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@rolorich welclme 😃ooh a notebook for the goals Is a brilliant idea!
Your list is great and loving your bonus one!2 -
Hello, will join up this year. Saw last years thread and didn’t get round to doing a list and joining in. I did save 20 x £20 notes though. Somehow!
- 21 books read
- 21 films watched
- Save £20 notes 21 times = £420
- Save £21 per week
- Loose 21lbs weight
- Grow 21 vegetable varieties on allotment
- Go to the beach 21 times
- Do 21 hours of housework a month
- Make do & mend / up cycle 21 times
- Have 21 leisurely baths. Never make the time!
- Buy no more than 21 new items for myself (excludes everyday toiletries, food, gifts and seeds / plants for allotment)
- Complete 21 personal declutters across house & shed
- Sell 21 items
- Enjoy 21 Sunday roast dinners
- Enjoy 21 BBQ’s
- Maximum 21 takeaways in 2021
- Follow only 21 horses. Only bet on these 21 and no others. Mix flat & jumps
- Aim to earn £2021 in bet winnings - truly optimistic!
- Listen to 21 BBC podcasts
- Watch & delete 21 series from sky+ box
- Donate to charity 21 times. Includes monthly & one off £ donations as well as bag donations to shop
Not going to change this as feel quite happy it will provide a bit of fun in ‘21- Grocery Challenge: April £263.60 / £250
1 - 21 books read
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I'll join in if I may?
1. 21 alcohol free days per month (0)
2. 21 NSD's per month (0)
3. 21 yoga sessions per month (0)
4. 21 self-care days this year (0)
5. 21 days in the garden this year (0)
6. 21 walks on a weekend this year (0)
7. 21 books read this year (0)
8. 21 jars of preserves/sauces made this year (0)
9. Lose 21lbs this year (0)
10. Save £21 per month from Persie budget this year (0)
11. 21 glasses of water per week (0)
12. Save £21 from the weekly grocery budget 21 times this year (0)
13. Make 21 new recipes this year
14. 21 no tech days (other than whatsapp to dd) this year (0)
15. 21 lie-ins this year (0)
16. 21 minutes of cleaning daily (0)
17. 21 outstanding house/garden jobs this year (0)
18. 21 uses of my kitchen gadgets this year (0)
19. 21 donations to the food bank this year (0)
20. 21 different types of fruit/veg grown this year (0)
21. 21 outings with my grandbaby this year (0)
That's my list - I'm looking forward to starting! 😊
DNF: £708.92/£1000
JSF: £708.58/£1000
Winter season grocery budget: £600.85/£900
Weight loss challenge 2024: 11/24lbs
1st quarter start:9st 13.1lb
2nd quarter start:9st 9.2 lb
3rd quarter start: 9st 6.8 lb
4th quarter start: 9st 10.2 lb
End weight: 8st 13lb
'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'2 -
Welcome both @Sallyp2 and thats great about saving £20 ! that's a good accomplishment.
Your list sounds amazing!
@leftatthetrafficlights welcome to the thread, of course you can join
I love your list
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Can I join in again this year please? I started the 2020 one, however covid put stop to many of my targets so I've re-jigged my list for this year to avoid covid stoppages again. Due to shielding once home from work I'm limited to what I can achieve.
- Pay 21 payments of £20.21 to Credit card - 1/21
- 21 payments of £21 to Christmas savings for next year - 1/21
- Read 21 books - 0/21
- De-clutter 21 pieces of clothing 4/21
- Make 21 new meals - 0/21
- Go on 21 walks a month - 0/21
- Lose 21lbs - 0/21
- Watch 21 films/tv shows - 1/21
- sell 21 items for £21 - 1/21
- 21 no tech evenings - 0/21
- 21 glasses of water a week - 3/21
- 21mins of exercise at home per day - 0/21
- take up 21 new activities - 0/21
- try 21 old school/day ways of life - 0/21
- 21 ebay/facebook sales - 3/21
- 21 DIY jobs completed - 1/21
- Save 21 coins of each domination - 0/21
- 21 garden days in the year - 0/21
I still need to think of 3 more though.Pay all debt off by Christmas 2025 £815.45/£3,000£1 a day challenge 2025 - £180/£730 Declutter a bag a week in 2025 11/52Lose 25lb - 10/25lbs Read 1 book per week - 5/52Pay off credit card debt 18%/100%1 -
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Can I join? I’ve shameless stolen many ideas from those who’ve already posted 😆
Physical and mental well-being
1. lose 21lb
2. 21 home workouts or yoga sessions a month
3. 21 early nights a month (before 11)
4. 21 digital detox days
5. declutter 21 things a month
Money
6. earn £2,021 on the side
7. 21 NSDs a month
8. wait 21 days before making impulse purchases
Social & relationships
9. 21 social events (including zoom)
10. 21 date nights (most likely at home)
11. 21 marriage meetings
Parenting
12. 21 hours outdoors every fortnight
13. 21 big arts or craft projects together
14. 21 fun family adventures
Hobbies
15. read 21 non fiction books
16. read 21 fiction books
17. do 21 creative projects
18. work in the garden 21 days a month
19. try 21 new recipes
20. do Gaelic learning 21 days a month
Community
21. donate to food bank 21 times
Part time working mum | Married in 2014 | DS born 2015 & DD born 2018
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6542225/stopping-the-backsliding-a-family-of-four-no-longer-living-beyond-their-means/p1?new=1
Consumer debt free!
Mortgage: -£128,033
Savings: £6,050
- Emergency fund £1,515
- New kitchen £556
- December £420
- Holiday £3,427
- Bills £132
Total joint pension savings: £55,4252 -
Have rearranged into goals (things I’m trying to do 21 times in total) and habits (things I’m doing on 21 days a month or whatever).
Goals
- lose 21lb
- 21 digital detox days
- earn £2,021 on the side
- 21 social events (including zoom)
- 21 date nights (most likely at home)
- 21 marriage meetings
- 21 big arts or craft projects together
- 21 fun family adventures
- read 21 non fiction books
- read 21 fiction books
- do 21 creative projects
- try 21 new recipes
- donate to food bank 21 times
Habits
- 21 home workouts or yoga sessions a month
- 21 early nights a month (before 11)
- declutter 21 things a month
- 21 NSDs a month
- wait 21 days before making impulse purchases
- 21 hours outdoors with the kids every fortnight
- work in the garden 21 days a month
- do Gaelic learning 21 days a month
Part time working mum | Married in 2014 | DS born 2015 & DD born 2018
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6542225/stopping-the-backsliding-a-family-of-four-no-longer-living-beyond-their-means/p1?new=1
Consumer debt free!
Mortgage: -£128,033
Savings: £6,050
- Emergency fund £1,515
- New kitchen £556
- December £420
- Holiday £3,427
- Bills £132
Total joint pension savings: £55,4251 -
Can I join if okay? Again I have also pinched some ideas
Save £2021
lose 21 LBs
read 21 books
at least 21 hours of exercise a month
21 donations of food to animal sanctuary each month
21 purchases from CS (love a good CS and supporting them but will not buy for the sake of buying)
sell 21 items on eb@y
use up 21 candles
Decluttering challenge 2023🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Decluttering challenge 2024 🏅🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2 -
Are we starting our tally totals on 1st Jan?
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