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  • 1stTimer
    1stTimer Posts: 536 Forumite
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    #32  £1102.89 for April Please

    £50 Nationwide Thank you
    £30 Swagbucks
    £42 Topcashback
    £220 Chase Roundups
    £35.89 Interest Earned
    £725 Regular Savers
    The 365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #26 £288.45/£667.95
    Save £12k in 2026 #12 £4242.32/£7500

    Car Loan Dec 25- £14,114.74 (60mth)
                     Jan 26- £9857.07 (42mth)
                     Feb 26- £6438.83 (28mth)
                     Mar 26- £5930.87 (26mth)
  • RunsFromRobots
    RunsFromRobots Posts: 102 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    #22 declaring £2,000 for April 2025
    #22 - The Save £12k in 2026 challenge
    #22 - The Save £12k in 2025 challenge
  • KrsyW
    KrsyW Posts: 34 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    #59 KrsyW reporting £1,931.46 for April
    Emergency Fund: £15,000/£15,000     Mortgage Overpayment Fund: £36,000/£72,000

    Mortgage:         Current End: Nov 47      Target End: Apr 34     Current End Inc Overpayment Fund: Sept 43
  • Cassingtonbear
    Cassingtonbear Posts: 66 Forumite
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    number 13, saved £2700 for April.
    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%. 
  • Sandyra
    Sandyra Posts: 324 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Cashback Cashier
    edited 30 April 2025 at 5:49PM
    #48

    £1600 for April please. Thank you.

    MFW 26 #32 £1,801.64/£6,000; MFW 25 #32 £9,594.51/£3,000; MFW 24 #32 £4,217.84/£3,000; MFW 23 #32 £5,238.84/£4,000; MFW 22 #32 £8,246.43/£8,000; MFW 21 #32 £8,982.73/£8,000; MFW 20 #32 £12,000/£6,000

    Save £12k in 2026 #32 £4,000/£18,000; Save £12k in 2025 #48 £20,000/£14,000; Save £12k in 2024 #26 £13,055.37/£6,000; Save £12k in 2023 #31 £11,500/£6,000; Save £12k in 2022 #32 £7,180.24/£7,000; Save £12k in 2021 #32 £9,500/£8,000; Save £12k in 2020 #147 £9,370/£8,000

  • t2rry
    t2rry Posts: 1,101 Forumite
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    #50 t2rry adding £1050 for May please

    I know it's still April but that's all my automated savings already gone, thanks to payday timings. 
    I'm just waiting for a few things to settle before I can put a figure to anything additional.
    Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2026 Plan:
    1. 25/26 Pension £3,100/£3,100
    2. Regular Savings £2,090/£6,900
    3. Slush Fund £3,410/£10,000

    Save £12k in 2026 - #17 - £8,600/£20,000 (43%)
  • Optimistic_Saver
    Optimistic_Saver Posts: 343 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 30 April 2025 at 3:29PM
    #20 Total to date: £2,794.72/£5,000
    Including £657.79 for April
    March 26:
    MBNA 6,130 - 0% Feb 28
    HAL 10,125.91 - 0% Jul 27
    BL 320 - Ends Jul 26
    Total: 16,575.91 less 7,000 Marcus savings = 9,575.91
    ⬇️ to pay down by Oct 27

    NSD March 15/22
    Make 2026 in 2026:
    173.01/2,026
    Vinted, YouGov, Bank Int & Fairer Share, Prolific, Quidco, Cheddar & SnapMyEats

    Savings accounts:
    Co-op 273.01/3,000
    Principality 600/1,200
    FD 2,000/2,000
    Santander Saver 400/2,400
    Lloyds 800/4,800
    Cahoot 50/3,000
    Invest 349.93
    🏆 ⬆️ Total: £4,472.94

    Mortgage: £54,048.73
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,687 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Well Done everyone! :);)<3
    # No.34 - £1,000 for May 2025 :) Thank you:-)
    YTD Total: £9423.18 / £12,000 (78.5%)
    ~ NSD 2026 Challenge April 0/10 (4)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £243.32 / £730 (4)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £236.68 / £667.95 (4)
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge 2026 £520 / £1378 (4)
    # No.4 Save £12k in 2026  £6,234.25 / £12,000 (4)
    # No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - (25/12 - 24/10) £100 / £200 (4)
    # No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £60+ / £400 (4)
    # Make £2026 in 2026 £1363.96 / £2026 (4)


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