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The Save £12k in 2025 challenge

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  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 175 Forumite
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    #4 £1800 for April 

    Challenges

    NSD - Oct 6/10

    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2025 #7 £6,500/£6,500 - All gone, paid off.

    52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #7  £1,378/£1,378 -(52/52)

    The Save £12k in 2025 challenge #4 £12,317/£30,500

    2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £21,284/£38,000

    Mortgage -  Jan 2025 £75,600-Current bal £52,167 Target  MF (Jun 26) 278 days.

    Loan  - Jan 2025 £4,095 - Current balance £1,799.89

    "Look after the pennies and the poun ds will look after themselves"

  • t2rry
    t2rry Posts: 1,082 Forumite
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    t2rry said:
    #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.
    Quick turnaround on this and #50 t2rry adding £150 for May please 

    I almost certainly will have some more to add come the middle of the month but I don't count my pennies until they're in my account so we shall wait and see...and hope the budget is good enough before then to not eat into any of it!  I'm eyeing up that 50% point, 'just' £900 to go!
    Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2025 Plan:
    1. Regular Savings £9,800/£10,000
    2. Slush Fund £6,930/£10,000

    Save £12k in 2025 - #50 - £16,730/£20,000 (84%)
  • Quantaqa
    Quantaqa Posts: 165 Forumite
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    Hi everyone, another great month seeing everyones savings grow. 

    No 52, declaring £3000 for May.

    As always thanks to @Suffolk_lass and @enthusiasticsaver for running the thread so efficiently.
    Frugal Living challenge 2025
    Grocery Challenge August /£180
    Save £12k in 2025 Challenge - Goal £30k
    August NSD Challenge - 5/15NSDs 
  • sonas_baby
    sonas_baby Posts: 228 Forumite
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    #18 reporting £1264.86 for April. 
    I noticed that I have a month missed on the spreadsheet.  These  are my totals for each month so far.
    Jan   £997.75
    Feb   £970.71
    March £1223.64

    This gives me a total of £4456.96 for the year so far. So just on target.
    So glad for this challenge as it really helps me to keep focusing on keeping to budget. 

    It is the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish. Tolkien.
    Save 12k in 2025 No 18 365 1p challenge 2025 No 2
  • AnotherNewDay
    AnotherNewDay Posts: 193 Forumite
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    #23 declaring £1,000 for May please :) 
    All the best to everyone with their savings challenges!
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,446 Forumite
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    #18 reporting £1264.86 for April. 
    I noticed that I have a month missed on the spreadsheet.  These  are my totals for each month so far.
    Jan   £997.75
    Feb   £970.71
    March £1223.64

    This gives me a total of £4456.96 for the year so far. So just on target.
    So glad for this challenge as it really helps me to keep focusing on keeping to budget. 

    We had your March total for February but no post for Feb - now reflecting this post @sonas_baby
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £10,020.92 out of £6000 after September
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2234.63/£3000 or 74.49% of my annual spend so far (not going to be much of a Christmas at this rate as no spare after 9 months!
    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 thread
    My new diary is here
  • juststuff123
    juststuff123 Posts: 313 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Mortgage-free Glee!
    #41 reporting for April  = £6425
    GOAL:- £400k in Savings by March 2026 SAVINGS: – £385,758 COMPLETE GOALS - Debt Free, Mortgage Free, £350k Savings Save 12k in 2025 #41 = £19,280 / £25,000
  • sonas_baby
    sonas_baby Posts: 228 Forumite
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    #18 reporting £1264.86 for April. 
    I noticed that I have a month missed on the spreadsheet.  These  are my totals for each month so far.
    Jan   £997.75
    Feb   £970.71
    March £1223.64

    This gives me a total of £4456.96 for the year so far. So just on target.
    So glad for this challenge as it really helps me to keep focusing on keeping to budget. 

    We had your March total for February but no post for Feb - now reflecting this post @sonas_baby
    Thanks for updating this, Suffolk_lass I really appreciate all the work you and enthusiasticsaver do to keep this thread going. 
    It is the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish. Tolkien.
    Save 12k in 2025 No 18 365 1p challenge 2025 No 2
  • MiwMiwCat
    MiwMiwCat Posts: 6 Forumite
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    MiwMiwCat said:
    I’m back I don’t use this website as much but I am still wanting to take part…. So far I’ve not saved anything. I’m starting a new job this Friday so hopefully this month I’ll be able to save 😁 
    How is it going @MiwMiwCat? - you have not posted here since 10th March
    Managed to save about £500 this month in a new regular savings account with CBS. Aiming to save £6,000 this year instead. 🙂

    Save £12k in 2025 challenger #42

  • garfield33
    garfield33 Posts: 337 Forumite
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    Hi Suffolk_lass

    You've got me down for £0 for January - I'll say the same for February although in reality it'll probably be minus numbers again. I'll see how the next few weeks ago but may drop out for 2025, don't want to drag the stats down ;)
    How's it going @garfield33? You haven't been back to our challenge since February but I can see you have been in and out of the forum  :)
    Hello, I'll drop out for this year - it's going to be negative numbers for a while yet!
    Thanks :)
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