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The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.

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  • £900/£1000, hopefully I'll be there by May
  • Willowtree222
    Willowtree222 Posts: 8,197 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #252 managed to put some more away and now have £1400. x
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • claremylove
    claremylove Posts: 745 Forumite
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    #232 reporting in that my £25 direct debit has come out but I’ve also banked £200 from my £2 savings pot and moved that to my EF.  So my new total is now £677 🙂
    £2 coin savings club 2025 #1 £166 (2024 £692; 2023 £754; 2022 £472; 2021 £256; 2020 £358; 2019 £512; 2018 £404; 2017 640)Saving for Xmas 202 £1 a day #4 £365 / £365 3-6 month emergency fund challenge #48 £10,030 Save a penny a day 2024 #32 £ . / £667.95 £1000 emergency fund challenge #232 £1,007/ £1,000 (achieved Nov 2020)
  • MidsHollie
    MidsHollie Posts: 292 Forumite
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    Managed to get my EF to £500. I think I'll pause there for a couple of months to really focus on my debt. Once I've paid off another card (£1250), I'll start adding again to the EF whilst also paying off debt

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6086606/debt-free-by-23/p1

    True LBM, December 2019 = £32934. Current Debt = £12762. 1% Challenge = 61.1%. #51 3-6 Month EF Challenge = £1200/£6000



  • Betharooni
    Betharooni Posts: 480 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    #300 reporting in with Emergency Fund balance of £200.00.

    Managed to save a decent amount last month to bring it back to where it should be this month and hoping to be able to add extra into it, if possible, over the next few months.

    B x
  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    Blimey, haven't been posting on here for over 2 months.
    Just to update -
    My employers went bust end Feb. owing everyone a months wage. Luckily, my spouse's inheritance saved the day.
    Still not back in work, but flat sale completed, so financially in a good position to survive the coronavirus lockdown.
    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)

  • TrushTush
    TrushTush Posts: 218 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic Energy Saving Champion
    edited 6 April 2020 at 12:37PM
    #192 checking in
    Up to £450 now, hoping to hit £1k by August (unless we need to use some) 
    No Spend Days 2020 Jul 24 / 28 Jun 20/25 May 22/25 Apr 20/25 Mar 16/25 Feb 20/20 Jan 20/15
    Clear all Debt in 2020 #97 WE DID IT!! DFD June2020
  • # 310 checking in.
    Am really pleased as I've reached my £1000 goal. 

  • candiii
    candiii Posts: 143 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    #305

    Been a very slow start but finally, £50 added
    Common sense is not common

    Small progress is still progress

    Weight Loss Challenge 2025 - 30.8lbs/73lbs
  • aimeemum
    aimeemum Posts: 687 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Xmas Saver!
    #288 - now have £390 in my EF.
    Adding £20 a week as a minimum :) 
    Changing my Family's Future!! - Starting again!!!!
    Current Progress -
    Debt - Start date 14/4/25 = £14,880.45
    Savings Goal = £1000 EF - £0/£1000 = 0%
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