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"The Save £12k in 2024" challenge

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  • Hellesbelles
    Hellesbelles Posts: 54 Forumite
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    No 11  - Hellesbelles

    £650 to my regular savers for June please 
  • Number 13 TinaBallerina reporting £225.15 for June, I had Covid for 2 weeks and was in my bed for most of the time so I couldn't get out to the shops and I was forced to make do with what I had in, the fridge really was bare by the end of the two weeks though.  Wouldn't recommend Covid as a great money saving tip though  :D   Thinking of moving to paying for my food shopping in cash, although the cash tills around here always have a longer queue, I'll try it for a month or two and see if it works to control my food spending!

  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,798 Forumite
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    #2 I managed to pull together savings of £538.11 in June. Not great, but the oil tank is full, the motorhome is insured and taxed, but the car service is outstanding
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
    My keep within our budget diary is here
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,798 Forumite
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    Oh yes, and I have updated the conditional formatting in the spreadsheet, so your colour for your running total may have changed! - So if you are green, you are at 50% or greater against your target, with various shades of amber reflecting you starting to run shorter than averaged monthly totals for the year to date. Easier to look than explain!! So here's the link to the spreadsheet
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
    My keep within our budget diary is here
  • Simobla1
    Simobla1 Posts: 73 Forumite
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    Hi there - No.39 with an update of £700 for July, bringing total for this year to £5,000.
    Save £12k in 2025
    #36 2025: Target £15k / £18,113
    #39 2024: 
    Target £10k / £13,623 (exceeded)
    #39 2023: Target £3k / £4,415 (exceeded)

    MFW member No.56
    2025 Overpayment Target £4k / £7,620
    2024 Overpayment Target £7k / £7,683 (exceeded)
    2023 Overpayment Target £5k £9,358 (exceeded)
    Mortgage total May ‘23: £119,202  June '25 £92,751 Sept '25 £87,758 Dec '25 £85,595

    MFiT-T7 #15
    Target £70k
  • t2rry
    t2rry Posts: 1,092 Forumite
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    #47 t2rry reporting a final £85 for June please
    also my standard £1,000 for July please

    I was holding the £85 back as thought I might need to use it but actually transpired that I didn't so that's a nice little extra
    Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2026 Plan:
    1. 25/26 Pension £0/£3,500
    2. Regular Savings £790/£6,500
    3. Slush Fund £1,960/£10,000

    Save £12k in 2026 - #17 - £2,750/£20,000 (14%)
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,386 Forumite
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    #50 TallGirl 

    Thanks for doing the updates I’ve saved £800 in May and June. 

    Many thanks 

    Tina 
    Save £12k in 25 No 49
    PB Win 21 £225, 22 £275, 23 £900, 24 £750 Balance Dec 25 £32.7K  
    Plan to move to Denmark for FIRE by Autumn 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
    New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest

  • kev2009
    kev2009 Posts: 1,123 Forumite
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    Hi,

    #003 declaring £500 for July.

    Thanks

    Kev
  • jimexbox
    jimexbox Posts: 12,493 Forumite
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    #44 declaring £1100 for July. Probably a couple poorer months to follow... Holiday time!  :)
  • linz
    linz Posts: 1,995 Forumite
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    #35 linz £1024.54 for July please

    May or may not be back later in the month with a little more


    #5 - Save £12k in 2026
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