people would like to join so I'll update totals and give out some numbers.

    I don't even know how much I have in my pot but it trickles through each week so I know I'm still saving :)
    new challenge?
    £1 a day for Christmas 2024 £367 / £366 ~
    Got married 24/05/19 ~ Credit Card
    DFW Nerd #1155 ~
    LBM 25/2/09 ~ Debt at highest £8,037.35 ~ £0
  • kdalwayskint
    kdalwayskint Posts: 802 Forumite
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    princesspennies wrote: »
    Can I join please??

    A little late, but I will try make it to the finish line with the rest of you x:beer:

    Hey princesspennies your number is 22

    Happy saving for Christmas 2019 :)
    new challenge?
    £1 a day for Christmas 2024 £367 / £366 ~
    Got married 24/05/19 ~ Credit Card
    DFW Nerd #1155 ~
    LBM 25/2/09 ~ Debt at highest £8,037.35 ~ £0
  • kdalwayskint
    kdalwayskint Posts: 802 Forumite
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    lifeatthekings wrote: »
    May I join?
    I have a target of £365.00 .

    I have saved £100 already towards christmas.

    Brilliant start!

    Number 23 for lifeatthekings :)
    new challenge?
    £1 a day for Christmas 2024 £367 / £366 ~
    Got married 24/05/19 ~ Credit Card
    DFW Nerd #1155 ~
    LBM 25/2/09 ~ Debt at highest £8,037.35 ~ £0
  • kdalwayskint
    kdalwayskint Posts: 802 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I've updated the totals and given a couple of newbies a number.

    My total at the moment is £240.

    Has anyone started buying bits for Christmas yet? I haven't, I don't think I'm organised enough!

    Keep saving for Christmas 2019 :)
    new challenge?
    £1 a day for Christmas 2024 £367 / £366 ~
    Got married 24/05/19 ~ Credit Card
    DFW Nerd #1155 ~
    LBM 25/2/09 ~ Debt at highest £8,037.35 ~ £0
  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,143 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    kdalwayskint wrote: »
    Hey everyone, sorry for being AWOL for so long! :)

    Welcome back!

    I’ve just realised this is the only thread where we can mention the C word (Clue: :santa2:) so early in the year :cool:

    So, a Boots megal points shop done and a flurry of things for work via TCB and now I’m up to:

    #6 £471/£730 :T
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £32k
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2026 £367/£730 50%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £10k
    Mortgage offset fund £23.2k/£29k 80%
    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...
  • claremylove
    claremylove Posts: 787 Forumite
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    No.3 reporting in that I’ve added my August payment so now up to £274 :j
    £2 coin savings club 2026 #1 £88 (2025 £696; 2024 £692; 2023 £754; 2022 £472; 2021 £256; 2020 £358; 2019 £512; 2018 £404; 2017 640) Saving for Xmas £1 a day #1 £180 / £730 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)
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