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Fiver Friday Challenge 2025

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  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,284 Forumite
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    edited 19 May at 6:51AM
    As I said at the start, I am using this challenge to give my DGk's spending money for their holiday. So with this in mind, I withdrew some last week, to give DGS1 some money for helping out in garden. He did work very hard & deserved it. 
    Added another £5 om Friday, so now at £75
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

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  • Matron_Midge
    Matron_Midge Posts: 810 Forumite
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    #2 another £5 transferred
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,671 Forumite
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    Another Friday rolls around and another £5 stashed away. Total now at £105. 

    Great use of your funds @Makingabobor2 😊

    Totals updated to here. 
    Coxy
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 18/25 Currently reading It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,671 Forumite
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    ….and another fiver going across today. My total now at £110 😊
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 18/25 Currently reading It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
  • BadBookkeeper
    BadBookkeeper Posts: 827 Forumite
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    Pay day today - £20 for June sent to the pot so £130 now saved 😇
    Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033.  Current CC debt £0.00 DFD 31/7/24 🥳. Member #8 of Fiver Friday Challenge £175/£260. PAD member. 
  • Matron_Midge
    Matron_Midge Posts: 810 Forumite
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    #2 another £5 in the pot 
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,671 Forumite
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    Another fiver in the pot for me today bringing my total to £115.
    Totals updated to here.
    Keep going all, nearly half way through the year and halfway to our target of £260   :)
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 18/25 Currently reading It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
  • Matron_Midge
    Matron_Midge Posts: 810 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    #2 another £5 put in to the pot
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,671 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Homepage Hero
    ….and another fiver in the pot for me - now up to £120. 

    Well done to all those sticking with the challenge 😊

    Totals updated to here. 
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 18/25 Currently reading It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,808 Forumite
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    #5 up to £140.64 in total
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
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