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The Save £12k in 2025 challenge
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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 SaversThe 365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #26 £437.90/£667.95Save £12k in 2026 #12 £6446.41/£7500
Car Loan Dec 25- £14,114.74 (60mth)
Jan 26- £9857.07 (42mth)
Feb 26- £6438.83 (28mth)
Mar 26- £5930.87 (26mth)
Apr 26 - £4158.00 (18mth)
May 26 - £3917.00 (17mth)2 -
#22 declaring £2,000 for April 20254
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#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 433 -
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%.3 -
#35 TinaBallerina reporting £302.91 for April 2025, this month was rather tight and my salary did not go as far as I needed it to, so I don't expect to be saving as much each month going forward, will keep my target as it is because I like a challenge
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#19 reporting £70.87 for April
An exciting month - we have exchanged contracts! Just waiting for them to build our house now...
My debt-free diary: Go your own way
Save £6k in 2025 #19 £1,002.60/£6,000
Save £10k in 2024 #10 £12,013.63/£10,000
Save £12k in 2023 #20 £7,040.55/£12,0005 -
#48
£1600 for April please. Thank you.MFW 26 #32 £3,973.69/£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 £11,125/£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
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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:- 25/26 Pension £3,100/£3,100
- Regular Savings £4,490/£6,900
- Slush Fund £8,110/£10,000
Save £12k in 2026 - #17 - £15,700/£20,000 (79%)4 -
#20 Total to date: £2,794.72/£5,000Including £657.79 for AprilMarch 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: £54,048.733 -
Well Done everyone!
# No.34 - £1,000 for May 2025 Thank you:-)YTD Total: £9423.18 / £12,000 (78.5%)--**MONEYFACTS**-- FULL List of Money Comparison Products + News / Guides--Personal MSE 2026 Money Saving Challenges:# Regular Savers 2026- New 9/12 - Total: 31 (6)# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £355.02 / £667.95 (6)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 - £8492.37 / £12,000 (6)# £10-a-Day Challenge 2026 - £710.56 / £1825 (6)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (22/10) 426 / £400 (6)# No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £1255 / £2880 (6).# Decluttering Challenge (6)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - Completed# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 - Completed# Make £2026 in 2026 - Completed# Spectos Mailagent - ReadyMotto: 'SAVE before you spend on Non-essentials'3
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