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2025 - 52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge

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LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,584 Forumite

11 January at 2:58PM

Littlebigmoose said:

Hi LMD can I join again please? I was here last year but stopped part way due to using the funds for an emergency. I am glad I had the funds to cope with it though thanks to this challenge, so would love to do it again this year.

Of course you can, you’re no.22 this year

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2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017

Sealed pot 2025 £5678 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3188/£6000 | Travel savings £1924 | Sinking pots £2126

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kazzymac_2 Posts: 120 Forumite

13 January at 11:27AM

#8
£3 into the pot for this week please x

2025: 52 wk envelope challenge #8 £382

Vinted sales for 2025 = £45
Surverys 2025 £14.25
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~FlowerPot~ Posts: 1,621 Forumite

13 January at 12:45PM

#2 26.50 for me please
Thank you lmd x

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Littletinks Posts: 238 Forumite

13 January at 3:41PM

#5

Hope everyone is well and keeping warm!

It’s envelope number 9 for me this week please LMD x

2025 52 Week Savings Challenge (£1378) #5 5/52
2024 52 Week Savings Challenge (£1378) #26 52/52 completed Oct 24

Virtual Sealed Pot Challenge 2023 #2 £305.60/£300
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NeverendingDMP Posts: 2,191 Forumite

13 January at 6:32PM

#12. £37 pounds this week so I'm up to 140/1378.
Thanks

Jan 18 Joint debts 35,213

Mortgage Jan 18- 77224 May 25- just under 65k

June 25 Debts in my name only £5170. DH can't keep track...
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Optimistic_Saver Posts: 321 Forumite

13 January at 10:14PM

#18
Week 3 in the bag 🙌
£153/£1378 - 3/52

From Jan 25:
4,419.92-1,957.50
4,538-3,260
3,240.18-3,240.18
BL 1,900-1,120
Total: 12,182.91-9,577.68
🏆 ⬇️ by £2,605.23

NSD July 4/18
#58 1p: 226.97/667.95 212/365
#18 52: 1,063.89/1,378 27/52
#32 Make 2025: 941.31/2,025
#20 12k: 5,146.79/5,000

Vin 86.50
YG YL 100
Prol SB 311.81
Bank 364.32
Quid 100.03
Ched 49.77
Snap 20
Books 4.02

Monzo 2,232.17
TSB 700/2,700
FD 1,100/3,500
Atom 200
Prin 600/1,224.74
Invest 314.62
🏆 ⬆️ Total: £5,146.79

Trading: £175.64
Mortgage: £58,471.88
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Pinkpieuni Posts: 138 Forumite

14 January at 1:31PM

Hello,
#7 £26.50 put in an ✉️ for week 3.
Thanks, Pink

Challenges
NSD July- 5/10
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2025 #7 £6,500/£6,500 - All gone, paid off.

52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #7 £742/£1,378 -(28/52)

The Save £12k in 2025 challenge #4 £12,317/£30,500
2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £10,224/£38,000 (mortgage offset)
Mortgage - Jan 2025 £75,600- current bal £66,136 Target MF (Jun 26) 351 days.
Loan - Jan 2025 £4,095 - Current balance £2,531
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TheKickster Posts: 26 Forumite

14 January at 2:04PM

Hi can I join please? I’ll be doing the £26.50 per week and have put 3 weeks in my savings pot
thanx

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~FlowerPot~ Posts: 1,621 Forumite

14 January at 2:31PM

TheKickster said:

Hi can I join please? I’ll be doing the £26.50 per week and have put 3 weeks in my savings pot
thanx

hi welcome aboard!!
LittleMissDetermined, is on holiday currently but when she back she will give you a number

Flowers x

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CraftySquirrel Posts: 24 Forumite

15 January at 8:08AM

Morning all! Been a bit absent but keeping up. Made 3/52 payments now despite a very long, very expensive month!

#15

2025 52 Week Saving Challenge #15 18/52

HSBC - £6319.04 £6061.12 £5932.16 £5803.20
Lloyds - £9395.51 £9202.55 £9019.41
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