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  • JGB1955
    JGB1955 Posts: 3,937 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    #2 checking in with £129/£365.
    A good month with Prolific + put aside my gym membership that has been frozen during lockdown.
    #2 Saving for Christmas 2024 - £1 a day challenge. £325 of £366
  • I cashed in £6 from Pinecone: inching upwards slowly. 
    #6 £115/£365
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £770/£730 105%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£36.5k 67.7%
    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...
  • jo41
    jo41 Posts: 1,172 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi all,
    #33 checking in another £1 to my Plum pocket. Total is now £32/£335
    Have a great day 😀
  • ZaSa1418
    ZaSa1418 Posts: 651 Forumite
    500 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper
    edited 1 February 2021 at 3:57PM
    Hi Everyone, paid in for Feb. 
    #15 £270 / £1095
    LBM Debt Total : £48,326.50

    Pay All Your Debt Off By Xmas 2023 - #50  £1,495.29 / £12,000.00
    Saving For Christmas 2023 - £1 a day challenge - #6 £100/£1095.00
  • jo41
    jo41 Posts: 1,172 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 1 February 2021 at 6:20PM

    Evening all,

    #33 Checking in to report I am 10% of the way to my goal £34 / £335

  • Added £35 from two ebay sales and a book sale on amazon, so that's me at  £66/356
    Compers challenge 27/70
    £1805/2018
  • Kamila20
    Kamila20 Posts: 10 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    Hello @kdalwayskint, I added £31 for January and working on getting the Save the Change account to add to my Christmas Fund as well. My total today is £31/£365
    £1/Day Christmas Saving Challenge £39.79/£365
  • Kamila20
    Kamila20 Posts: 10 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    Forgot to mention my number is #28
    £1/Day Christmas Saving Challenge £39.79/£365
  • jo41
    jo41 Posts: 1,172 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #33 Checking in to report I’m now up to £37 / £335 😃
  • Not sure what number I am, but amazon book sale cleared today so £5.68 to add
    £71.68/365  
    Compers challenge 27/70
    £1805/2018
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