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The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.
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another £50 to the EF...best update the sig
£1000 Emergency fund challenge #225 - £1000.00.00/£1000- End of Baby Step 3 (A work in progress)0 -
may i join?
I have £20 so far in my emergency savings fundDebt to fiancee - £404.00 (left to pay) | Save £12,000 in 2018 - £371.90 all together|2,018 items in 2018 (8/2,018)0 -
£4.80 to EF, I really need money but am trying to forget I have an EF (no matter how small it is) but I guess that is the point of having one.Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments0 -
Welcome adventureofmemories. You are #257.
Txed another wodge of cash over to my ef .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)0 -
Hi, Another £80 for me, so £500.x
#252September 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x0 -
Small transfer of £6.86 for me today.
New balance = £145.58FDF savings target = £20k by 31 December 2027...96 weeks to go!
31 Oct 2025 = £8217.86, 30 Nov 2025 = £9463.40, 31 Dec 2025 = £9785.81 [b,] 31 Jan 2026 =[/b] £10.476.12, 28 Feb 2026 = £11,060.63, 31 March 2026 = £11,493.440 -
Sorry I haven't been around for ages but real life has dealt me a few blows lately. Happily and miraculously my EF remains intact:j.
I haven't had the time to read all the posts I've missed but I can see there are some new members. A big welcome to you:beer:
I'll try to have a catch-up read as soon as I can but in the meantime congratulations or commiserations to everyone who has saved or had to spend any money.0 -
update....up to £700 now...treading water a bit with xmas but that's fine as it's been paid for with cash £1000 Emergency fund challenge #225 - £1000.00.00/£1000- End of Baby Step 3 (A work in progress)0
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Got round to updating my signature.
Welcome back CBC. Hope your luck changes.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)0 -
Added a bit more to the fund which now stands at £1285
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4685/£60000
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