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The Save £12k in 2025 challenge
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Hi there, I am going to pull out of this challenge for the rest of the year. I have a health isdue I need to focus on and I'm not logging into MSE often at the moment. Best of luck to everyone with the savibgs for the rest of the year xxFrugal Living challenge 2025
Grocery Challenge August /£180
Save £12k in 2025 Challenge - Goal £30k
August NSD Challenge - 5/15NSDs1 -
Quantaqa said:Hi there, I am going to pull out of this challenge for the rest of the year. I have a health isdue I need to focus on and I'm not logging into MSE often at the moment. Best of luck to everyone with the savibgs for the rest of the year xx
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Quantaqa said:Hi there, I am going to pull out of this challenge for the rest of the year. I have a health isdue I need to focus on and I'm not logging into MSE often at the moment. Best of luck to everyone with the savibgs for the rest of the year xxSave £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
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#19 reporting £52.66 for August
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/£12,0002 -
No. 18 reporting £1178.46 for August.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 21
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Welcome to September and I have added £1000 to my savings pot so just £1000 off my target now. I may reach that later on this month. Spreadsheet updated.
I came here prepared to do lots of updates and @Suffolk_lass has done them all so thank you for that.
@Quantaqa I hope that your health issue resolves itself soon. Well done on your progress so far which is impressive.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/£391.55
Save £12k in 2025 #1 £12000/£120001 -
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#003 declaring £500 for September.ThanksKev0 -
My August finishes with the addition of the cash dividends added to my S&S ISA and a final scraping of Tilly Tidies in August. Number #2; a total of £1166.86 and I am at 159% of my 2025 meagre target of £6000 with a third of the year to go!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 here0 -
#12 Kim_13August final total £1,206.32. Forgot I had some interest due on 31/8.It seems my Coventry SDS won’t pay out interest until tomorrow, so I’ll update September then.1
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#36 checking in with a savings total for September of £786.44. My regular Saver matures on the 16th so will update on the interest for that when it lands (I've been calculating the regular payments already).
Thanks so much
SSave £12k in 2025
#36 2025: Target £15k / £15,492
#39 2024: Target £10k / £13,623 (exceeded)
#39 2023: Target £3k / £4,415 (exceeded)
MFW member No.56
2025 Overpayment Target £4k / £6,578
2024 Overpayment Target £7k / £7,683 (exceeded)2023 Overpayment Target £5k / £9,358 (exceeded)Mortgage total May ‘23: £119,202. Jan ‘25: £96,098. June '25 £92,751 Sept '25 £87,758
MFiT-T7 #15
Target £70k1
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