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Saving for Christmas 2025 - £1 a day
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Well Done Everyone!
# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025YTD Total £730/ £730 - Challenge Completed# No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £59.17 / £667.95 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £20 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge for 2026 £25/£230 (1)0 -
Heyyyyy,
Wee update from me. I decided today to use my savings to pay off my credit card debt in full which means my Christmas 2025 savings are now back to ZERO but I am DEBT FREE!!!!
So happy and I'm going to keep the same amount as my target and aim to get it built back up.
Debt Free - 4th June 20254 -
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Apologies for not updating for a while but I have still been saving every month. Total now stands at £1233.
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@ _Dolly_Rocker AWESOME!_Dolly_Rocker_ said:Heyyyyy,
Wee update from me. I decided today to use my savings to pay off my credit card debt in full which means my Christmas 2025 savings are now back to ZERO but I am DEBT FREE!!!!
So happy and I'm going to keep the same amount as my target and aim to get it built back up. 
Congratulations!
# No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £59.17 / £667.95 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £20 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge for 2026 £25/£230 (1)0 -
Looking forward to the
Saving for Christmas 2026 - £1 a day Challenge
I'd like to keep it at £2 a day the same as 2025, if that's ok? total £730 And can I stay as #No.12, please?# No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £59.17 / £667.95 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £20 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge for 2026 £25/£230 (1)1 -
I'm also looking forward to the new challenge for 2026.£2 coin savings club 2026 #1 £0 (2025 £696; 2024 £692; 2023 £754; 2022 £472; 2021 £256; 2020 £358; 2019 £512; 2018 £404; 2017 640) Saving for Xmas £1 a day # £0 / £365 3-6 month emergency fund challenge #48 £20.050 Save a penny a day 2026 #4 £ . / £667.95 £1000 emergency fund challenge #232 £1,007/ £1,000 (achieved Nov 2020)0
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Is there a new 2026 thread? I've searched but can't find one - Not really an issue as I'll post on this thread for 2026 # No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £59.17 / £667.95 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £20 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge for 2026 £25/£230 (1)0
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FOR 2026: January.#No.12 £60.83 / £730 (1)# No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £59.17 / £667.95 (1)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £20 / £200 (1)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge for 2026 £25/£230 (1)0
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