"The Save £12k in 2024" challenge

enthusiasticsaver

We are almost at the end of 2024 and collectively have saved  over £600k which is a great result. I hope you all had a great Christmas and wish you all the best for 2025. 

My personal savings challenge for this year is finished as I will not be adding to savings in December as we have had to  pay towards 2025 holidays and Christmas/Wedding gifts this month.  I am pleased though that we achieved £16k this year against a target of £12k. Next year will be challenging as we have another family wedding, a few big family birthdays, lots of hiking holidays and a family villa holiday overseas. I have just over another year until I get my state pension.  

The new thread for 2025 is up.  Please be patient as it will take us  some time to get the new spreadsheet up and working and allocating numbers. @Suffolk_lass has put the link up in her post on 28 December. 

sonas_baby

Last update for 2024.
#6 with £766.16 for Dec. Really pleased that I surpassed my £8000 target.

Thanks enthusiasticsaver and Suffolk_Lass for running this thread.  See you over in the 2025 thread next year. 

linz

Just popping in to add a final £300

#35 linz adding £300

Really pleased to finish over my target. Thanks for running this. Have added myself for next year's 😁

Suffolk_lass

Only £19,364.58 to go until the collective target of £644,000.00 is reached. It's time to scrape the bottom of the purses, hands down the back of the sofa and a bit of pocket and bag checking. My own meagre contribution is still to come, but before checking the cash dividends it is not much more than £600 this morning. Ooh, I might add the £60 lottery ticket win from Christmas Day to that...

Lomcevak

Not the 2024 I wanted, and very absent from MSE, but one where I was glad to have savings. Update for the year - apologies, can't see the number on the spreadsheet, but think I signed up.

Jan - £4,000

Feb - £8,050

Mar - £5,289.72

Apr - £0

May - £0

Jun - £300

Jul - £0

Aug - £0

Sep - £0

Oct - £0

Nov - £1,000

Dec - £1,000

Total: £19,639.72 - a long shot from my target, but it wasn't the year I had in mind when it started.

kev2009

Lomcevak said:

Not the 2024 I wanted, and very absent from MSE, but one where I was glad to have savings. Update for the year - apologies, can't see the number on the spreadsheet, but think I signed up.

Jan - £4,000

Feb - £8,050

Mar - £5,289.72

Apr - £0

May - £0

Jun - £300

Jul - £0

Aug - £0

Sep - £0

Oct - £0

Nov - £1,000

Dec - £1,000

Total: £19,639.72 - a long shot from my target, but it wasn't the year I had in mind when it started.

Congrats on the 19.6k savings! A very reasonable amount and above the 12k!  I can only dream of saving that figure Fingers crossed for a better 2025, if your joining the 2025 challenge?

Kev

gd55

#10 reporting £104.18 for December 

Really pleased to have smashed my goal for the year. Have signed up for 2025.

Well done all and happy new year!!

FlacosFloozie

#21 with last update for the year £1405.50 which brings me to my target.

Thank you so much enthusiastic saver and Suffolk_Lass for running this challenge

steves_uk

I’m well overdue giving an update, will get one posted once I’m back at a computer. Happy new year all and well done to all those that saved this past year! Thanks again for the organisers of this thread, if you want any support on the technical side for 2025 please do let me know as I can help.

KeepOnKnitting

#29 with final update for December. Unfortunately between some stress-splurging on clothes and a new cupboard, Christmas presents and a new exhaust, my end tally for December is -£398.14. Yes, minus. Just trying to remind myself that while I didn't hit my target, yet again, I did save over the course of the year.