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"The Save £12k in 2024" challenge
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#59 KrsyW £1,330 for NovemberEmergency Fund: £15,000/£15,000 Mortgage Overpayment Fund: £36,000/£72,000
Mortgage: Current End: Nov 47 Target End: Apr 34 Current End Inc Overpayment Fund: Sept 432 -
I have just added my own modest efforts this month to the spreadsheet. It includes £226.50 from a Christmas Shopping event where I was selling some honey (and fudge). This is normally my best month for dividends so my total is boosted to £800.91 for November and the spreadsheet is updated to hereSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
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 thread
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Hi,#003 declaring £500 for December..ThanksKev2
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#26 here, reporting £1650 for November thank you.
MFW 2025 #32 £4,006.43/£3,000; MFW 2024 #32 £4,217.84/£3,000; MFW 2023 #32 £5,238.84/£4,000; MFW 2022 #32 £8,246.43/£8,000; MFW 2021 #32 £8,982.73/£8,000; MFW 2020 #32 £12,000/£6,000
Save £12k in 2025 #48 £9,600/£14,000; Save £12k in 2024 #26 £13,055.37/£6,000; Save £12k in 2023 #31 £11,500/£6,000; Save £12k in 2022 #32 £7,180.24/£7,000; Save £12k in 2021 #32 £9,500/£8,000; Save £12k in 2020 #147 £9,370/£8,000
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Hi There - Number 39 with a last update for the year of £3,311 for December. Should take my total for the year to £13,623.29.
Well done to everyone saving, big & small. And thanks running this again and all your work on keeping it updated!
Save £12k in 2025
#36 2025: Target £15k / £8,435
#39 2024: Target £10k / £13,623 (exceeded)
#39 2023: Target £3k / £4,415 (exceeded)
MFW member No.56
2025 Overpayment Target £4k / £2,216
2024 Overpayment Target £7k / £7,683 (exceeded)2023 Overpayment Target £5k / £9,358 (exceeded)Mortgage total May ‘23: £119,202. Jan ‘25: £96,098. Current June '25 £92,751
Pay-off: 1st April ‘34, 1st Sept ‘33, 1st May '33, 1st April '33, 1st March '33, 1st Aug '32, 1st Sept '31
MFiT-T7 #15
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#2 declaring £731 for November.
Finally a positive month (yay!) but unfortunately just a technicality as I was able to defer paying some renovation invoices until December (ie today!). Next month will almost certainly be a zero month, with Christmas and all!
Happy saving everyone and thank you all for the kind words @Suffolk_lass @DizzycapSuffolk_lass said:I have just added my own modest efforts this month to the spreadsheet. It includes £226.50 from a Christmas Shopping event where I was selling some honey (and fudge). This is normally my best month for dividends so my total is boosted to £800.91 for November and the spreadsheet is updated to here"If you aren’t willing to own a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes” Warren Buffett
Save £12k in 2025 - #024 £1,450 / £15,000 (9%)1 -
#12 reporting £1437 for NovemberGOAL:- £400k in Savings by March 2026 SAVINGS: – £382,327 COMPLETE GOALS - Debt Free, Mortgage Free, £350k Savings Save 12k in 2025 #41 = £15,849 / £25,0002
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Number 13 TinaBallerina reporting £200.23 for November 2024
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#19 Caeraugirl with £1750 for December
Thank you to @enthusiasticsaver and @Suffolk_lass for all your hard work running this challenge over the year. I'm looking forward to next year's challenge.
#21 Save £12k in 2025 £12577.35/£20000
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#35 linz £1000 for December.
Thankyou 🙂#39 - Save £12k in 20251
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