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

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  • nakie999
    nakie999 Posts: 67 Forumite
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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
    t2rry Posts: 1,107 Forumite
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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 £3,690/£6,900
    3. Slush Fund £5,550/£10,000

    Save £12k in 2026 - #17 - £12,340/£20,000 (62%)
  • Kim_13
    Kim_13 Posts: 4,274 Forumite
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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
    Quantaqa Posts: 197 Forumite
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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
    Ssve £12k in 2026
    Grocery Challenge January 2026



  • Tattypud
    Tattypud Posts: 62 Forumite
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    edited 25 February at 10:34PM

    #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
    Savingin26 Posts: 6 Forumite
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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
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 11,076 Forumite
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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 £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 here
  • #22 declaring £2,500 for February 2026.

  • Jellybaby
    Jellybaby Posts: 1,616 Forumite
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    #20 declaring £800 for February (sorry, since the latest changes the bold button won’t work for me 😀)

  • geordiejon
    geordiejon Posts: 286 Forumite
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    #9

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

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