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The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.

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  • [Deleted User]
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    edited 22 April 2016 at 12:33PM
    Dobbibill wrote: »
    Welcome back CBC,

    Sorry to hear you've been going through tough times but I do love your positivity of 'onwards and upwards'.You have made such progress to almost get to the half way mark.

    It's good to have you back :D

    Dobbi

    Thank you very much for your kind words, Dobbibill, they are really appreciated:).

    Thank you, too, for always being so supportive to posters on this thread (and the others where I see you as well):T
  • mossy
    mossy Posts: 1,263 Forumite
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    Great news about your job patman. :)

    Put £20 in my emergency fund today, slowly slowly catchy monkey! :D
    Saving for Disney again, oops why book one Disney holiday when you can book two!
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  • patman99
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    CBC, tbh with what has been going on in my life I have not been taking much notice of this thread for a few weeks.

    Anyway, nice to see you back and hope that everything will go well from now onwards.
    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)

  • patman99 wrote: »
    CBC, tbh with what has been going on in my life I have not been taking much notice of this thread for a few weeks.

    Anyway, nice to see you back and hope that everything will go well from now onwards.

    Thank you, patman:).

    I know you've had a rotten few months yourself, losing older family members. I'm really pleased to hear things are working out well for you on the job front.

    Here's hoping all of us on this thread will get some good luck, good health and good fortune.

    Happy St.George's Day everyone:beer:
  • patman99
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    I need a dose of good health at the moment.
    Have been suffering with severe indigestion each night since Thursday which culminated in a visit to the OOH GP service at 02:00 this morning.

    Am now on two types of indigestion tablets. 1 for the morning (have been on this one for 3 weeks) and now one for bedtime.

    OOH GP reckoned I am suffering with stress induced indegestion.
    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)

  • Crikey Patman, I didn't know indigestion could be caused my stress, I bet that's what causes my dads... He must have shares in gaviscon!

    Popped in to let you know I've added £30 to my EF today. Hope to add more this month but will be later on.

    Hope your tablets do the trick:)

    LMD xx
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  • Meezel
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    Hi :wave:

    I've been a lurker to this thread for a long time and have been following it for a while now and been putting money away. It was only when I got a £250 bonus from work and put it in to the EF account (its a secret that my other doesn't know about... Money would fritter away if he knew :D)

    So with the boost to account, plus seeing all the inspiration and support I have seen on here, I would like to join please?

    Thanks x
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  • Dobbibill
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    Hi Meezel,

    Welcome to the thread, what a great way to delurk....by joining a challenge. :hello:

    Of course you can join, Patman will be along soon with a number for you.

    And ssshhhhh.......we won't tell your OH either ;)

    Dobbi
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  • Meezel wrote: »
    Hi :wave:

    I've been a lurker to this thread for a long time and have been following it for a while now and been putting money away. It was only when I got a £250 bonus from work and put it in to the EF account (its a secret that my other doesn't know about... Money would fritter away if he knew :D)

    So with the boost to account, plus seeing all the inspiration and support I have seen on here, I would like to join please?

    Thanks x

    My other half is just as bad so I have 2 secret accounts haha!
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
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    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • patman99
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    Welcome Meezel, our 184th member.

    Not been on PC for nearly a week as been way to busy.

    Anyway, payday today. Made a bit of a boob when I did my £500 tx in/out of my TSB acount today instead of Sunday so will have to do it all over again.

    My brother kind of let slip to my mum that my stress might be money-related and I have now confessed to my mum how much I owe.

    Feel a lot better about it. Anyway, long weekend to loo forward too. Might even get to do some painting (hall needs doing).
    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)

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