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Fiver Friday Challenge 2025

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  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,188 Forumite
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    Coxy11 said:
    Excellent start @BadBookkeeper 😊

    Welcome @lilian1977 😊
    Thank you. I'm going to merge it with the Tidy Up challenge where I'll round down my account every time I spend, then hopefully will have at least £5 a week to move across anyway.
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,547 Forumite
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    This is a great idea. I am already doing the 1p a day challenge, but would like to try this one as well.  Will try and use my money from surveys etc. 
    Good luck to everybody. 
    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  £1100/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys January £14.84

    Decluttering items 1402/
    2025.  7/2026
    Books read    23 in 2025.  2026- 1 (target is 52)  
    Jigsaws done  20 in 2025.  2026  

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


  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 6,016 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Homepage Hero
    Welcome @Makingabobor2 😊
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2026 founding member 😊 Read 26 books in 2026 1/26 Currently reading The Trial by Rob Rinder
  • #10 popping in, just to say I am off and running with my first £5 of the year in the pot. 
    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  £1100/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys January £14.84

    Decluttering items 1402/
    2025.  7/2026
    Books read    23 in 2025.  2026- 1 (target is 52)  
    Jigsaws done  20 in 2025.  2026  

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


  • First £5 transferred to my saving account and a repeating payment setup for every Friday until the end of the year. Feeling very happy with myself and glad that the Christmas food/drink shop will take care of itself this year.
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 6,016 Forumite
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    Gosh I suddenly realised it’s Friday!! My first £5 transferred too. 

    Well done to all those who are off the mark 😊
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2026 founding member 😊 Read 26 books in 2026 1/26 Currently reading The Trial by Rob Rinder
  • Too late to join? Going to set up a regular payment so I don’t forget 🙈
  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,188 Forumite
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    I would like to join please 🙏 Any extra savings will be gratefully appreciated come 2026!
    First fiver transferred yesterday, mainly from rounding down accounts.
  • Coxy11
    Coxy11 Posts: 6,016 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Homepage Hero
    Too late to join? Going to set up a regular payment so I don’t forget 🙈
    Not at all! The more the merrier - welcome 😊
    Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2026 founding member 😊 Read 26 books in 2026 1/26 Currently reading The Trial by Rob Rinder
  • Nintud
    Nintud Posts: 556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I’d like to join please, both with a virtual pot and a cash pot.

    First fivers going in now.
    MBNA /14000
    Santander /10550
    Nationwide /
    Santander OD 0/2900
    Nationwide OD 21/100
    Mortgage
    NSD Jan 3

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