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Saving for Christmas 2024 - £1 a day

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2sonmum Posts: 55 Forumite

4 January 2024 at 1:50PM

Can I join please ?

#025 Sealed pot challenge

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kdalwayskint Posts: 802 Forumite

7 January 2024 at 6:00PM

Hi Everyone

Hope you are all well? Hubby and I have started the new year with colds

My little saving pot (online) appears to have a little extra in it which is a good start for me!

I have allocated numbers and updated totals so far.

K

new challenge?
£1 a day for Christmas 2024 £367 / £366 ~
Got married 24/05/19 ~ Credit Card

DFW Nerd #1155 ~

LBM 25/2/09 ~ Debt at highest £8,037.35 ~ £0

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Flugelhorn Posts: 7,260 Forumite

7 January 2024 at 6:10PM

thanks @kdalwayskint !

#15 reporting in - started a bit late but am on £14

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JGB1955 Posts: 3,833 Forumite

7 January 2024 at 6:18PM

#2 checking in with £72.02/£366 at the end of December. It won't continue at that level.... I'm using my Prolific Academy income to fund the challenge. Only £3.26 so far this month.

#2 Saving for Christmas 2024 - £1 a day challenge. £325 of £366
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keggie Posts: 344 Forumite

8 January 2024 at 11:47AM

#16 £20/366

Week 2 for me and another £10 deposited.

GC 2024 £1445.91/£3000
GC July 24 £0/£250
#16 XMAS 2024 £300:£366
Surveys £32.05
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_Dolly_Rocker_ Posts: 733 Forumite

9 January 2024 at 3:31PM

I would also love to join in!

Thanks, Dolly

Debt Free - 4th June 2025
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SuperSavingD Posts: 567 Forumite

10 January 2024 at 12:50AM

Hi

Can I please join again with a target of £1700 as I also have lots of bdays/parties to fund in December on top of Xmas.

Thank you

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kdalwayskint Posts: 802 Forumite

10 January 2024 at 11:28PM

Flying visit to add a couple of totals and allocate numbers.

new challenge?
£1 a day for Christmas 2024 £367 / £366 ~
Got married 24/05/19 ~ Credit Card

DFW Nerd #1155 ~

LBM 25/2/09 ~ Debt at highest £8,037.35 ~ £0

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Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,164 Forumite

13 January 2024 at 6:19PM

#5 checking in, I am now up to £23

Making the debt go down and savings go up

LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,964

Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule. Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.
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Decluttering items 724
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~FlowerPot~ Posts: 1,621 Forumite

13 January 2024 at 8:01PM

Another £7 added
#6 £21/366
Thank you

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