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The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.
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£900/£1000, hopefully I'll be there by May1
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#252 managed to put some more away and now have £1400. xSeptember 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x1 -
#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)0
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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
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#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.
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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)2 -
#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 June20201 -
# 310 checking in.
Am really pleased as I've reached my £1000 goal.
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#305
Been a very slow start but finally, £50 addedCommon sense is not common
Small progress is still progress
Weight Loss Challenge 2025 - 30.8lbs/73lbs0 -
#288 - now have £390 in my EF.
Adding £20 a week as a minimumChanging my Family's Future!! - Starting again!!!!
Current Progress -
Debt - Start date 14/4/25 = £14,880.45
Savings Goal = £1000 EF - £0/£1000 = 0%0
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