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The "Save 12k in 2020" Thread!

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  • Queen_of_the_Hive
    Queen_of_the_Hive Posts: 1,234 Forumite
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    Hi SF,

    Hope you had a nice Christmas and new year - seems ages ago now!

    Anyway #51 reporting a cheery £307.82 for January.

    Many thanks
    2025 financial goals & challenges!

    1). Mortgage (started Jan 2024) £105,249.61 / £122,400.00 Overpayment total: £1015.28 (Inc Sprive yr 1 o/p £19.16 & £55.34 reg monthly overpayment) Equity 26%

    2). #7 Save 1p a day challenge 2025 £360/£780

    3). £2,249.06/£3000 in Investment ISA (35/50 investments)

    4). Increase cash savings & saving pots

    5). Keep debt to a minimum.

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  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    clarissa62 wrote: »
    Hi SF,

    Hope you had a nice Christmas and new year - seems ages ago now!
    I did, thank you for mentioning :)
    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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  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    Spreadsheet updated :)
    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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  • delta13
    delta13 Posts: 322 Forumite
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    HI Slowlyfading, could I please amend my target from £12k to £10k? Decided to (finally!) learn to drive this year, and having researched the price of lessons and tests etc, I've realised I won't be able to meet my initial target at all - £10k is much more realistic :)
    Save £12k in 2022 = £3705.97/ £7,500 (49%)
    Save £12k in 2021 #76 = £11,857.21/ £10,000 (118%)

  • rnl
    rnl Posts: 2 Newbie
    Please can i sign up - plan is to save £12,000!
  • Speedster2
    Speedster2 Posts: 112 Forumite
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    Happy Lunar New Year, 12k’ers!
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    delta13 wrote: »
    HI Slowlyfading, could I please amend my target from £12k to £10k? Decided to (finally!) learn to drive this year, and having researched the price of lessons and tests etc, I've realised I won't be able to meet my initial target at all - £10k is much more realistic :)
    Not a problem - done! :)
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    Spreadsheet updated :)
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • Gem-gem
    Gem-gem Posts: 4,712 Forumite
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    And another two invoices have been paid. That's the last of the back pay.
    £1550 deposited into my savings account. That is £1850 that will be added to February's savings.
    2025 Fashion on a ration 0/66 coupons
    2025 Frugal challenge
  • zafiro1984
    zafiro1984 Posts: 2,529 Forumite
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    I thought I was doing OK until a couple of invoices dropped on the mat. I've now got to take 319.99 off my Jan total. I'm going to wait until the end of the month before I post the total because I need to see the final savings on the household spends.
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