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The Save £12k in 2025 challenge
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Please could I set a target of £14,000, Hubby and I need a new car and we’ve set a joint budget of £18,000 and I’m gonna try and save some additional money towards to go any maternity pay as we plan to start our family. Thank you for organising this @enthusiasticsaver and @Suffolk_lass for organising this.
MFW 2025 #32 £4,006.43/£3,000; MFW 2024 #32 £4,217.84/£3,000; MFW 2023 #32 £5,238.84/£4,000; MFW 2022 #32 £8,246.43/£8,000; MFW 2021 #32 £8,982.73/£8,000; MFW 2020 #32 £12,000/£6,000
Save £12k in 2025 #48 £9,600/£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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@enthusiasticsaver
Thanks for adding me.
Well we are endeavouring to be FIRE. This is basically the amount I think we can possibly save in 12 months plus an extra 100 or 2. I like to be optimistic 😁😁😁2 -
#13 Managed to put away £3248 for the start of January.
My savings are all for retirement. Each month £448 goes to a private pension and a varying amount will go to my general investment account.
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%.2 -
Can I join please?
£153 saved so far (£50 EF, £52 cash envelope, £1 virtual envelope)MBNA 237.47/13997.47
Santander 300/10550
Nationwide 60/460
Very 943/943 paid off 01/02/25
Santander OD 0/2900
Nationwide OD 100/200
Mortgage 18430/125194
EF 300/1000
Declutterred via Vinted 53/2025
NSD Feb 2/7
SPC2025 #11
52 wk envelope challenge #6 28/virtual
Debt repaid 2025 2437.60/38650.60
MFW 2025 1036/107800
Make £2025 in 2025 458/2025
Friday Fiver 35/260 virtual pot.
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What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. (L Ellis)1 -
I would like to join again please trying to save £12K for 2025 which might be tough as I am moving back to Denmark and will most likely have to give up my job and start as self employed but nothing ventured nothing gained.Save £12k in 25 No 49
PB Win 21 £225, 22 £275, 23 £900, 24 £750 Balance Dec 25 £32.7K
Plan to move to Denmark for FIRE by Autumn 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest3 -
HNY save £12k team!
Could I please join again, I will stick with my £20,000 target for 2025.
Thank you!Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2025 Plan:- Regular Savings £7,400/£10,000
- Slush Fund £3,800/£10,000
Save £12k in 2025 - #50 - £11,200/£20,000 (56%)2 -
Hello, can I join please? My goal will be £40k. Might be a bit of a stretch but worth a shot. Thank you to @enthusiasticsaver and @Suffolk_lass for running the challenge. Best of luck everyoneFrugal Living challenge 2025
Grocery Challenge June /£200
Save £12k in 2025 Challenge - Goal £30k
June NSD Challenge - 2/12NSDs2 -
Zero savings for January but I'm in it for the long haul (this year). Hope it's ok to stick around. I should start savings in March....2
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HNY all. Thanks for running the thread again @Suffolk_lass and @enthusiasticsaver.
I’d like to join again this year, target of £20k please!Save £12k in 2023 #51 - £20,411.96/£15k (136.08%)
Save £12k in 2024 #24 - £19,331.23/£20k (96.66%)
Save £12k in 2025 #53 - £12,395/£20k (39%)
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Cassingtonbear said:#13 Managed to put away £3248 for the start of January.
My savings are all for retirement. Each month £448 goes to a private pension and a varying amount will go to my general investment account.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.
The 365 Day 1p Challenge 2025 #1 £667.95/£162.90
Save £12k in 2025 #1 £12000/£70002
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