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  • t2rry
    t2rry Posts: 1,113 Forumite
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    edited 29 June at 7:44PM

    #17 t2rry declaring £2,300 for July please

    That puts me at 90% of target, I had to double take because I was surprised!

    Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2026 Plan:
    1. 25/26 Pension £3,100/£3,100
    2. Regular Savings £6,090/£6,900
    3. Slush Fund £10,810/£10,000

    Save £12k in 2026 - #17 - £20,000/£20,000 (100%)
  • time2change_2
    time2change_2 Posts: 75 Forumite
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    #10 declaring £1686.41 for June

    Still below what I'd hoped for but I knew this year was going to be difficult.

    Declutter 2024 :277

    Save £12k: #47 £4757.58/£12000

    Grocery challenge: £2080 pa, bulk buy £520 pa
  • James240
    James240 Posts: 16,397 Forumite
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    edited 30 June at 4:17PM

    Declaring £1,840 for this month!!! Would have been more but had a few bits to pay out for.

    Overtime is still going strong so I am in a very very fortunate position. I am so beyond happy the amount I am putting away at the moment as it is going towards a house deposit. Just got to get the car through the MOT in at the end of July and hopefully it last until somepoint next year as it is currently 17 years old. Still going strong though but as usual age creeps up on cars when you least expect it.

    Still thoroughly pleased to have now saved over £6,600 in 4 months as Jan/Feb I couldn't put anything way. I want to smash the £10k target this year!!

    Savings Total so far for 2026: £8,462/£10,000
  • sonas_baby
    sonas_baby Posts: 251 Forumite
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    #7 declaring £1276.81 for June

    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 2
  • simsielover3
    simsielover3 Posts: 11 Forumite
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    #36 reporting £500 for July 🙂

  • Hellesbelles
    Hellesbelles Posts: 60 Forumite
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    No 11 unfortunately £0 in June.

    I have come to the end of my paid sick leave, so may have to dip into savings if I don't make a miraculous recovery soon! I am so thankful for this thread and that I joined a few years ago, so I've actually got savings to use!

  • enthusiasticsaver
    enthusiasticsaver Posts: 16,352 Ambassador
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    Looks like we are all doing well. I am back from my travels now and after solar panel installations I have done my numbers for the month and put £1000 into savings including the monthly interest received. So now a total of £10500 and 87.5%. Spreadsheet updated.

    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free Wannabe, Budgeting and Banking and Savings and Investment boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
    Save £12k in 2026 Challenge £12000/£9000
    365 day 1p Challenge 2026 £667.95/£510.40
    Click on this link for a Statement of Accounts that can be posted on the DebtFree Wannabe board: https://lemonfool.co.uk/financecalculators/soa.php
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 11,291 Forumite
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    Topscooby (Andy) I am so sorry to hear your news and absolutely, RL completely takes over. How utterly devastating for you. I am not one for empty sentiments. I truly feel for you. We were so close to that so it really resonates.😥

    I am truly blessed that our local A&E and ambulance service were so on it with Mr Sl last year, when he had acute pancreatitis and then Sepsis, and despite a completely awful week three months later, when they removed his gall-bladder and failed to treat the resultant post-operative ileus until peritonitis was imminent; I still have him. He is not 100% of what he was but he is here.

    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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