The 365 Day 1p Challenge 2023

enthusiasticsaver

Well done @~FlowerPot~  Happy Christmas Shopping and glad you have found the challenge useful.  I have recorded a final amount of £680 saved. 

enthusiasticsaver

This is the final week of my October budget so I have put £13 in  my savings space in Starling bringing my total for the month to £62 and for the year so far to £562 so just over £100 to go.  Over 84% achieved to date.  

I have coloured in  my last 4 numbers for October. 

3.01

3.06

3.54

3.39

32 numbers left to tick off. 

Just over 9 weeks to go until the end of the year. Keep going everyone. 

enthusiasticsaver

I have decided to withdraw from this challenge as I will be using the money towards a new car that I am buying with cash so clearing out a few savings accounts including the savings space containing my 1p challenge savings. Not planned but a great bargain came up  and mine is over 10 years old now and not ULEZ compatible so I am really pleased to  get it. 

I will start again next year but we are rejigging our finances today to allow us to pay for the new car.  That is at least £550 towards it so I am pleased I have saved it.  I will still keep the spreadsheet up to date so keep going everyone else .  

jaxsmar

@enthusiasticsaver thanks for all your hard work sounds like a good plan putting the money towards a newer car.
Potted £70.OO. Challenge completed £670   
The money will go towards Christmas gifts and food. 

enthusiasticsaver

jaxsmar said:

@enthusiasticsaver thanks for all your hard work sounds like a good plan putting the money towards a newer car.
Potted £70.OO. Challenge completed £670   
The money will go towards Christmas gifts and food. 

Well done on completing the challenge.  Sounds like a good use of the  money for Christmas. 

LittleMissDetermined

Hello all. Monthly check in for #11 as it's pay day today.  I've added November's contributions of £95.85 bringing my total so far to £559.45
LMD x

Coxy11

Hi all,

Well done to @~FlowerPot~ on completing the challenge! Also to @enthusiasticsaver for keeping us all accountable - how exciting to have a new car!

I'm still going for the forseeable. My latest Friday update:
This week I have chosen the following random numbers:
237, 47, 177, 113,186, 16 and 64 = 840 so £8.40 going into the pot.
NB. I received 80p interest yesterday. Number 80 had already gone from the spreadsheet so have split into 16 and 64 for yesterday and today.

#45 new total is £525.39

I will have a think about next year - whether to go random again or do in order or even spread over the months. 

Coxy

enthusiasticsaver

So starting again now. 

Having now sorted out the finances for my new car and paid for  the insurance adjustment I have been able to put £199 back into my savings space and ticked off 0.01 to 1.99.  I  am not sure if I will manage the whole 365 days but going to give it a  shot.  This money is being saved for our South Africa holiday next year so it will be moved into our  Yorkshire savings account at the end of the year.  

Anna_v

Hello enthusiasticsaver,
I have banked £76.05 for August Number 54 Anna_v that completes the year for me, I have a total of £690.51 not sure where the extra came from😀
I shall carry on for next 2months and see what I finish with.
Thank you enthusiastic.

northAthenian

a very late update from me, #47, after several weeks
have continued saving  but been limited by the amount the account allows me to pay in ..current running total is £477.75.
will definitely complete the year, and i suspect be back for 2024 as it's been a great idea, really motivating to see other people plan and save alongside. thanks, as ever, @enthusiasticsaver for running this.