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Did I really need to buy deer food?! My 'concentrating on saving' diary

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  • Had a good month so far (unlikely to be able to add any more before the end of October so posting now 😉), managed to save £302.99 🙌 I definitely won't be able to repeat that figure next month so I'm pleased to have a decent start! 
    'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'

    Jan GC: £74.77/£100
    DNF: £510/£6700
    Garden sections: 0/21

    DNF: 3/45

    Save 12k in 2026: #37 £510/£6700

    'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

  • leftatthetrafficlights
    leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 2,342 Forumite
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    edited 24 November 2025 at 2:40PM
    Forgot about a payment I had coming in so moved over to the JSF 😁

    £502.99/£2000
    'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'

    Jan GC: £74.77/£100
    DNF: £510/£6700
    Garden sections: 0/21

    DNF: 3/45

    Save 12k in 2026: #37 £510/£6700

    'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

  • I've got the savings to where I wanted them now and am saving for my debt neutral fund 😁 

    I am happy with building the DNF - if I don't use them for the very old debts then at least the money will be available should I need other things or just as savings for a rainy day 🙌
    'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'

    Jan GC: £74.77/£100
    DNF: £510/£6700
    Garden sections: 0/21

    DNF: 3/45

    Save 12k in 2026: #37 £510/£6700

    'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

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