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The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.

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  • Kim_13
    Kim_13 Posts: 3,491 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Complete!

    I need to replace my laptop when I find one I like (the 2 so far have been out of stock when I go to buy, grrr) but am hoping I can make do with an old PC for a while longer and not touch the EF.
  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    Well done to Kim_13 for reaching the target.

    My EF is now back over the halfway mark again and I have got my 3-6 month fund above the £100 mark, so well pleased.

    New job going well (so far). The company even paid to get the machine manufacturer in to do a days training.
    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)

  • amber03
    amber03 Posts: 1,360 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    No 112 reporting, not been on for a while as RL has been hectic, but still chipping away at my EF which stands at £624.00, finally over the £500 which seemed to be a stumbling block.
    :j Debtfree and and staying that way.:j3-6 month emergency fund, No.61 £140.00
  • ab_saver
    ab_saver Posts: 334 Forumite
    100 Posts Debt-free and Proud!
    #208 reporting a new balance of £40 - I got £3.31 in cashback but decided to round it up to get the EF to a nice round number. :)
    House fund: ~£5000 / £10,000 :D_£1000 emergency fund #208 - £151.74/ 1000 _
  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    As my new job pays more than my old one, I hope to be able to get my EF back to £1k by June.
    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)

  • LianneH
    LianneH Posts: 271 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Hey Patman
    could I join this EF group? needing something like this to focus on.
    :)
    Debt Free Roll of Honor #598
    DFD 28/02/12 :j
    MFW 19 years - aim 11, prefer less!:D
    #222 EF £1k 60/1000 :cool:

  • Hi everyone can I join this group, I have started off my emergency fund with £20.00.
    £2 savers club 2025 #2= £48
  • swimminginaseaofdebt
    swimminginaseaofdebt Posts: 942 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 500 Posts
    edited 1 February 2017 at 11:13PM
    Evening everyone!

    Slinking back in after withdrawing £180 from my EF to buy the little one an isofix base and new car seat. I'm now down to £820 and will work on reaching £1000 once again over the next few months.
    VSPC 2019 #10 - £168.80/£100 VSPC 2020 #4 - £262.03/£200 VSPC 2021 #9 - £242.88/£200 VSPC 2022 #3 - £188.03/£200 VSPC 2023 #7 - £0/£200
  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
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    Welcome LianneH, you are member # 222 & Treasurequeen is member #223.

    Swimming, at least you used the money for something that you needed to purchase.
    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)

  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,194 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Usual SO went across a few days ago so new total is £1400 aka 140%.

    Every month that passes I feel grateful that it's still in tact.

    Keep at it everyone :D

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