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The Save £12k in 2025 challenge

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  • juststuff123
    juststuff123 Posts: 313 Forumite
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    #41 reporting £4253 for August. Thanks!
    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
  • jimexbox
    jimexbox Posts: 12,485 Forumite
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    #29 declaring £235 for August 😢. Will be substantially higher in September. 
  • Kim_13
    Kim_13 Posts: 3,648 Forumite
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    #12 Kim_13, September 

    £48.39 to start, it’ll be a good month for interest but alas not for Premium Bonds.
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,439 Forumite
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    Kim_13 said:
    #12 Kim_13, September 

    £48.39 to start, it’ll be a good month for interest but alas not for Premium Bonds.
    Ooh, I need to look
    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
  • #no 47 reporting £938.79 for August

    Thank you to Enthusiastic Saver & Suffolk lass for running this.
    Declutter 2024 :277

    Save £12k: #47 £4757.58/£12000

    Grocery challenge: £2080 pa, bulk buy £520 pa
  • t2rry
    t2rry Posts: 1,082 Forumite
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    #50 t2rry reporting £2,000 for September please

    That's already my best month since January and I am aiming to have up to another £100+ in round ups before September is done
    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%)
  • I have been a little bit AWOL. Still been saving though. #33. Belated updates:

    July - £948.37 - A bumper month of overtime
    August - £362.71

    Thanks from #33. 

    As that means I have now exceeded my target, I'd like to up it by £2000 to £7,000 please. I don't think I have ever come close to meeting my target before let alone increasing it, so this is a pretty big deal for me. 
    Save £12k in 2025 #33 £2531.77/£5000 (If this carries on I might have to up my target!)
    April take lunch to work goal - 3 of 12
  • KrsyW
    KrsyW Posts: 31 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 10 Posts
    #59 KrsyW reporting £1,538.60 for August

    September won't be as great, we have a very large credit card bill for our holidays - even staycations don't come cheap!
    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
  • enthusiasticsaver
    enthusiasticsaver Posts: 16,114 Ambassador
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    I have been a little bit AWOL. Still been saving though. #33. Belated updates:

    July - £948.37 - A bumper month of overtime
    August - £362.71

    Thanks from #33. 

    As that means I have now exceeded my target, I'd like to up it by £2000 to £7,000 please. I don't think I have ever come close to meeting my target before let alone increasing it, so this is a pretty big deal for me. 
    Nice to hear from you and I have updated your target and monthly updates.  
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    The 365 Day 1p Challenge 2025 #1 £667.95/£391.55
    Save £12k in 2025 #1 £12000/£12000
  • jimexbox
    jimexbox Posts: 12,485 Forumite
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    #29 An early declaration for September, £1595. All down to the better half, what would I do without her :smiley:  
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