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The 'We're saving for a deposit' thread

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  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    happytails wrote: »
    Just to update. WE got our keys this afternoon :j thanks for such a great inspiring thread! x

    Well done happytails, you must be thrilled!!!! I wish you all the best in your new house :beer::beer:
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  • lydiandrew
    lydiandrew Posts: 27 Forumite
    happytails wrote: »
    Just to update. WE got our keys this afternoon :j thanks for such a great inspiring thread! x

    Well done!
    I was asking about you the other day! I'm so pleased for you! (and a little bit jealous! lol)
    :T
  • ^!£$&
    ^!£$& Posts: 1,929 Forumite
    Aww great new happtails can we expect to see photos on here anytime soon would love to see your house !!
  • happytails
    happytails Posts: 1,554 Forumite
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    lydiandrew wrote: »
    Well done!
    I was asking about you the other day! I'm so pleased for you! (and a little bit jealous! lol)
    :T

    Aww thanks :o



    Snowbrow, im going to set up a file on my photobucket when i get chance! Alot of distant friends want a nosey at the house and our efforts to make it habitable on a budget! :rolleyes:

    Sarah x
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,843 Forumite
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    Another £7.50 added from babysitting to my house fund today.
    I have set myself a mini goal to reach £5K of savings by Christmas, I am pretty confident that I will be able to reach my goal :)
  • lydiandrew
    lydiandrew Posts: 27 Forumite
    Palema wrote: »
    Another £7.50 added from babysitting to my house fund today.
    I have set myself a mini goal to reach £5K of savings by Christmas, I am pretty confident that I will be able to reach my goal :)

    Palema I jsut noticed our debt free days are the same :) (I'm sticking to it no matter what happens as even the freezer broke today and I'm just gonna try and stick it out till we can pay for it and not be in debt after! We'll see how that goes though?!

    I wish I could say the same for the targets of everyone! I'm figuring at the moment I should just aim to get debt free then worry more about the savings once thats done! Might keep me more sane!

    Good luck everyone! :)
    X
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,843 Forumite
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    Another £10 added to my total today :) hopefully a few more pennies tomorrow as I'm babysitting as I type!! :)
  • ^!£$&
    ^!£$& Posts: 1,929 Forumite
    Palema I would like to pick your brains if I could
    I was thinking of doing some Babysitting over the festive period, Since I work in a School as a LSA and have a valid CRB and experience of working with children with special and medical needs etc...

    Did you advertised to get your babysitting jobs or was it all word of mouth?
    I was thinking of maybe leaflet dropping some local roads for business??

    Any Thoughts??
  • rocketchimp9
    rocketchimp9 Posts: 86 Forumite
    Hey Just thought I would update I have added 1K into pot from wages after months of standing still finally feel I'm getting somewhere. Wages have now increased after passing my exams so hopefully can look upward.
    GL to everyone with their saving.
    Rocket
    Moved in 12/09 Mortgage 126K

  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    Have moved another £168 over simply because the odd % figure was irritating me! Should be on track to move over £1000 a month from now on. This would put us *almost* on track for spring 2011 when we are now planning to get married (September 2010 being too soon to save for we fear), but we'll see how we go.
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