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Save £12k in 2026 challenge (or any other amount to challenge yourself!)
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#7 declaring £1672.26 for April. Thanks for running this thread as it keeps me motivated.
It is the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish. Tolkien.Save 12k in 2025 No 18 365 1p challenge 2025 No 21 -
#4 Declaring £1261.53 for May. YTD Total: £7495.78. I'm very pleased with the savings I've managed to put away for May, as April has been a difficult month 😕🙄. Things may start getting a little tight from May onwards, but I should at least hope that I'll manage to complete the challenge some how.
# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £295.85 / £667.95 (5)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 - £7495.78 / £12,000 (5)# £10-a-Day Challenge 2026 - £89.85 / £1825 (5)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (24/10) 286.45 / £400 (5)# No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £350 / £2880 (5).# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - Completed# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 - Completed# Make £2026 in 2026 - Completed1 -
Double whammy from #38, reporting:
- £1,229 for March
- £1,759 for April
"If you aren’t willing to own a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes” Warren Buffett
Save £12k in 2025 - #024 £1,450 / £15,000 (9%)1 -
#21 Reporting in for April.
£1911
I've re-entered the investment world, so savings are going to be less predictable from now on. (I lost £400 in the first week)😐️
GOAL:- £450k in Savings by March 2028 SAVINGS: – £402,431 COMPLETE GOALS - Debt Free, Mortgage Free, £400k Savings Save 12k in 2026 #21 = £9479 / £25,0001 -
Oh dear sorry to hear that. Our investments have held up pretty well over the last few months considering the environment but I am expecting a crash any day now. There will be ups and downs with investments.
Spreadsheet updated and £1500 added for May as I have done the payday shuffle. I do not expect to add any more as we have another holiday this month and a big car bill for me, dentist bill for DH and deposit on solar panels to pay for later on this month. China was pretty cheap though so we did not need to dip into savings.
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Save £12k in 2026 Challenge £12000/£7500
365 day 1p Challenge 2026 £667.95/£296.46
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Hi,
#003 declaring £500 for May.
Thanks
Kev
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#16 with £2,132.18 for April.
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Just posted my total for April - £1465.49 despite nothing from Premium Bonds for April!
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 here1 -
AWESOME! 68.42% of us are more than a third of the way through our yearly budgeted saving amount 🎉🔥☄️🥇. I'd love to see the collective yearly total savings hit 500k this year - There's certainly hope & it's inspired me to try and squirrel away as much as I can 😂. I'm hoping to finish a few of my many MSE challenges soon, so I'll be adding any extra savings to this challenge 😅😉.
# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £295.85 / £667.95 (5)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 - £7495.78 / £12,000 (5)# £10-a-Day Challenge 2026 - £89.85 / £1825 (5)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (24/10) 286.45 / £400 (5)# No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £350 / £2880 (5).# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - Completed# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 - Completed# Make £2026 in 2026 - Completed2 -
Got to love a few stats to encourage one another!
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
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