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Baby Fund Challenge

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  • Peonie
    Peonie Posts: 1,471 Forumite
    Congratulations Princess Lou.
    Pots: House £6966/£7100, Rainy day Complete, [STRIKE]Sunny day £0/£700[/STRIKE], IVF £2523/£2523, Car up-keep £135/£135, New car £5000/£5000, Holiday £1000/£1000, MFW #16 £2077/£3120
    MFiT3 #86: Reduce mortgage from £146,800 to £125,000
    Mortgage Sept 2014: £135,500, MF Oct 2035 Peak July 2011: £154,000, MF July 2036
  • EchoDelta
    EchoDelta Posts: 631 Forumite
    Congratulations! You must be so busy but I bet they are gorgeous :D
    Sealed Pot Challenge - No. 117
    Bank of Mum & Dad - £3150/£10,000 (£6850 to go) Bank of In Laws - £4600/£12,000 (£7400 to go)
    MFW - MFD - [STRIKE]5 Apr 2029[/STRIKE] 5 June 2025 : AIM = NOV 2019 (back up aim = MAR 2023)
  • PrincessLou
    PrincessLou Posts: 503 Forumite
    Thanks Peonie and Echodelta - wishing you the best of luck with your own baby plans! It'll be great to follow everyone's journey. Can't wait for more baby fund challenge babies to come along :j
    Mortgage - £105,500
  • EchoDelta
    EchoDelta Posts: 631 Forumite
    Now up to £7651 and got £2349 to go.

    Getting there :)

    Have set up a standing order for the outstanding amount / 9 months so I know we are covered even if I get pregnant right now this very moment (unlikely as I am at work!! :rotfl:) so I feel pretty sorted on the money side of things for this now.
    Sealed Pot Challenge - No. 117
    Bank of Mum & Dad - £3150/£10,000 (£6850 to go) Bank of In Laws - £4600/£12,000 (£7400 to go)
    MFW - MFD - [STRIKE]5 Apr 2029[/STRIKE] 5 June 2025 : AIM = NOV 2019 (back up aim = MAR 2023)
  • castlelough
    castlelough Posts: 319 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Lovely to see you again Princess Lou!
    Delighted to hear that all is well with you and the twins! And a great idea to get going with the Baby Fund again! At least the next time around you will have all the standard baby items already to hand. What are the odds of having twins again?!!! :rotfl:

    Well I finally feel like I am getting stuck into the challenge. I've €165 saved in my baby fund, and have factored it into my budgets until Christmas. It's not a lot, but it's the most I've set aside for the challenge so far, so I feel serious about it at last! :j
    Debts: Credit Card: €6000 ---> €5050 Feb 25 \ Overdraft: Step 3/100
    Savings: FF Fund: Step 23/100 \ CU: 3755/4000
  • chelseablue
    chelseablue Posts: 3,303 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Transferred £800 into the fund today, new total £7,800

    Nearly there!
  • EchoDelta
    EchoDelta Posts: 631 Forumite
    All sounding really positive - well done everyone!
    Sealed Pot Challenge - No. 117
    Bank of Mum & Dad - £3150/£10,000 (£6850 to go) Bank of In Laws - £4600/£12,000 (£7400 to go)
    MFW - MFD - [STRIKE]5 Apr 2029[/STRIKE] 5 June 2025 : AIM = NOV 2019 (back up aim = MAR 2023)
  • EchoDelta
    EchoDelta Posts: 631 Forumite
    edited 31 October 2013 at 9:43AM
    Unexpected boost to the baby fund of £1000 :j

    Remaining child benefit since Small was born that we had left in a diffierent savings account. Interest rate on that was terrible and we didn't even have it somewhere separate for any particular reason so have bunged it in the baby fund.
    Sealed Pot Challenge - No. 117
    Bank of Mum & Dad - £3150/£10,000 (£6850 to go) Bank of In Laws - £4600/£12,000 (£7400 to go)
    MFW - MFD - [STRIKE]5 Apr 2029[/STRIKE] 5 June 2025 : AIM = NOV 2019 (back up aim = MAR 2023)
  • EchoDelta
    EchoDelta Posts: 631 Forumite
    Pay day so transferred another £100 to baby fund.
    Sealed Pot Challenge - No. 117
    Bank of Mum & Dad - £3150/£10,000 (£6850 to go) Bank of In Laws - £4600/£12,000 (£7400 to go)
    MFW - MFD - [STRIKE]5 Apr 2029[/STRIKE] 5 June 2025 : AIM = NOV 2019 (back up aim = MAR 2023)
  • chelseablue
    chelseablue Posts: 3,303 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Transferred £800 into the Baby Fund today, new total £8,673

    Nearly there!
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