The 5k challenge!!!

gothrockchic1

Received £5 from Swagbucks via Paypal. That will go to the challenge

Lula-Hula

Errr I have a confession to make, my Fund has gone the wrong way

DD turned 13 at the beginning of the month, & whilst I'd booked & paid for a hall & a deposit to the DJ 6 months ago ... in the 3 weeks before the party, work turned manic, I ran out of time to sensibly & cheaply arrange stuff ( decorations, food, party bags, balance of DJ hire etc) so just threw money at it using my CC .

Used savings to pay off CC so am down to £1,100 :doh: I've done loads of overtime though, so should be able to put a decent amount back at the end of the month.

Back on track again now though

gothrockchic1

We all fall Lula-Hula it depends on how we get back up again!

Lula-Hula

With determination in one hand, persistence in the other, tenacity in my back pocket & a sense of purpose in my heart ...

transferred £50 over from my current account

gothrockchic1

Lula-Hula wrote: »

With determination in one hand, persistence in the other, tenacity in my back pocket & a sense of purpose in my heart ...

transferred £50 over from my current account

Great well done you! :T

castlelough

Well Lula my savings fund has gone awry too

We need to get my credit card balance down to €2k to proceed with our mortgage application. DH paid €500 off the balance, and I took my €400 savings and transferred it off the balance too.
So GRC you were right - I should be concentrating on paying off the debts first before saving....
Still I think I will drop by regularly still, if you don't mind?
And aim for €300 emergency fund savings for now....
Well done on your progress GRC and Lula

gothrockchic1

castlelough wrote: »

Well Lula my savings fund has gone awry too

We need to get my credit card balance down to €2k to proceed with our mortgage application. DH paid €500 off the balance, and I took my €400 savings and transferred it off the balance too.
So GRC you were right - I should be concentrating on paying off the debts first before saving....
Still I think I will drop by regularly still, if you don't mind?
And aim for €300 emergency fund savings for now....
Well done on your progress GRC and Lula

Thats ok castlelough keep us posted how you get on with clearing your debt. Keep hipping away at it as the small ones really add up x

castlelough

Well GRC how are you getting on?
Have a busy/costly week ahead, but have €50 transferred into my credit union account for saving.
Hope things are going well for everyone else?

gothrockchic1

Added £61 just now, £61 cos my total would have been £666 creepy!

I'm gonna do a huge declutter this month so hopefully more....

gothrockchic1

I have some good news in relation to this challenge. OH has found himself a Xmas job!!! So I hope to save between £600-£1000 :j during the 2 months he is working.

Also I have two weeks to work more towards this challenge!