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#35 - End of January total: £1,065.003
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#20 January total is £750. Pleased with that considering the number of things breaking/needing repaired or replaced this month!
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#11 £600 for January please.
Thanks
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Hi All, Number 18 declaring £1423 for February.
Thanks
Frugal Living challenge 2026
Ssve £12k in 2026
Grocery Challenge January 20262 -
#40 £780.09 for me January please, thank you
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#17 t2rry declaring £2,275 for February please
That's another great start to the month for us, which is a nice boost ahead of what is going to be our most disrupted year financially.
I'll be back with RoundUps and budgetary underspends (fingers crossed) at the end of Feb.
Happing Saving!
Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2026 Plan:- 25/26 Pension £0/£3,500
- Regular Savings £1,290/£6,500
- Slush Fund £4,210/£10,000
Save £12k in 2026 - #17 - £5,500/£20,000 (27%)3 -
#22 declaring £2,500 for January 2026.
A surprisingly good month and start to the year as most of my investments are tied until the end of the year to get the best interest rates (at the time).
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Anybody with greater than 8.33% of their challenge target is ahead of one twelfth of the year (and a nice dark green on the spreadsheet!). I just recorded my January total of £865.15. If the woman who wants honey turns up this weekend that might be an additional £22.
Save £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
My keep within our budget diary is here3 -
#4 - Declaring £1181.05 for February. YTD Total: £3635.93. I've done better than anticipated this month 😊😋 I'm hoping to make it to £1,000 saved for March but it might be a squeeze with all the other MSE challenges I'm undertaking, but as I'm ahead, it shouldn't create any undue stress and keeps me on my no spending toes 🙃😅😁
WOW 40% of us are ahead of our yearly target & in the
pinkdark green 😍😎. Don't you just love this challenge 🤗🤩# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £118.34 / £667.95 (2)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £3635.93 / £12,000 (2)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - (25/12 - 24/10) £50 / £200 (2)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (2)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 £40/£230 (2)# Make £2026 in 2026 £898.78 / £2026 (2)2 -
Hi,
Number 33. My January total is £713.
Quite a bit less than I need to save to reach my target but I am self employed so monthly variation in income in massive. Think my target should still be achievable
Thanks :)
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