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Fiver Friday Challenge 2025

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  • Matron_Midge
    Matron_Midge Posts: 824 Forumite
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    #2 another fiver stashed away
  • Matron_Midge
    Matron_Midge Posts: 824 Forumite
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    #2 another £5 in the pot
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,921 Forumite
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    Hi everyone,
    Some great updates here 😊
    Another fiver in the pot today so now £125 total for me. 
    Totals updated to here. 
    Have a good week all
    Coxy 
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 27/25 Currently reading Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh
  • Matron_Midge
    Matron_Midge Posts: 824 Forumite
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    Another Friday, another £5 in the pot. Halfway to the Christmas grocery shop woohoo
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,921 Forumite
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    Hi all,

    Another fiver in the pot for me so £130 in total.
    Well done @Matron_Midge on having a purpose for this cash. I haven't decided what mine will be for, but sure I'll think of something!

    Have a good weekend all
    Coxy
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 27/25 Currently reading Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,475 Forumite
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    Well I took all mine out, as I had to buy US$ to give my GKs for their holiday. Starting again now, with £5 put in today. This will be for the twin GSs GCSE reward....sure they will do well. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £27,644....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024!      18mths ahead of schedule.  

    Challenges

    EF #68  £950/£3000
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    68.Studies/surveys  December £68.87

    Decluttering items 1386/    2025
    Books read    22
    Jigsaws done  18

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 5,921 Forumite
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    Makingabobor2 said:
    Well I took all mine out, as I had to buy US$ to give my GKs for their holiday. Starting again now, with £5 put in today. This will be for the twin GSs GCSE reward....sure they will do well. 
    Great use of funds 👍

    Another fiver in the pot today so a total of £135 for me - over halfway now!!
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 27/25 Currently reading Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh
  • Matron_Midge
    Matron_Midge Posts: 824 Forumite
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    Another £5 in the pot  
    #2
  • BadBookkeeper
    BadBookkeeper Posts: 848 Forumite
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    £20 for 4 Fridays in July transferred to the pot 
    Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033.  DFD 31/7/24 🥳. 

    Round 2 - 8/12/25 £3,660 
  • Matron_Midge
    Matron_Midge Posts: 824 Forumite
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    #2 another £5 into my pot
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