365 Day 1p Challenge 2021 5 January 2021 at 2:43PM edited 19 July 2021 at 7:37AM in Debt-free wannabe challenges 239 replies 38.1K views

elsiepac

Hi everyone

Welcome to the 365 Day 1p Challenge for 2021!

The rules are simple - every day you put aside an amount between 1p and £3.65, covering all the incremental amounts in between... You can do this starting at 1p and working up, or start at £3.65 and work down, or just put aside whichever amount off the list you'd like to each day.

To keep track, please feel free to download this spreadsheet created by the MSE Team (to follow) and mark off each amount as you put it aside.

@MSE_Molly has written an updated version of her blog post which you can find here.

If you'd like to be allocated a number and added to the Challengers list below, please post and I will issue you a number for your signature.

Good luck everyone!

Please see the original challenge post below from helejenkins1

helejenkins1 wrote: »

I started this challenge in 2017, but due to the pressure of a large amount of debt I struggled to keep up with it. As of this month, I am debt free and determined now to save as much as I can to have a more secure future. I know some of you will be in a much different situation, but we are all here for our own reasons.

The aim of the challenge is to save 1p on 1st January, 2p on 2nd January till the 31st December where you would save £3.65. Obviously this makes the end of the challenge very expensive, so I find it better to just mix it up a little bit. If I have £3.01 in my purse, I'll just mark that day off.

At the end of the year, you will have £667.95. Use this money as you wish. Pay off some debt, treat yourself or just continue to save it.

I'll keep this thread going even if I'm on my own as I want and need to stay motivated. If anyone wants to join me along the way you are more than welcome.

Happy saving

2021 Challengers!

1. elsiepac
2. debtfreefor2022
3. claremylove
4. BadBookkeeper
5. outoftheviciouscircle
6. welshspendthrift
7. Doily94
8. gettingtheresometime
9. Workingmum123
10. LeaLea89
11. lindsaygalaxy
12. Blackberrycurved
13. jaxsmar
14. IvysMom
15. davalleyboy888888
16. Holmefarm
17. A_Random_Man
18. jo41
19. willow_loulou
20. sketchingkari
21. CazzieLT
22. Loubie47
23. Goonergal2
24. the_long_and_winding_road
25. brokeblond
26. damekaren
27. rjitfc
28. Argyller
29. Odysseus
30. Starla
31. Callie Ann Baxter
32. doppers
33. HeatherLass
34. Sallyp2
35. wllcnur
36. DaffyDaisies
37. ellie55
38. roblou27
39. Little*Miss
40. Sandrasd7
41. tboo
42. Honeysucklelou2
43. Hurdler
44. keats61
45. 
    

debtfreefor2022

I'm in!

claremylove

Count me in please Elsiepac.  Love this challenge

BadBookkeeper

Can I join please?  I started this on 1st November, it’s a great way to save 

outoftheviciouscircle

Awh I started this a few years ago on my old user name. I am helejenkins. Can’t believe I’m seeing a post saying I’m debt free as it’s certainly not the case a few years later 

elsiepac

Please check first post for your numbers!

Aw hi @outoftheviciouscircle you can get there again! Are you going to join? I've allocated you a number for now

welshspendthrift

please cap lease can I join? OH and I doing this together although yet to see any input from him! Crossing off randomly whatever change we have, hopefully cross off December’s high numbers as we go! Good luck everyone 😀

elsiepac

@debtfreefor2022, @claremylove, @BadBookkeeper, @outoftheviciouscircle, @welshspendthrift you are all added 

Doily94

I would like to join please

gettingtheresometime

Can I join please as well? 
I'm using the challenge to pay off my Sainsburys CC as I found it useful to clear my Aqua CC last year.

Workingmum123

Can i join too please