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366 Day 1p Challenge 2020
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Can i join please?
I saw this on another blog site and have decided to do the challenge a bit more flexibly. So my plan is to pay off any amount on the grid.
I don't always have cash so i have done both a money pot for loose change as i come across it and i have also got a savings account that i am transferring the money into. My plan is to track what I have put in and then every time i get to £50 i will transfer to my overdraft and reduce it. The interest is too much to wait til the end of the year, but it will help me get on top of the debt quicker. Having a regular reminder of putting money aside and not spending everything i have will help my mindset. Usually when i have money it gets spent asap. When my overdraft is cleared i will use the rest to spend on xmas at the end of the year.Declutter 2020 - 267/2020 :j
PAYDBX 2020 £4933.65/£11,384.65 :T
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Can I join please? I'm going to do it in a random order and tick off the spreadsheet to allow for days/months that are tighter than others. I know it doesn't allow for the full year but I'd like to use it for next Christmas.Starting Debt (May 2019) - [STRIKE]£19116[/STRIKE] Current (Nov 19) £12237
Very - £350/£550 | Argos - £342 | TC Overpayment - £150/500 | Overdraft - £2000
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Yes please! This will pay for Christmas 2020!0
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Can I join please? I'm going to do it in a random order and tick off the spreadsheet to allow for days/months that are tighter than others. I know it doesn't allow for the full year but I'd like to use it for next Christmas.
What I do is do it in order but if I save/pay off a large amount I tick off boxes that add up to that amount (if that makes sense) working backwards.
As an example I paid off £23 from sales on eBay so I ticked off 3.66 (I've added one day as this year is a leap year) etc and the box that equates to the balancing amount0 -
I'm in, set it up with IFTTT on Monzo so no effort required0
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I'd like to join too please. Holiday in the US in December!!
B xDebt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
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Can I join please? Had already decided to do this after reading it about it elsewhere, love the idea of the spreadsheet and think I will just tick of random days depending on what's in my purse.0
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0.50p into the pot today!DEBT - £34,469 | £6,224.01 REMAINING - 81% PAID OFF. GETTING THERE0
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I decided to tick off a few days in one go and so have transferred £3.85 into my savings account
366 Day Penny Challenge 2020 #15 - £671.61/£671.61
Virtual Sealed Pot Challenge 2020 #15 - £556.83//£550
Always looking for tips to save.
Currently saving to hopefully move out of my family home in the next year or two!0 -
Firstly I want to make sure you've all seen the the first post has been updated with the brilliant MSE spreadsheet created specially for us! Thank you MSE Molly for this and your very comprehensive blog post about the challenge!
Welcome soupy600, MostlyFine, AH67, IvysMom, MSE Molly, jammydidgersandrhl, lar90, doshnumpty, 1005922, Butti, Rainsey and MSE Tine! Please check the second post for your challenge numbers.
Lassieh already added you earlier up the thread - you are number 24.
Great stuff CazzieLT, and my pleasure, I love a good challenge!
Well done DJB343, squirrelgirl, IvysMom, MSE Molly and UnseenGhost for putting away those pennies!
jammiedodgersand rhl sounds like a great plan and how lovely to be able to pay off your overdraft just by putting these little bits aside!
1005922 that sounds great, you'll be able to forget about it until suddenly at the end of the year you'll have a brilliant stash! I know MSE Molly mentions about Monzo in her brilliant blog post on this challenge so great to know it's so easy!
I had a very long day yesterday and forgot to pot anything! However I'm a few days ahead so I'm not too worried, and I will put in 2 amounts tonight when I go home to make up for it and keep my extra days "in the bank" as it were!!
I'm using a Terramundi pot for my challenge, so that'll be fun emptying it without breaking it at the end! :eek:
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