Would you like to win an iPad Air?
Lloyds Bank have a fabulous new facebook app called the “Year I Make it Happen” . The app is available for people to choose a goal for 2014 and announce their goal to all their Facebook friends. There are 3 sections to choose from: Home, Life and Money and they cover many goals such as “Do up the house”, “Buy a new car” or “Save for a rainy day”.
I am a big believer in announcing goals. I think if you put them ‘out there’ you feel more accountable and they are much more likely to happen. You will also recruit a number of cheerleaders this way. It is so useful when you are thing to achieve something to have a band of people to encourage you and help you stay up when the going gets tough. It’s also great to have people to celebrate each step of your success with. So I think this new app is an excellent idea.
2009 was the year I decided I was going to write a book.
I declared it loud and clear as one of my New Year resolutions. Some people thought I was completely over ambitious and that it was unlikely that I would ever get it written let alone find a publisher. Mostly though people I told really cheered me on and encouraged me. Some even helped me by proof reading what I wrote. Others just showed a keen interest. Someone bought me the Writers and Artists yearbook from the library so I could contact agents.
These people helped me keep momentum going. Having a clear dream and picturing myself book signing also helped!
With hard work, effort and determination (I sent my book to 40 agents before it got accepted) I did indeed get my book written and published by Random House.
A dream come true.
A dream most certainly helped because I declared my intention to do it I am sure. Thanks everyone!
I want you to reach your goals too.
How to reach your goals AND win an iPad Air
All you have to do to enter the prize draw to win an iPad air 16gb (Wifi only) is to use the Lloyds Bank “Year I Make it Happen” app to pledge a goal on your Facebook page. Then pop back and write a quick message in the comments telling me your goal. Both steps are mandatory.
The deadline for entries will be midnight on the 6th Feb and a winner will be chosen at random.
You must agree to the Terms and Conditions in order to qualify for entry
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I have used the app and shared my goal. I want this year to be the year I stop hoarding and bringing excess intotoi our lives. It is going to be a year of Prudence. We are going to have a go at making the most of what we have everyday
would love an upgrade! 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/emma.walters.92/posts/452312781535796
What an achievement Becky. I would love to have such ambition. Fantastic competition too. Thank you for hosting .
This year I would love to move into our “forever” home. The one the girls will remember and want to come back to with their own children.
I have chosen “Move into the house we want to live in” (can’t post a link though)
This is the year I learn to drive 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/gailmbennett/posts/745730322138293?stream_ref=10
to reach 9 stone
Am aiming to replace our ageing furniture with nice new comfy and stylish stuff…
Better enter more comps then…
https://www.facebook.com/guy.edmondson.90?ref=tn_tnmn
to get a new permanent job that i enjoy
https://www.facebook.com/lloydsbank/app_511278208986300 Please count me in
I’ve pledged that this will be the year I save for my dream house. We’re almost there and hoping to buy this year as our maisonette is too small for us and twins.
Not sure how to post link though as can’t find url on FB? Think this is it https://www.facebook.com/emily.higgins.1806
This is the year I start saving for the little ones https://www.facebook.com/lloydsbank/app_511278208986300
I have used the app and have made the pledge that I will learn to drive – hopefully https://www.facebook.com/carolin.mader.37/posts/10152163346173620?stream_ref=10
May every year be happier than the previous year.
I would like to run a marathon for charity
My Goal is to start my own review business, I make rap video reviews of procusts for companies and I’m the only one that does it, so think starting my own business properly will really work, here is what I do : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkY2b-5nFqU
Pledged to plan for retirement
Pledged to treat myself to new furniture.
I have been housebound due to spinal injury and surgery for 3 years. Despite pain and frustration I am keen to re-join the world! I regularly try and offer help and support to friends and family so with that in mind I set this goal for 2014. I want to help others, be that through volunteering to tutor on ill health through pain management groups or volunteering at my local CAB.
to buy our own home.
& I used the app.
sort out our house, convert the garage, new bathroom and redecorate.
This year I will sort out my debts and start living my life. https://www.facebook.com/cclarkeuk/posts/386865488117300
this year I want to budget better 🙂
I have pledged to Plan Ahead in 2014 and have shared on Facebook.
My main goal for 2014 is to really start saving up for all the ‘things’ I want to do or achieve in life and things I want to buy. To do this I am setting up the bank account to pay an amount every month straight into a savings account. The plan is to not touch that money and keep saving till we actually really need to use it on the things we really want to spend it on … family holiday, house deposit.
To do a weekly meal plan and then write a shopping list and stick to it. I plan to save money by wasting less food and by making use of leftovers.
I pledge that this is the year that I tackle my debts.
I’ve pledged to save some cash – it’s payday next Friday and I’ve got £30 to last until then!
https://www.facebook.com/ellie.harrington.71
I have pledged to get some new wheels, not because i want a new car but my 16 year old car is falling to bits.
https://www.facebook.com/glenn.hutton.12
My pledge is to save enough money to replace our car. The heater has not worked since we bought it 2nd hand 8 years ago & I refuse to freeze for another winter!
I would like to get on top of my debts https://www.facebook.com/natalie.holland.7/posts/588859017860704?stream_ref=1
I want to save up enough before June to get a bigger car for our new baby that is due
This is the year I learn to drive!
to buy a new set of wheels
Upgrade my computer.
I would like to put a plan into place to work for myself when my youngest starts school this September.
This is the year I treat myself to new furniture
I would love to do my kitchen up it really is so awfully worn out and tatty
Pledged to learn to drive!
https://www.facebook.com/robcomp.griffiths/posts/271047703048803?stream_ref=10
Loose weight and get fitter and graduate.
This year I’ll do up the house https://www.facebook.com/jojo.young2/timeline/story?ut=96&wstart=0&wend=1391241599&hash=-7671926804511112668&pagefilter=3&ustart=1&stream_ref=10
To get into uni and onto the next step of becoming a radiographer x
I have promised to finish off the kitchen.
my goal is to start saving at least 500 pound a year for each of my girls i have been slow on this recently but they are growing so quick
I am going to start to plan for an early retirement – too many things on my bucket list to leave until I am 70! If the government has its way goodness knows how old retirement age will be by then
Pledged to plan ahead this year – save for Christmas 2014 and for family holiday fund.
This year I will do up my house, there are some great tips on the Lloyds fb app.
This is the year I do up the house!
https://www.facebook.com/alana.walker.71/posts/580344385367531?stream_ref=10
I’d like to build up my freelance translation work to support family holidays, activities, etc.
This is the year I upgrade my PC…its dying a very very slow death 🙁
I chose the ‘invest my money wisely’ option.
I want to save more money so I can buy my council house
I plan to move out of my parents house!
This year i Plan to finally learn to drive to improve job prospects and to travel a bit more
to get my debt in order to hopefully start planning a wedding! x
Take control of our debts –
This comes in several roles:
1) get a permanent job
2) clear existing debts
3) pay for our wedding before the day without the use of finance or credit
My goal is to do up my house.
This year I will start my own business.
I have been in the same job now for 13 years and work in reatail, i get a little fed up with them keep changing my hours around and to them im just a number!!! So i am looking for a complete change in my job something that i will love to get up for every day x
This is the year I plan for retirement
i would like to save up and have an emergency fund ready incase my fridge or washing machine dies, having 3 children they are much needed items and being prepared would be great!!
This is the year i start to save instead of spend every last penny.
I am going to sort out storage out, de-clutter and make more space
I’ve pledged to sort out my debts. I need my bank account in better shape so that I can fulfil my New Years Resolution to buy a saxophone!
This is the year do up the house – well at least the dining room and living room
I’d like to do up the house have a stairlift installed so I can get about more
Start planning for my wedding, which also incorporates weight loss together with the saving aspect!
My goal is very realistic as I need to decorate the kitchen. Much as I would love a new kitchen, I think a bit of paint is much more realistic and obtainable.
Mine is to save for my kids!
to walk to work rather than take the car
This is the year I learn to drive!
This is the year I’m finally going to learn to play the guitar which I bought 20 years ago
This year I plan to do up the house. Seriously, the amount of scribbling on the walls is unreal and we haven’t really dedicated much time to decorating while the little ones were small, so it’s the perfect time to do it.
1. to complete my college course and get a new job
2. to take up running and more exercise
This is the year i sort out debts, after recently becoming a father our debts have been mounting while my partner has not been working. So by 2015 i want to be debt free! 🙂
i chose finance and sorting out my debts, its strange to think how much better off i could be if i was more frugal and in control of my debts.
To pay off our debts so that we are finally financially solvent. It would give us so much more money every month so we can plan our families future.
i plan to do better on my budgeting.
My husband and I have never had money that’s stretched any further than life’s essentials but this year things are starting to look up and I would like to put our extra money aside for two reasons: Firstly we would love to have an amount of money set aside for anything unforeseen. This would give us a tremendous amount of peace of mind knowing that this is there to fall back on. Secondly, I would love to be able to put some money aside for the future of our children; whether it’s for university or their first car, it doesn’t matter what but just knowing that I will be able to help them on their own journey warms my heart… So this is the year that I save for a rainy day!
Move out of my comfort zone.
On the App I pledge to plan for mt retirement.
This year i will save money to upgrade my computer..x
With a hubby as a painter / decorator you would think I have a house fit for a king….?? Wrong My Goal is to pin him down at home for more than a week to do something for our home interior! https://www.facebook.com/gemma.aktekin/posts/10151969038523382?stream_ref=10
MY GOAL WAS START SAVING FOR THE KIDS
I want to buy some new furniture for the conservatory and make it a usable room x
To save up for a bigger mortgage and get a house by the end of the year!
Save for a rainy day.
My partner and I just got married, so we are now making the effort to clear the debt we have accrued (thankfully not too much), and put some money in to savings. We hope to have a baby ASAP so we will definitely need some money for that!
This is the year I sort out my debts! 🙂
To decorate the spare room for the grandchildren’s sleepovers
My pledge is to pay off my credit card debts so that I can start to save instead!
The year I finally learn to drive. Am currently on my third provisional licence, I applied for first licence in 1991 and never got round to actually taking lessons. I have my first lesson booked for next week!
This is the year to do up the house….especially to create a work / study space for teenagers.
This year I will move into a house I like
This year I’m going to sort out my debts
This year I plan to move into a house I really like.
https://www.facebook.com/muslimahimse/posts/705096452848338?stream_ref=10
This is the year I plan ahead.
I’ve pledged to make my money go further this year, I’ve started by switching a big part of my Tesco shop to Aldi and decluttering via eBay 🙂
To have my basement converted into a Reiki studio with adjoining office.
This year I plan to save money in order to redecorate our home. Currently we have a complete mish-mash of second-hand pieces, which is fine, but I would love the opportunity to chose items which reflect my family rather than just whatever is the cheapest.
This is the year that I decorate the spare room.
https://www.facebook.com/lloydsbank/app_511278208986300
This is the year I buy a new set of wheels….before our car conks out!
I am going to plan ahead for my car finances and save a little extra each month to cover MOT Tax and repairs 🙂 x
The Thrifty Magpies Nest
i pledged to save for a rainy day and to start saving for my kids future too
to save up to get married next year
I made my goal to start to budget better. I spend lots of money on bits of nothing and don’t always know where my money goes. We want to move house this year so my extra savings will go towards the upcoming DIY projects.
I pledged to learn to drive and I’ve already done a practice run of the theory test online today. Without any preparation I scored 36 out of 50 and I only need 43 to pass. Not bad, isn’t it? x
i have pledged to start saving for my little one!
This is the year i start planning my wedding, would be lovely if Lloyds would pay for it as a gesture of goodwill for all the interest and charges i have paid them over the years 🙂
This is the year I get married! And I will lose weight for my wedding.
A bit of decorating for me, while I would love a whole new kitchen I’m going to have to make do with a lick of paint.
I pledged to start my own business. Dont think it will happen, but its just something I have always wanted to do
I pledged that this is the year I upgrade my computer.
This is the year I start my photography business. There’s been a lot of talk and planning but now it’s time for action!
I made my goal to start to budget better as my finances can so easily spin out of control
I pledge to start saving as much money as possible so that I can buy myself a new car as my existing one is falling to pieces.
I pledged to save for my little ones
I pledge to teach the children in my village how to ride a horse. Many of them never get into the country side to enjoy animals as they are quite poor but are lovely children. So far I have taken 7 kids on repeat rides and they are loving it..
I want to be able to have a car again, not a new one an older one is fine
I have pledged this is the year I build my extension
This is the year I move in to the house I really want
This year I pledged to plan ahead with money 🙂
This is the year I take control of my debt
i pledged that this will be the year we do up the house!! to stop waiting until we have the money to do it perfectly because that is never going to happen….cheap and cheerful it may be but it will be done and it will happen!
I pledged This is the year I make my money go further so far have given up smoking 22 days today
I pledged to start saving for my children 🙂
This year my business IS going to start making a profit instead of just covering costs. And I AM going to use the money to pay off the credit card I used to get going in the first place!
I pledged that this year I would make my money go further. Money is always tight and I’m having to get more and more creative with how I budget. More home-cooked meals and house-bound fun to be had, I feel!
I pledged that I will learn to drive this year, at the age of 34 I have never had a driving lesson and I think it’s about time I did.
i pledged to save for a rainy day!!! HELP ME LOL
Mine is to manage money better this year.
I pledged to save for my kids future. I say every week im going to put something away as they have no savings. My oldest is 11 – 12 this year. I really need to start putting something away towards hopefully uni or a car or something in the now nearer future
I have pledged this is the year to start saving for my family
opened a savings account for my little girl pledging to keep paying in!
This is the year I pledge to put money aside for my child!
to pay off my credit card debts and not get sucked in again
I pledged to do up my kitchen as it looks very old!!
Plan ahead – I’m saving for a holiday in 2015
I pledged that this is the year I finally pass my driving test! I gave up 10 years ago but have finally gained the courage to try again. I am fed up of waiting for buses! Especially in the rain! xxx
This is the year I upgrade my computer.
I pledged for a new set of wheels!
This year I want to learn to Skydive.
Upgrade my computer
This is the year I pledge to start planning my wedding eek exciting times 🙂
i pledged to help make my family more financially sound
This is the year I start my own business!! 🙂
To start my own business and hopefully turn a profit in the first year.
im going to have a new bathroom suite
this is the year i start to save for a rainy day
I pledged – this is the year I do up the house!
To get married this year! 🙂
this is the year i start saving for my dream house – and hopefully I’ll be moving in to it by the 1/1/15
I’ve pledged to move into the house of my dreams. (fingers crossed everything goes through and we exchange soon)
I pledge to budget & spend within my means
This is the year I decorate the spare room!
I am currently saving hard because I want to move from my basement flat to a small terraced house this year.
This is the year I do up the house, so that next year we can sell it and move to somewhere bigger!
I pledged to Budget Better. I plan to do this by getting a job, so that I’m able to afford to buy things to do up my house and budget for big purchases 🙂
This is the year I make my money go further ;o)
i pledge to clean less and play more
I’ve pledged to get down to a size 12, so I look nice for my nieces Christening, to become her Godmother 🙂
This is the year I do up the house! x
This year I pledge to budget better – So I can save up towards getting my first house.
My goal is to fix up the kitchen.
I’d like to learn welsh which will enable me to get the job that I want.
I have pledged to save for a new car, i WILL acheive my goal!!!! xxx
save to go to Majorca
Mine was to get a job after 7 years and countless thousands of applications, and last week i finally got a job.
So my new goal is to propose on christmas day, but in an extremely unusual way (so got 10 months to plan it)
I pledged that this is the year that I take control of my mortgage
I pledged to buy a new set of wheels this year
This year i want to learn to drive
I pledged to save up for my dream house
I pledged to save up for a new set of wheels. I love my car but its definitely seen better days and is struggling to get up in the mornings!
i pledge to move into home i really want
I pledged to plan ahead
I pledged to sort out my debts ! Will start with my overdraft !
Learn to drive!
I have pledged that this year I redesign my bathroom
I pledged ‘This will the year I move out of my parents house’! Time to find my first flat 🙂
I pledge to put money aside to have a family holiday next year 😀
Clear my debts and save some money
This is the year I Plan Ahead! We are getting married next May, so alongside saving for the wedding itself we need to plan for any emergencies, illness, a honeymoon and house savings. I will also put money aside monthly for my MOT and car tax.
i made the pledge to budget better, i do always try ,my best and before i buy any appliances, presents, etc i always shop around for the best deals but there are weeks where i go through my money like water!. there are always so many bills ,or shop trips, shoes, uniform etc i feel like im fighting a losing battle!
My goal is to save enough for a deposit.
I pledged that in 2014 I will invest my money wisely. After a bad few years, we are finally back on track financially, so it will be so lovely to finally have savings for when we need it the most.
To take small steps to help my mental health problems, start trying to leave the house more, and start helping my partner get on with things 🙂 xx
This is the year I start to budget better. Wish me luck!
I pledged to do up the house which includes a new stove and redecorating
I would really like to learn to drive! It’s crazy that I can’t drive, but lessons are so expensive and I’m hopeless, so it could be a long year!
Fantastic prize as always! This is the year I will start my own business
i pledged to save for a rainy day xx
This is the year I fix up the kitchen
I pledged to save for my little ones
(on fb as Kay Braisher)
I pledge to sort my money out once and for all x
I’ve pledged to start a business. I’ve started saving money so I can afford to start it up.
Raise money for charity…
To stop spending money on lunch everyday and take packed lunch
I have pledged to move into the house I really want. We have lived in 5 different houses over the last five years and I am so ready to find our perfect house!
I’ve pledged ‘This is the year I start saving for my dream house’ – ready for my baby’s arrival in September 🙂
I pledged to fix up my kitchen, this is hard as it is tiny and we are a family of 5 and I love cooking
I have pledges to start planning my wedding, im not getting any younger so I need to start soon!
This is the year when i start to budget better – money gets tighter as bills and shopping goes up 🙁
I am not going to let my disability beat me jjx
To help make my business even more successful
This year I pledged to save for my little ones. I want to give them some money for when they are older for cars or a deposit on a house etc.
I pledged to save more and to manage my money better.
Move into the house we really want.
The last year we have been renting and discovering our new city. This year we want to make our move permanent and buy the house we really want.
I’ve pledged to redo the bathroom!
This is the year I start to budget better
This year, I will start saving for my little boy! I want him to be debt-free once he goes to uni, so hopefully we will have enough money and he won’t need to take out a loan to study.
I made a pledged a goal to win more competitions and an currently ahead of target
This is the year I save my money and finally learn to drive x
I never got the chance to go to University earlier in life as I suffered in patient treatment for anorexia from 17-21. I have since recovered, gone on the have the baby I was told I would never be able to and now want to complete my goal of studying Midwifery at University. This year my goal is to complete two A Levels to get me to the relevant entry requirement and pledge to volunteer as a Breast Feeding Support worker as I wished I had help in the early days of breast feeding my baby as the first couple of weeks very challenging.
im saving for an extension
This is the year I move into the house that I really want!
A definite for me. my partner and Children. Ideally we would like to get a mortgage so saving up 😀 x
My goal is to have my new house fully decorated by Christmas 2014. I move in March, so hopefully I’ll manage it! 🙂
I pledge to start saving for my wedding and to finish writing the draft of my very first book 🙂 wish me luck as I aint a clue what I am doing
i pledge to make more time for me this year and lose 3 stone 🙂 i also pledges to stop smoking and am happily doing that now
I am going to pay off my debts
This is the year I get ready for our new baby
Treat myself to new furniture
I am planning to move into a house that i really want to live in, just have to find it first
This year is the year I plan ahead!
I chose the pledge “This is the year I make money go further” . I intend to use a combination of less impulse buying and more deal hunting – time consuming though it may be!
to move to house with garden
to budget better 🙂
My dream is to get into drama school this year 😀
Clear my debts
Once I have finished my ILEX course later this year and saving hard, I hope to be able to start my own business in the Autumn – keep your fingers crossed for me please!
To focus hard on work & health to be PG ready by 2015!
I pledge to redesign my bathroom so I no longer have 70’s avocado tiles and a trickle instead of proper shower.
To fix up the kitchen 🙂
To better my education by doing that college course that I’ve been putting off for the last 4 years
To save for my little one (s) future! I only have one little one atm – but maybe this year, we’ll be blessed with number two!
This year I want to start my own blog, and like you, I have always wanted to write a book, so this year I am determined. The closes goal I could find on the Lloyds app on facebook was starting my own business.
I pledged to learn Spanish, as next to English I think it is a widely used language.
I pledge to save for a new kitchen
I pledge to lose weight once and for all.
I pledge to pay off my debts one at a time this year..Ive already paid £100 off one debt..£1400 to go on that one! I will get there!
I have pledged that this is the year I start to budget better!
i pledged to buy a car as i want to learn to drive before my 40th birthday this year
This is the year that we become self sufficient. We are currently trting to sell our house. Once that small detail is taken care of, we will hopefully be moving to a pile of rubble with 4 acres. You may think that this sounds crazy but its what we’ve planned to do for years. We’ve patiently sat out the recession waiting for our house to build up enough equity for us to be able to fulfil our dream.
The plan for 2014 and 2015, is for both of us to continue with our jobs while we put money aside to rebuild the property that we hope to buy. While doing this we also hope to get our fledgling business off the ground. We know its going to be hard and we know that we’re probably going to hit a few road blocks along the way but with some very careful financial planning and a strong work ethic we know its going to be a very successful year.
The ultimate goal is to have a small but perfectly formed home with enough land to live a sustainable life. We hope to have a business that fetches in a modest income and time to be able to give back to the local community, specifically teaching children about the importance of plant life in the eco system.
sort out my debts im up to my eyes in it
To save, for a car 🙂
I pledged to start to budget better. I am getting married in June, my daughter has her prom in July and my middle daughter is 21 this year. I need to sort out my finances and start budgeting better so I am prepared for all the events happening this year.
I pledged to learn to drive.
Do up the house this year. Need to paint, decorate and get some bits of furniture after moving into our first home.
Mine is to (finally) learn to drive. After an aborted attempt when I was 18 I’ve continually put it off, but with my travels back home up North becoming more and more regular, I need to start driving and get over the fear that’s built up.
This is the year I upgrade my computer. The kids have worn out my ipad and now they all have their own mine is on it’s last legs lol. X
I pledged to start my own business, to have something I believe in and can work on. I want 2014 to be the best year, I have reached a stalemate in my life and it needs a big shakeup and something to balance work, my children and life as a single mum. I would also love to write a book
This is the year I start to budget better – I would like to save for a rainy fund as I’m predicting there will be a few of them in the not too distant future
I pledge to get my house sorted this year. We rent so have always put things off but we know this is our forever home so dont want to move – this year we will get things done to make it our own 🙂
I pledged to take control of my mortgage. Since my eldest son was born 6 years ago, we have been paying interest only on our mortgage and we have nothing in place to repay the rest. After having this time off work to be at home with the children, I’ve now got a job working 3 days a week, so all my wage will go towards paying some money off the mortgage. I want to see some a good reduction this year.
I pledged to fix up my kitchen – finally. After the year of the rats nibbling the boards, plumbing keep leaking and drains blocking, it is going to get done!
My new years resolution was to do more for others, I started work in our local charity shop last week and it feels good so I pledge to keep gpoing weekly and do my little bit
This is the year I invest my money wisely!
I made my pledge as I am going to declutter the house and totally redecorate it 🙂
I have made my pledge as I am going to declutter the house and totally redecorate it 🙂
Sorry if this goes through twice but my computer crashed & I couldn’t see it.
This is the year I buy a new set of wheels
I’ve GOT to start writing again. I’ve made the pledge on my wall.
x
This is the year I sort out my debts. The credit cards are nearly gone and that will give me more time to spend on my family!
Hoping to have the loft converted
I pledge that this will be the year i learn to drive x
This is the year I transform my loft (should be a 3rd bedroom but looks like a dumping ground for junk!)
I pledge to work even harder this year in the hope that the effort will pay off. x
I pledge to get my lounge done up and the catio made for my cats
To be completely organized
Learn to drive !! x
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