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The 2022 1% Challenge
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Only me again
Checking in with another £13 which I have added to my savings pot (£12 from a FB marketplace sale of old craft supplies I no longer wanted and £1 from using a coupon yesterday).
Total is now £1962/£2506 which is 75.46% - I'm over three quarters of the way to my goalMortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Me again checking in with another £5 (I know its not a lot but its still £5) added to my savings pot.
This was earned from using coupons with my shopping/days out etc this week
Total is now £1967/£2506 which is 75.65%Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
sorry twice in one day but I have to update as soon as I transfer the money into my savings or else I will forget
I've just added a further £6 to my total so it now stands at £1973/£2506 which is 75.88%.
I edging closer to another percentageMortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Another £8 added to my savings today from a FB sale
That takes me up to £1981/£2506 which is 76.19%.
It may be slow progress but I am getting there a % at a timeMortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Me again
Popping in to declare a further £64 made up of a £12 website sale and £52 FB of sales.
Total now stands at £2045/£2506 which is £78.65%.
I'm determined to reach this target by the middle of September so better get my bottom into gear and list more on FB marketplace as lots of my %'s seem to have come from there.
How is everyone else doing?Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.021 -
I didn't post for a whole day but I'm back again today to declare £11 from Quidco and £70 from my paypal account from sales of craft items, handmade things etc.
So that brings my total to £2126/£2506 - which equates to 81.76%
Just £380 left to reach my 100%Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
I've only gone and done it. The £2506 target set by me on 23rd June has been reached after getting my August funds (£425) from Etsy today. I'm so happy
I've decided to set myself a new target of £1500 and see if I can reach this by the end of the year. Ambitious but you never know until you tryMy new 1% is £15.
I'm cheating a little bit as my Etsy funds took me over my target so I'm adding the additional £53 into this new challenge and declaring £53/1500 so I'm already at 3.53%Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Me again just cashed out a £5 amazon voucher from Mistplay so transferred £5 into my savings account.
My total now stands at £58/£1500 which is 3.86%.
Small progress but still progressMortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Guess who
I've not managed to add anything into my pot in the last few days but finally managed to add a further £26 to the pot today (£8 from FB marketplace sales, £15 from website sale and £3 from finding a free spot to park for my son's orthodontist appointment).
Not loads but it all adds up.
My total now stands at £84/£1500 which is 5.6%.
Slow steps but still steps in the right directionMortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.021 -
Another £28 added to my savings pot today.
This was made up of a £26 FB marketplace sale (craft supplies I no longer use) and a £2 coupon from the Lidl app.
My total now stands at £112/£1500 which is 7.46%.
The percentages are creeping upMortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020
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