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Saving for Christmas 2020 - £1 a day challenge

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  • #17 reporting in
    £36/£366
    Saving for Christmas 2020 - £1 a day challenge, #17.£70/£366
  • Please may I join
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    Total as of today is £65. I'm off on holiday till the end of the month. Will update when I get back.
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • bigbeff
    bigbeff Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Total of £74 now :) A little bit ahead of the game... just need to stay on top of it now!
    Debt as of 29/12/25
    Overdraft: 1465.60 327.33
    CC1: 866.75 500
    CC2: 5699.85 5199.85
    Total:8032.30 6027.18
  • sams247
    sams247 Posts: 1,368 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Homepage Hero Photogenic
    OK, so £4 now in. A little total compared to some but a big total for me as before I had nothing at all.......... :) Yay
      To those who are given much, much is expected


        Fiver Friday #8 £5
      1. AW2011S
        AW2011S Posts: 8 Forumite
        Eighth Anniversary First Post
        #35 checking in at 62/366.

        Wanted my balance for the end of Nov so put in for Dec & Jan. 😊
      2. After a little tinkering on TCB to see exactly what was left after Xmas and 2 vouchers from Morrisons, my new total is:
        #3 £76/£366 :)
        Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £32k
        Saving for 🎄 🎁 2026 £285/£730 39%
        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...
      3. #54 Another £4 in for me :j
        Finally Debt Free (£8k to zero) yay! :j :j

        Saving for Xmas 2020 £1 a day challenge #54 £18/366
        £2 Savers Club 2020 #49 (£6)
      4. Hey guys

        Totals updated and numbers allocated :)

        Hope everyone is keeping well? Back to normal here! Having problems sleeping at the moment and I'm so tired :(

        Catch you all soon x
        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
      5. sams247
        sams247 Posts: 1,368 Forumite
        Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Homepage Hero Photogenic
        Just about managing my £1 a day. I really hope to be starting a job very soon, if all works out, then I can relax a little with my money worries.

        But I feel good about starting
          To those who are given much, much is expected


            Fiver Friday #8 £5
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