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299 days until Christmas How goes your sinking...
299 days until Christmas How goes your sinking funds?
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Mar 1, 2020
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299 days until Christmas How goes your sinking funds? I think I’ve got $80 saved
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Mar 1, 2020
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Ive been able to save $300this has been such a game changer for me never been able to save anything EVER & to have saved that much so far is amazing. I will finally be able to buy everyone a gift this year
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Mar 1, 2020
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Lol not a penny. I need a new subfloor, kitchen floor and new cabinets so every penny is going to that.
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Mar 1, 2020
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We aren't doing gifts. we decided snowboarding gear. We have enough toys and garbage for 2 families
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Mar 1, 2020
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$416 so far
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Mar 1, 2020
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$585 out of $3000 saved so far. That includes gifts, Christmas outfits, pictures, Christmas cards, and birthday gifts for my boys who are New Years Eve and New Years Day babies.
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Mar 1, 2020
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$240 saved for christmas so far! 1000 is my goal
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Mar 1, 2020
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$150. I have $30 taken out of my paycheck for a Christmas fund. That way I don't risk spending it.
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Mar 1, 2020
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$350 so far!
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Mar 1, 2020
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I'm at $400 already. Goal is $1000 and I take out equally each paycheck. There was some left over from last Christmas
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Mar 1, 2020
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$100 of my $500 goal. However last year we decided not to exchange gifts and really loved it. So hoping we make that same decision again this year and I can treat myself for Xmas lol
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Mar 1, 2020
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0 but I’m just starting
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Mar 1, 2020
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$200 so far!
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Mar 1, 2020
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For Christmas $181. Total sinking funds about $800.
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Mar 1, 2020
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501 saved will max out at 650 that includes Black Friday
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Mar 1, 2020
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160 so far!
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Mar 1, 2020
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Now that we payed off a big chunk of our debt with taxes going to start our Christmas savings
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Mar 1, 2020
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$120 so far for Christmas
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Mar 1, 2020
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$100 saved and I feel pretty excited for the holidays!
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Mar 1, 2020
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$330 saved so far. I am saving $65 out of each paycheck for it.
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Mar 1, 2020
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Just starting my sinking funds for Christmas and birthdays this month. So as of today, I have $50 in each.
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Mar 1, 2020
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How do you sinking funds while trying to pay off debt?
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Mar 1, 2020
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We are on track $300 funded so far
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Mar 1, 2020
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$327. 28!
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Mar 1, 2020
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$80 saved here too
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Mar 1, 2020
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None. We are going to Europe this summer so my kids know that the $60 I spend on each of them will be for them to spend during our trip.
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Mar 1, 2020
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$310 so far
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Mar 1, 2020
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$250 so far but this is only sinking fund I’m contributing for at the moment.
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Mar 1, 2020
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New job offers Christmas Club. Started having $25 taken out of my paycheck every week starting with my second paycheck. We’ll be getting a check on November 1st in time for Black Friday deals.
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Mar 1, 2020
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Christmas is funded and Black Friday
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Mar 1, 2020
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None! Just starting this month!
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Mar 1, 2020
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100 so far. This will be my first year trying the sinking funds. Super excited
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Mar 1, 2020
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On track 560. We rent a beach house for our family to use the week after. 8 kids 1 dil and this year a GRANDBABY!
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Mar 1, 2020
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Got 500 . 100 month from oct to oct
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Mar 1, 2020
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$450 so far
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Mar 1, 2020
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$44 for Christmas. Nothing for sinking funds other than that. Currently don't have the extra money for that.
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Mar 1, 2020
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I'm about 80 as well. This is my first year using the sinking fund method. definitely looking good so far.
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Mar 1, 2020
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$500/$1000 I used my tax return to jump start most of my sinking funds
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Mar 1, 2020
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I move $100 a month to my SoFi account for Xmas
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Mar 1, 2020
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I have $290
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Mar 1, 2020
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I have $280 saved!
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Mar 1, 2020
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$67. I save $800 for Christmas.
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Mar 1, 2020
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So far I’m on track with $200
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Mar 1, 2020
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$375 so far! Put away $75 biweekly
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Mar 1, 2020
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I put away $10/week & got $110
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Mar 1, 2020
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I’ve got $250 so far. Sticking to putting back $125/month
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Mar 1, 2020
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Starting my sinking funds in April. March is going to be my month for catching up on bills as this is my first month actually crunching numbers!
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Mar 1, 2020
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None so fair. I’m planning for two birthdays that are a month apart. Going to start in July.
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Mar 1, 2020
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$450 so far! Christmas is big for us. We have six children plus we buy for our parents and siblings. Our sinking fund will include food and such since we host our family party.
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Mar 1, 2020
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$150 so far.
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Mar 1, 2020
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I just started mine this month so I have $10 but I don’t have many people to buy for so I’ll be happy with whatever I’ll be able to save. My priorities are a car and my emergency fund.
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Mar 1, 2020
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I have $210 saved for Christmas since January 1st.
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Mar 1, 2020
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$30 only buying for my son really so $15 a pay period is enough
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Mar 1, 2020
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I’ve got $100
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Mar 2, 2020
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I started putting back $25 a week since 12/27. I have $275 saved for Christmas.
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Mar 2, 2020
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$350 so far
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Mar 2, 2020
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Going great putting away $125 a month.
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Mar 2, 2020
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Greaaaaat! I’ve been putting away $50 a month
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Mar 2, 2020
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I've got $639 so far!
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Mar 2, 2020
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I do 60 every paycheck. I get pd 26 times a year. It goes directly into a checking acct for gifts
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Mar 2, 2020
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We do a Christmas club with our bank. $50 each week gets deposited into it and on nov 6 it goes into our checking account.
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Mar 2, 2020
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I’m up to 250 for Christmas . slowly but surely
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Mar 2, 2020
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My Christmas club account rolled over in November so I just started it right back up. $100 a month and I'm up to $450 already!
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Mar 2, 2020
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I started a Christmas club savings account with my Bank last December. We will be moving this year and will be our first Christmas home with family in 5 years. So we have a bigger savings goal. I have about $500 of our $1200 goal saved, but also used some of my tax refund to fund alot of my sinking funds.
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Mar 2, 2020
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My goal is $2000 for everything. I'm trying for $182 a month but its March already and I only have $154 saved up. I thought I would only need $1000 but when I did her christmas budget worksheets it came out to $2000.
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Mar 2, 2020
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I have $185 so far.
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Mar 2, 2020
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Omg so I'm not the only one who saves up throughout the year I'm trying to pay off credit cards right now so I'm putting all my extra money into them. Since my husband gets vacation holiday every month I take all that money starting in August
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