The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.

patman99

Welcome to Effyb4, member #175.

Calling, bad news regards car battery. The last 1 I bought I shopped around for and got from a local independant car spares shop for £78. The same battery from Halfruads was £168 so quite a saving.

Calling14

Patman I had frozen outside for 2 hrs trying to charge my old one up, friends battery charger fuse had blown, luckily had another fuse with it.

So nearest garage as I wasn't convinced my car would start up if I stopped it again. Think I may have got it cheaper. The old one I had fitted by the AA was too small for my car probably why it only lasted just a week over 3 yrs!
Need to set up a car savings fund next:)

nellis10

Hi folks, I have jiggery-pokeried my budget and my official EF balance stands at £535

I get my yearly bonus in my Feb pay so by March I expect this to be refunded to £1000.

monks

Please may I join? Have followed this thread from the beginning and have tried to put little bits away when can. Maybe by joining in will motivate me to try harder. Currently have £127.85 to start. Love reading this thread with all its ups and downs x

patman99

Welcome monks. You are #176 of our little 'tribe'.

BettyBoof

I haven't managed to add more than a £1 this month which is a bit depressing. I'm hoping my two "free" council tax months in Feb & Mar will give me the chance to add a decent amount to the EF pot.

doingitanyway

Hello guys, I'd really like to join you. I don't feel good not having any emergency savings. My household is just me and the buck stops here so it's time to act like a grown-up...

nextyeartina

Tucking away as much as I can, when I can. I don't have to pay water direct debit in February & March and also have a rent free week in April. Torn between putting the spare money in my EF or paying it off a debt I've nearly cleared. I know which one is the more sensible of the two.


Tina x

Effyb4

I put another £20 in today, so I am now £370/£1000

5erge

My e-Bay items didn't sell :mad: but I had £10 tcb refferal come in and I had to go to abroad for training for which my company give us £10 a day for expenses. I didn't spend a penny, so £30 more into the EF.