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The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.

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  • candiii
    candiii Posts: 143 Forumite
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    #305
    £51.32 added to bring my total to £101.32
    Common sense is not common

    Small progress is still progress

    Weight Loss Challenge 2025 - 30.8lbs/73lbs
  • twigletsmum
    twigletsmum Posts: 38 Forumite
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    I’ve managed to add £200 to EF today bringing total to £569 - over half way! My son was due to be competing in the world champs of Irish dance in October (committed months ago) and I had £200 put away to go towards that, his dance teacher has pulled the school out today as doesn’t think it’ll go ahead anyway so I managed to put that straight in to the EF fund.
  • SuperSavingD
    SuperSavingD Posts: 569 Forumite
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    #319 - paid £80 to EF now at £800/£1000 = 80% paid
  • aimeemum
    aimeemum Posts: 687 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Xmas Saver!
    aimeemum said:
    #288 - £516 in savings now - it's adding up so quickly!!

    Currently £660 in savings pot. Very happy with this....I've literally never had this amount of savings to our/my name! 
    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%
  • ditty1234
    ditty1234 Posts: 2,119 Forumite
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    Hi my EF is now £730 so very excited about that. Once I get to £1000 I will start to save for my citizenship fund separately. It might be a while though as car need repairs. 
    Isa help to buy: 1000/3000 33%
    Emergency fund: 100/1000 10%
    Weight loose 8.6 kg - while having fun. 0/8.6 0%
    Focus debt to clear HSBC £10/1111, 0% updated May 25
  • Narola1976
    Narola1976 Posts: 529 Forumite
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    My EF stands at £92.32. I am not able to save very much but pleased to have something in the pot. 
    Starting Total in September 2019 = £38287.77
    Current Total = £25534.10
    33% of debt paid off so far

    Debt Free by Christmas September August July June 2023!
  • ditty1234
    ditty1234 Posts: 2,119 Forumite
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    My EF stands at £92.32. I am not able to save very much but pleased to have something in the pot. 
    £92 is a lot more than 0 good work.
    Isa help to buy: 1000/3000 33%
    Emergency fund: 100/1000 10%
    Weight loose 8.6 kg - while having fun. 0/8.6 0%
    Focus debt to clear HSBC £10/1111, 0% updated May 25
  • Narola1976
    Narola1976 Posts: 529 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    ditty1234 said:
    My EF stands at £92.32. I am not able to save very much but pleased to have something in the pot. 
    £92 is a lot more than 0 good work.
    Thanks @ditty1234. As someone who went through the citizenship process I know just how expensive the process is. Good luck
    Starting Total in September 2019 = £38287.77
    Current Total = £25534.10
    33% of debt paid off so far

    Debt Free by Christmas September August July June 2023!
  • Betharooni
    Betharooni Posts: 480 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    #300 with £300/1,000 saved so far, as normal standing order has credited account.
  • claremylove
    claremylove Posts: 745 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #232 reporting in that another £25 has been added to my EF.  Fund now standing at £727.  Very happy with that  :)
    £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)
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