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The 'We're saving for a deposit' thread
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Yey Palema, everything that can be thought of as a milestone is around here too, and its great!Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81Met NIM 23/06/2008
Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off0 -
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No savings done today but i havent excessively spent anything, which is better than a kick in the teeth
How do people get into the babysitting role? Is it money extra or as an actual job? I have a little girl so well experienced in this! Maybe i could earn a few quid here and there?
Sarah
£4985 to go! + feesDFW Total £21,800 to clear by Dec 2022
MFW Total £184,950 £179,066 to clear by 20350 -
head_in_clouds wrote: »Well hopefully we are going to be saving this deposit faster than planned. I had a job interview today and it went quite well, and if i get it that means another few hundred can go away each month :j!
However i feel like we are never getting close enough, wouldnt it be nice to win the lottery lol!
Better get back to work or wont have any money to save lol!
WOOOHOOOO! I got the job so an extra few thousand a year is better than not having it! Hopefully that has edged us that little bit closer to our new home! Getting ready to buy our home - £20,000 saved
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Congratulations on the new job :beer:Looking for the perfect home and saving to make becoming a MFW easier
MFiT3 48103/50000 Saved So Far :j0 -
head_in_clouds wrote: »WOOOHOOOO! I got the job so an extra few thousand a year is better than not having it! Hopefully that has edged us that little bit closer to our new home!
Congrats, sounds great for the savings! ISA savings: £25,139 Other Savings: £1750 (tied up in bond)0 -
Big congrats on the new job!Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81Met NIM 23/06/2008
Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off0 -
Got money from my permanent babysitting job today.
I've hit the £2K mark!!!!:j:j:j
After a pretty crap day it has cheered me up!
Just thought I'd share my little milestone
Congrats Palema, thats a great target to reach.:j
I'm desperate to get to £2000. Still waiting on a debt to be paid back to me that will put me very close to that!head_in_clouds wrote: »WOOOHOOOO! I got the job so an extra few thousand a year is better than not having it! Hopefully that has edged us that little bit closer to our new home!
Congrats on the job! I've been applying for quite a few to add to my income, hope i can boost my saving power too, what a great feeling :jSave £12K in 2019 #: £0.00 / £10,000 (0%)
:www: Saving For A House Deposit: [STRIKE]2015: £2,501.90 / £25,000 (10%)[/STRIKE] 2016: £5,435.06 / £25,000 (21.7%) :www:0 -
Hi all, I've only just found this thread too even though I've been scrawling through MSE for months!
We need some advice on how to keep motivated when saving for a deposit-we have no savings (apart from the money in our tenancy deposit!) and are currently paying off a loan and overdraft total is about 7000-8000.
We feel like we're never gonna get any savings together as there is either always something to pay out for or you buy something for a quick fix because you don't feel very happy with the situation!
Motivation tips please! Also could someone tell me how you do the % for a deposit as Carrie85 does?! Maybe that will help us a little on the way there! (I can't concentrate enough to figure it out at the moment!)
Thankyou! 0 -
lydiandrew wrote: »Hi all, I've only just found this thread too even though I've been scrawling through MSE for months!
We need some advice on how to keep motivated when saving for a deposit-we have no savings (apart from the money in our tenancy deposit!) and are currently paying off a loan and overdraft total is about 7000-8000.
We feel like we're never gonna get any savings together as there is either always something to pay out for or you buy something for a quick fix because you don't feel very happy with the situation!
Motivation tips please! Also could someone tell me how you do the % for a deposit as Carrie85 does?! Maybe that will help us a little on the way there! (I can't concentrate enough to figure it out at the moment!)
Thankyou!
Welcome to the thread!
We find putting the odd few quid in here and there really helps - someone on here had a signature that said something along the lines of - every £1 you save now takes £3 off your mortgage repayments. - That ALWAYS keeps me motivated :T
Setting yourself little goals instead of one big daunting goal helps keep you on track too! xDFW Total £21,800 to clear by Dec 2022
MFW Total £184,950 £179,066 to clear by 20350
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