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Sorry about your car but good you have some money to put towards a new one.Quantaqa said:Hi All, No 52 reporting £0 for January.
My car was hit at the weekend and written off by my insurance company. So any money that would have gone to savings this month is going towards a new car. Hopefully have some savngs net month. Well done everyone on the savings so far.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free Wannabe, Budgeting and Banking and Savings and Investment boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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The 365 Day 1p Challenge 2025 #1 £667.95/£667.95
Save £12k in 2025 #1 £12000/£150004 -
Thanks @KeepOnKnitting , thankfully everyone is fine. I was a bit sore for a few days afterwards but fine now thankfully.KeepOnKnitting said:Oh Quantaqa, I hope everyone involved is OK, and I'm sorry to hear about the car.Frugal Living challenge 2025
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Thanks @enthusiasticsaver, you are so right. I few years ago I would have been really struggling with no money to put towards a new car at all. Having savings makes all the difference and a stressfull situation less stressful.Sorry about your car but good you have some money to put towards a new one.Frugal Living challenge 2025
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Please add £3200 for me please for the start of February.No.13 in the 2025 saving money challenge. Target £36,000.
Monthly grocery budget challenge: £720
NSD challenge: target 10 a month
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@Cassingtonbear, please put your challenge number (#13) in your signature or your post. It makes it much quicker for me updating. I'm always disappointed how many times I scan up and down before I see the name, and yes, I know... not much in the overall scheme of things and I could filter and search, but we do ask you to post your numberCassingtonbear said:Please add £3200 for me please for the start of February.
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 here0 -
Yes you are right of course, sorry for that.Suffolk_lass said:
@Cassingtonbear, please put your challenge number (#13) in your signature or your post. It makes it much quicker for me updating. I'm always disappointed how many times I scan up and down before I see the name, and yes, I know... not much in the overall scheme of things and I could filter and search, but we do ask you to post your numberCassingtonbear said:Please add £3200 for me please for the start of February.No.13 in the 2025 saving money challenge. Target £36,000.
Monthly grocery budget challenge: £720
NSD challenge: target 10 a month
Fat loss quarterly challenge: 21%body fat to 17%.1 -
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So not directly relates to saving......rather the stage before saving. Making progress and raring to go! Should be able to start putting some numbers up in March at the latest. That ISA better watch it's !!!!!!-ets 😜1 -
13. Please add a further £300 to my February savings. Making a good start to the year.
This last week we have become aware of a couple of new housing developments with everything that we would like in an area which would cut our daily commute roughly in half. So saving as much as possible has taken on extra urgency for me!No.13 in the 2025 saving money challenge. Target £36,000.
Monthly grocery budget challenge: £720
NSD challenge: target 10 a month
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#26 Jellybaby £537 for January
Travelling until mid March so delighted to start the year with this amount!
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No.11 Hellesbelles
Please add £500 for January please. This is going into 2 regular savings accounts.
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