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Saving for Christmas 2021 - £1 a day challenge

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  • JGB1955
    JGB1955 Posts: 3,854 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 3 August 2021 at 8:33AM
    #2 checking in with £710/£638 (thanks to a bonus £100 on my Nationwide Start-to-Save account.
    #2 Saving for Christmas 2024 - £1 a day challenge. £325 of £366
  • MrsCD
    MrsCD Posts: 1,922 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    edited 3 August 2021 at 11:04PM
    #8
    £458 in the account now. Bought more presents to put away last week when we were on holiday in the Lake District.
    @kdalwayskint, how are the wedding preparations going, or has it already happened?
    2025 Fashion on the ration
    150g sock yarn = 3 coupons
    Lined trousers = 6 coupons ...total 9/66 used
    2 t-shirts = 8 coupons
    Trousers = 6 coupons ... total 23/66
    2 cardigans = 10 coupons
    Sandals = 5 coupons ... total 38/66
    Nightie = 6 coupons
    Sandals = 5 coupons ... total 49/66
  • A little more to add - it’s creeping up:
    #6 £231/£365 63% 😀
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £416/£850 49%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    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...
  • #18
    Added another £100 to the pot, now £800/£1200 saved.  No shopping done yet.  Currently sick with COVID 😬🤢
  • A few more ££’s and I cashed in pinecone points. Now on:
    #6 - £248/£365
    I’ve had my first Christmas present idea today and decided I may as well order it so that will be first ££’s spent this year.
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £416/£850 49%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    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...
  • MrsCD
    MrsCD Posts: 1,922 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    #18
    Added another £100 to the pot, now £800/£1200 saved.  No shopping done yet.  Currently sick with COVID 😬🤢
    Hope you're feeling better by now, @SuperSavingD.
    2025 Fashion on the ration
    150g sock yarn = 3 coupons
    Lined trousers = 6 coupons ...total 9/66 used
    2 t-shirts = 8 coupons
    Trousers = 6 coupons ... total 23/66
    2 cardigans = 10 coupons
    Sandals = 5 coupons ... total 38/66
    Nightie = 6 coupons
    Sandals = 5 coupons ... total 49/66
  • JGB1955
    JGB1955 Posts: 3,854 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    #2 checking in with £728/£638 , thanks to a cheeky £100 win on the Nationwide Start-to-Save draw.  Already have another £46 of Prolific surveys waiting for cash out at the start of October.
    #2 Saving for Christmas 2024 - £1 a day challenge. £325 of £366
  • MrsCD
    MrsCD Posts: 1,922 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    #8
    £523 in the savings account now. 
    I'm starting to think about what we'll need for Christmas, other than presents.. 
    If there's going to be any problems with food, I'm wondering what I can buy now to freeze. 
    2025 Fashion on the ration
    150g sock yarn = 3 coupons
    Lined trousers = 6 coupons ...total 9/66 used
    2 t-shirts = 8 coupons
    Trousers = 6 coupons ... total 23/66
    2 cardigans = 10 coupons
    Sandals = 5 coupons ... total 38/66
    Nightie = 6 coupons
    Sandals = 5 coupons ... total 49/66
  •     #5   £283.50 

    Still saving my nectar, clubcard and amazon points, and snapping on Huyu and Shoppix mainly.  Plus there's a £7 reward on my bank account each month.  Its amazing how it all adds up and I've had to top up very little actual money from my bank account.  Also discovered I had a few Avios points left and so I've started  using the BA site for online shopping - am converting these to nectar points too.


    "Think of many things, do one"
    Mortgage 30 Jul'25 est. £209,749 £309,749 (aiming for sub-£200k next)
    Seven Goals; 12.5lbs lost in 4 months (5.5lbs to go); walk/run/exercising/weights/yoga 

  • MrsCD said:
    #18
    Added another £100 to the pot, now £800/£1200 saved.  No shopping done yet.  Currently sick with COVID 😬🤢
    Hope you're feeling better by now, @SuperSavingD.
    I’m much better now thank you 😊 
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