The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.

PoorGuyNextDoor

Well im finally off and running with £100 in the fund now that i know wont be needed before my next pay. Will hopefully get a few more £ put in the day before my next pay when i know if its defintley excess.

Muser1

Can I join back in please? My ef currently stands at £300.

patman99

Hi Muser1, you are member #234 and are most welcome to join us.

Must just say that the weather up here in Scotland is much better than it is back home in Essex.

Have been very MSE on our holiday so far. Never realised how much cheaper diesel is up here. Nearly 4p a litre cheaper than in Essex.

Must therefore remember to fill up to the brim before I leave to head home on Saturday.

Muser1

#234

Managed to sell a bike so now at £620!

indigowarrior

230- Starting again and beginning £63. £1000 will likely take me 2 months to save.

patman99

Indigowarrior, you are not the only one on the journey who has had to start again.

indigowarrior

patman99 wrote: »

Indigowarrior, you are not the only one on the journey who has had to start again.

Sorry to hear. Now up to £85/1000

patman99

Holiday cost more than I had budgeted for. £200 txed from EF back to my main account temporarily.

On Wednesday I will begin listing on eBay all the stuff I did not have time to list before I left for my holiday.

So, jobs for week are-

1, list two old laptops.
2, list antique sewing machine.
3, list homemade teacup candle.
4, relax.

[Deleted User]

patman99 wrote: »

Holiday cost more than I had budgeted for. £200 txed from EF back to my main account temporarily.

On Wednesday I will begin listing on eBay all the stuff I did not have time to list before I left for my holiday.

So, jobs for week are-

1, list two old laptops.
2, list antique sewing machine.
3, list homemade teacup candle.
4, relax.

Sorry the holiday cost more than you'd expected but it's good to get away and I hope you had a great time. You and Mrs P have had a bad year what with family illnesses and bereavements and you deserve to treat yourself once in a while:beer:

I admire you selling big/heavy stuff on eBay. I'd worry about the packing and shipping of such as an antique sewing machine, or are you selling it 'collect only'? I can't do that where I live, it's so rural I probably wouldn't get any bidders/buyers willing to come out and fetch it:eek:

Muser1

#234 can I add another £80 ef now stands at £700