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#37 checking in with £1417.12 for January.MFW 2024 £27500/7500 Mortgage £129,500 Jan 22 Final payment June 38 Now £68489.08 FP May 36 Emergency Fund £20,000 100% Added to ISA 24 £8,060 Save 12k in 24 #31 £20,034.76/20,000 Debt Free 31.07.143
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#23 checking in with £1,100 for February
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Am I took late to join?
If not please can I set a target of £16000 this is £12000 split between normal savings and holiday fund and £4000 to my LISA.
January 790
February 1200Mortgage free 2021Debt free 2024
Starting to save for early retirement whilst balancing having fun whilst we can!
4275/8000 savings
2000/4000 holiday
2849/4000 Lisa
Save £12k in 2025 #51 £9134/£160002 -
Not too late, you are number 51 @Rud0lf - the spreadsheet link is on the first page but here it is too. Please either add your challenge number to your signature or include it in your post when you update. I regularly change the conditional settings in the sheet to show traffic-light type colours to show if you are ahead or behind. Not done beyond January yet, although some post early in the monthRud0lf said:Am I took late to join?
If not please can I set a target of £16000 this is £12000 split between normal savings and holiday fund and £4000 to my LISA.
January 790
February 1200Save £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 here1 -
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£0 for January - though once I've checked my accounts properly I'll probably have to update to a minus number... sorry!4 -
Don't worry, we would always rather have a post saying zero, than people who register, never to be heard from again. Fingers crossed that Feb onwards improves for yougarfield33 said:#25
£0 for January - though once I've checked my accounts properly I'll probably have to update to a minus number... sorry!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 here3 -
Ah, this explains so much! I was really surprised by how high my number was as I was sure I had been really "on it" with joining the challenge this year!Suffolk_lass said:If it seems a low number, it's because we had hidden some rows and omitted to unhide before allocating this year's numbers
Save £12k in 2025 #33 £2531.77/£5000 (If this carries on I might have to up my target!)
April take lunch to work goal - 3 of 121 -
#09 geordiejon adding £338 for february making £1,200 for the month.
extra payment wasn't expecting this month but it all helps.
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#15 Jami74 £250 for February pleaseDebt Free: 01/01/2020
Mortgage: 11/09/20243 -
#46 ThriftyMissus adding another £1904 for February. 🙏2
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