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Save £12k in 2026 challenge (or any other amount to challenge yourself!)
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#34 Reporting £3720 for February.
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Aha! I worked out the error in the conditional formatting and corrected it! Spreadsheet is looking positive, and ahead of our collective total, averaged over 12 months. Two no shows since signing up, have not been on the forum since December/early January. If no show by the end of the month I will delete them
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 here2 -
#15 Caeraugirl with another £1500 for March.
Thanks @Suffolk_lass and @enthusiasticsaver for continuing to run this challenge, it's great to have the encouragement to save regularly, and I know I'm not the only one who appreciates all your hard work keeping us on track.
#15 Save £12k in 2026 £13500/£120005 -
#24 £1000 for March
#24 Save 12k in 20262 -
Hi,
#003 declaring £500 for March.
Thanks
Kev
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t2rry #17 logging £1,700 for March please
That's regular savers and ad hoc savings eating first for the month.
I will return with RoundUps and underspends (fingers crossed) towards the end of the month. I am also anticipating a little side income to land but never bank them until they're literally in the bank!
Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2026 Plan:- 25/26 Pension £3,100/£3,100
- Regular Savings £7,690/£6,900
- Slush Fund £12,960/£10,000
Save £12k in 2026 - #17 - £23,750/£20,000 (119%)2 -
#16 with £3,122.26 for February. Very good month, unlikely to be repeated!
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#19 reporting for February…
A very expensive month, car tax, insurance, MOT and service and also a new tumble dryer needed.
-211.67
As always, thank you for the effort and time put in to running this thread 😀
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#9 posting £1,116 for march
this may changed as my daughter has a big vet bill and i can see her asking for a little help.
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Apologies, life has got in the way hope to be back in the challenge at the end of the month :)
Savings Total so far for 2026: £9490.38/£10,0001
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