We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. See the Community Noticeboard for more info. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

The "Save 12k in 2020" Thread!

Options
18384868889111

Comments

  • Gem-gem
    Gem-gem Posts: 4,640 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    edited 9 August 2020 at 2:50PM
    £2192.17 saved for August. 
    This is made up of dividends, savings from salary and selling some bits at a boot fair. 

    That makes £20,303.98 for the year. 

    2025 Fashion on a ration 0/66 coupons
    2025 Frugal challenge
  • Sandyra
    Sandyra Posts: 291 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Cashback Cashier
    edited 9 August 2020 at 9:17PM
    #147 here!
    Been spending and paid for last minute Kentish cycling holiday so not a good month for me. £250 regular saver and £500 in Marcus makes £750 in total for July. Not far from my original target, hopefully I'l be able to beat it and aim for £10,000 by the end of the year. Again thanks slowly for managing this.

    MFW 2025 #32 £4,006.43/£3,000; MFW 2024 #32 £4,217.84/£3,000; MFW 2023 #32 £5,238.84/£4,000; MFW 2022 #32 £8,246.43/£8,000; MFW 2021 #32 £8,982.73/£8,000; MFW 2020 #32 £12,000/£6,000

    Save £12k in 2025 #48 £9,600/£14,000; Save £12k in 2024 #26 £13,055.37/£6,000; Save £12k in 2023 #31 £11,500/£6,000; Save £12k in 2022 #32 £7,180.24/£7,000; Save £12k in 2021 #32 £9,500/£8,000; Save £12k in 2020 #147 £9,370/£8,000

  • bioboybill
    bioboybill Posts: 3,481 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #22 reporting £639.12 for July and form updated. Not as good as previous months, but still good considering we had to pay out £790 for wife's dental work. A similar amount expected to come out in August, so expecting August to be a bit down too.
  • delta13
    delta13 Posts: 322 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    So far I've saved £466.31 in August - much better than July's total. I'm looking to at least double that by the end of the month, if all goes to plan!
    Save £12k in 2022 = £3705.97/ £7,500 (49%)
    Save £12k in 2021 #76 = £11,857.21/ £10,000 (118%)


  • sonas_baby
    sonas_baby Posts: 222 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Late reporting  for July £723 saved this month, most I've ever been able to save in a month. (Form sent in). 
    Just subscribed to your you tube channel, don't  know how you fit everything in to your day, slowlyfading.
    It is the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish. Tolkien.
    Save 12k in 2025 No 18 365 1p challenge 2025 No 2
  • Hi SF, #51 reporting a baby £98 this month for August. Also would you be able to add £692 for June and £897.03 for July. Many thanks for your time on this forum, really enjoy being part of it.  :)
    2025 financial goals & challenges!

    1). Mortgage (started Jan 2024) £107,542.12 / £122,400.00 Overpayment total: £904.60 (Inc Sprive yr 1 o/p £19.16 & £55.34 reg monthly overpayment) Equity 27%

    2). #7 Save 1p a day challenge 2025 £150/£780

    3). £2109.85/£3000 in Investment ISA (34/50 investments)

    4). Increase cash savings & saving pots

    5). Keep debt to a minimum.

    Favourite quote: 'Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gunna get!' Forrest Gump
  • lantanna
    lantanna Posts: 4,471 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    #93 reporting for August, form submitted. £615.59.  Happy with this particularly as I haven’t been overly focused on saving over the last while. 
  • Sandyra
    Sandyra Posts: 291 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Cashback Cashier
    #147 reporting £300 for August. Regular saver of £250 and £50 market research. Form updated. Thanks 

    MFW 2025 #32 £4,006.43/£3,000; MFW 2024 #32 £4,217.84/£3,000; MFW 2023 #32 £5,238.84/£4,000; MFW 2022 #32 £8,246.43/£8,000; MFW 2021 #32 £8,982.73/£8,000; MFW 2020 #32 £12,000/£6,000

    Save £12k in 2025 #48 £9,600/£14,000; Save £12k in 2024 #26 £13,055.37/£6,000; Save £12k in 2023 #31 £11,500/£6,000; Save £12k in 2022 #32 £7,180.24/£7,000; Save £12k in 2021 #32 £9,500/£8,000; Save £12k in 2020 #147 £9,370/£8,000

  • I've re-discovered booking holidays, so it looks like I won't be anywhere near my usual amount this month, maybe even negative, but it will be worth it, and I've saved quite a bit more than usual already this year, so all good. 
  • #26 reporting £1118.02 for August. We are beginning to slow down again compared to during the lock down. Baby number 2 arriving in November so we are now starting to buy bits and pieces.

Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.6K Spending & Discounts
  • 244K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 598.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 176.9K Life & Family
  • 257.3K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.