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The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.

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  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,194 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    #45 checking in - usual S/O went over a few days ago so now sitting at £400
    slow & steady will get me there :money:

    a big well done to everyone else who is doing a little here and bigger bit there :T - I'm so proud to be part of this challenge, here's a motivational group hug for you all :grouphug:

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  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    Cat girl as you are new, I have allocatted you a number. You are number 116 and are most welcome.

    I have not put the car in for it's service yet, am waiting a wek or two before I book it in.
    Never Knowingly Understood.

    Member #1 of £1,000 challenge - £13.74/ £1000 (that's 1.374%)

    3-6 month EF £0/£3600 (that's 0 days worth)

  • [/QUOTE] Dobbibill

    a big well done to everyone else who is doing a little here and bigger bit there :T - I'm so proud to be part of this challenge, here's a motivational group hug for you all :grouphug:

    DB[/QUOTE]

    Back at you :)
  • pozza_73
    pozza_73 Posts: 195 Forumite
    A couple of cash back cheques arrived recently so up to £310 :)
    Saving for Christmas 2017 £120/£400 :beer:
  • I found £5.00 in my PP account that has sat there for months! I dont use PP only when on Eb*y and as I have listed 2 books today i found it and have duly transferred to my EF which now reads £15.21:)
  • Trixxibell
    Trixxibell Posts: 699 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    Congrats Patman,

    I'm pleased to say #4 is back :) savings currently at £75. My goal is the magic £1,000. Here we go again.....glad to be back xxx
    3rd LBM July 2014: Debt [STRIKE]£31,416.68[/STRIKE] Down To: [STRIKE] £23,403.43[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]15th July: £25,709.83[/STRIKE] 26th March: £31,229.68
    CC £0 :j WFTC £1660, SLC £6600, Car £18,654, Emergency Fund £1,000 :T
  • Trixxibell
    Trixxibell Posts: 699 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    £5 To EF today xx

    Have a great bank holiday everyone, I'm off to work xx :)
    3rd LBM July 2014: Debt [STRIKE]£31,416.68[/STRIKE] Down To: [STRIKE] £23,403.43[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]15th July: £25,709.83[/STRIKE] 26th March: £31,229.68
    CC £0 :j WFTC £1660, SLC £6600, Car £18,654, Emergency Fund £1,000 :T
  • Bored
    Bored Posts: 390 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    £5 for me too. Still only small change but I am planning a bigger contribution when I get paid at the end of June. :)
    2023 Mortgage-Free Wannabe #19: £11,675.68/£13,000
    Mortgage Overpayment Total: £22,397.1
  • January2015
    January2015 Posts: 2,369 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I've managed to get my EF up to £100 - slow but I'm getting there :)
    DFW Nerd No. 1484 LBM 07/01/15 Debt was £95k :eek: Now debt free and happy :j
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    edited 26 May 2015 at 8:32AM
    :wave:January2015

    Well done on getting off to a great start with your EF:j.

    I know just how hard it can be (nigh impossible most of the time:() to save a single penny from the budget when on a DMP. I try to make extra money from any other source that I can, that way the budgeted payments are safe and I still have something to put in the EF. And oh boy, how I've needed that EF this past year with so many car problems:mad:

    Good on yer for putting your DMP details in your signature (as have I). It's so daunting at first to see how many years and payments stretch ahead but it's brilliant and so motivating to see it going down before your eyes:j. I'm exactly a third through mine now (2 years and 2 months out of 6 and a half years) and although I still have soooo far to go to get out of the mess that I got myself into I feel really excited that I can do it.

    Good Luck to you. You can do it:beer:
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