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Save £12k in 2026 challenge (or any other amount to challenge yourself!)

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  • nakie999
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    Love the idea of this challenge! I’m setting my target a bit lower than £12k, but I'm looking forward to tracking my progress with everyone here. It’s much easier to stay motivated with a supportive group.

  • t2rry
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    #17 t2rry logging my final February update please, an extra £800

    This is made up of £300 in Round Ups and another £500 we didn't have to spend on the mortgage, though that is coming, so these £3k months will end here. Nice while they've lasted though!

    Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2026 Plan:
    1. 25/26 Pension £3,100/£3,100
    2. Regular Savings £7,690/£6,900
    3. Slush Fund £12,960/£10,000

    Save £12k in 2026 - #17 - £23,750/£20,000 (119%)
  • Kim_13
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    #13

    I declared early with what I had budgeted to save, but didn’t quite make it by the time it came to actually putting the funds away. Can you change my February entry down to £755.27. Sorry!

    Thank you

  • Quantaqa
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    Hi, No 18 declaring £0.00 for March. Should hopefully have something in April to put to savings but this month it's all getting set aside to pay for holidays that we are taking later in the year.

    Thanks to @enthusiasticsaver and @Suffolk_lass for running the thread and keeping the spreadsheet up to date so efficiently.

    Frugal Living challenge 2026
    Save £12k in 2026
    Grocery Challenge June 2026 £39.02/£150



  • Tattypud
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    edited 25 February at 9:34PM

    #35 declaring for Feb: £2,177.01 - I think from now on in my amounts will become lower as a few larger bills become due.

  • Savingin26
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    #33 declaring £1560 in Feb

    Still under what I need to reach my target but expecting bigger payments later in the year (I'm self employed so it can vary widely)

  • Suffolk_lass
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    I have no idea what I have done to the conditional formatting in the spreadsheet that has resulted in two rows showing bright green against their percentage achieved (they are both at exactly the two month total) - I will get back to it but at the moment my head is full of cold

    Save £12k in 2026 #2 I have banked £10,836.47 in 9 months, against a £10k target The Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2026 I have a £3000 annual budget for 2026 - currently £1971.56 to the end of Sep
    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 2027 thread brand new and sparkling - feel free to join us and say what and how you are planning
    My keep within our budget diary is here
  • #22 declaring £2,500 for February 2026.

  • Jellybaby
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    #20 declaring £800 for February (sorry, since the latest changes the bold button won’t work for me 😀)

  • geordiejon
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    #9

    final savings for february after pay will be £2,060

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