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Save £12k in 2026 challenge (or any other amount to challenge yourself!)
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#6 Topscooby £1400 for February please 👍
£12k in 2026 #6 ( £4,400 / £12,000 )
£12k in 2025 #27 ( £12,850 / £12,000 ) Goal surpassed 🙏
£12k in 2024 #18 (£14,000 / £12,000)…Goal surpassed 🙏
The 365 Day 1p Challenge 2023 #86 ( Completed at 299.42% )2 -
#29 here. I’ve just saved £25 towards my February total. I won’t know how much more is going into the pot until after the 20th. I was really motivated by hitting my goal last month hence already starting this month!
“Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming” 🐠https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6098084/discount-duck-s-quest-for-mortgage-freedom#latest2 -
#24 Reporting for Feb - 2050
#24 Save 12k in 20262 -
will report my January savings this evening
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Thanks @Pucky89 - it's good to hear from people, even if totals aren't posted - it is reassuring that people have not forgotten they signed up (there are usually a few, every year)
Save £12k in 2026 #2 I have banked £2870.61 so far, against a £10k target The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2026 I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026 - currently £568.34 and most of my March purchasing made
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 here2 -
#17 t2rry declaring an additional £200 for February please
Saved most of this on a large budgeted item that came in under, the rest is from selling a few things, which I should do more of! I have been debating for a while whether to set this aside or wait for a little more of the month to show its hand but I know how my brain works and if it's not in my spreadsheet's bottom line, I'll do everything I can to avoid spending it, or I'll adjust other budgets to make the month work without it, so I'm taking the plunge.
Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2026 Plan:- 25/26 Pension £3,100/£3,100
- Regular Savings £3,690/£6,900
- Slush Fund £5,550/£10,000
Save £12k in 2026 - #17 - £12,340/£20,000 (62%)1 -
#25 final number for Jan £826.25
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So sorry, just looked at spreadsheet before posting my February total, and can see I didn't update for January, so will correct that now!
#15 Caeraugirl with £1500 for January and £1500 for February
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Thank you @Caeraugirl - you are in good company. Still 6 people to update for the first time
Save £12k in 2026 #2 I have banked £2870.61 so far, against a £10k target The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2026 I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026 - currently £568.34 and most of my March purchasing made
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 here2 -
I got sent some money by my lovely mum for my birthday this month so I have moved a further £500 over to savings for now. That makes a total of £1000 for February. Spreadsheet updated.
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