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The Save £12k in 2025 challenge
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Kim_13 #12 £20.22 added. Total for January now £377.74.
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You are number 37 this year - you did really well last year, fingers crossed for the new stretch target!FlacosFloozie said:Hi,Can I please join again? I'm going to aim for 25k. This is a mix of pension and isa savings. It's a bit of a stretch but hopefully will help me reduce frivolous spending this year.Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
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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#29 £1400 for January. I've peaked early for 2025, won't be that high again. :-)4
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Is it too late to join?
I would love to target myself with £12,000 saved this year. We have ZERO back up and it needs to change!#38 Save £12k in 2025 challenge4 -
Kim_13 #12 £225.00 added. Total for January now £602.74.
Might’ve peaked early too: a couple of above average luck Premium Bond months in a row, was cleaning my bedside drawer the other day and found £60 in it.
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Can I join? Saving for £1,000 as i'm a newbie for this and don't want to push it too much!3
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Welcome. Your challenger number is 38. Good luck.bakedbeans2045 said:Is it too late to join?
I would love to target myself with £12,000 saved this year. We have ZERO back up and it needs to change!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 -
Welcome. Your challenger number is 40. Any amount is good.Moonlight1720 said:Can I join? Saving for £1,000 as i'm a newbie for this and don't want to push it too much!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 -
#36 here with an update of £300 for Jan (Regular Saver). Forgot to add to my total previously, so the new total for Jan is £1,300. Many thanks!Save £12k in 2025
#36 2025: Target £15k / £8,435
#39 2024: Target £10k / £13,623 (exceeded)
#39 2023: Target £3k / £4,415 (exceeded)
MFW member No.56
2025 Overpayment Target £4k / £2,216
2024 Overpayment Target £7k / £7,683 (exceeded)2023 Overpayment Target £5k / £9,358 (exceeded)Mortgage total May ‘23: £119,202. Jan ‘25: £96,098. Current June '25 £92,751
Pay-off: 1st April ‘34, 1st Sept ‘33, 1st May '33, 1st April '33, 1st March '33, 1st Aug '32, 1st Sept '31
MFiT-T7 #15
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Number 43 checking in for January with £850.This is two fd regular savers and a cash regular saver at a BS. This is not going to be enough each month to make our target! I need to do some head scratching!...Thank you for running the challenge!ElmoR2
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