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  • Quantaqa
    Quantaqa Posts: 209 Forumite
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    No 18 declaring £0.00 for June.

    Budget done for June and we have alot going on so nothing going into savings for June. Best of luck with the savings this month everyone.

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



  • Van_Girl
    Van_Girl Posts: 462 Forumite
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    Van_Girl #14 declaring £2142.87 for May

    Almost half way through the year!

    £12k in 26 #14 £6276.30/£12k 25 #14 £19,041.66/£18k 24 #14 £15,653.11/£18k 23 #14 £17,195.80/£18k 22 #20 £23,024.86/£23k
      Debt Free January 2021
    • 1stTimer
      1stTimer Posts: 581 Forumite
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      #12 £1157.58 for May please

      • £22.58 Interest Earned
      • £910 Regular Savers
      • £25 Swagbucks
      • £200 leftover wages
      The 365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #26 £625.17/£667.95
      Save £12k in 2026 #12 £11,715.34/£7500

      Car Loan
      Dec 25- £14,114.74 (60mth) / paid off Aug 2026
    • Angelica123
      Angelica123 Posts: 393 Forumite
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      edited 23 May at 7:58AM

      #24 reporting 0 for May.

      #24 Save 12k in 2026
    • Savingin26
      Savingin26 Posts: 10 Forumite
      10 Posts

      #33 declaring £3428 for May.

      Thanks again for running this.

    • t2rry
      t2rry Posts: 1,114 Forumite
      Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper

      #17 t2rry finishing May with an additional £260 please

      That's from RoundUps

      Back next week with June's starter, the first regular saver has already been taken but I'll wait until they all have to update.

      Hope everyone is enjoying the weather!

      Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2026 Plan:
      1. 25/26 Pension £3,100/£3,100
      2. Regular Savings £6,890/£6,900
      3. Slush Fund £10,910/£10,000

      Save £12k in 2026 - #17 - £20,900/£20,000 (105%)
    • geordiejon
      geordiejon Posts: 299 Forumite
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      #09 adding another £895 for may making £2,095 for the month.

    • Tattypud
      Tattypud Posts: 73 Forumite
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      #35 declaring £685 for May please.

    • RunsFromRobots
      RunsFromRobots Posts: 126 Forumite
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      #22 declaring £2,000.00 for May 2026.

    • Suffolk_lass
      Suffolk_lass Posts: 11,325 Forumite
      Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic

      A much tighter month as all the cards that were hammered when we bought the truck are getting paid off (in full) this month - May total is £585.45 over here for number #2

      Save £12k in 2026 #2 I have banked £9004.48 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 £1111.79 and most of my May 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
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