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The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.
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Please could I join this group?
I am currently working on repaying our debts but would like to work on this alongside, together with saving towards specific other targets.
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Evie, Amazon are fantastic with stuff like that. Have you phoned and explained the situation? My friends little girl put cream all over her kindle and Amazon replaced it free of charge!
In other news just back of holiday. We had 4 nsds out of 8! Go us.Mortgage Jan 13 99260.00 87253 April 2017
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We really did I should mention we have a 4 and 7 year old too. We had some amazing picnics, walks and played on the beach. We had easter eggs and flasks of hot choc to keep us going. Kids loved it and I'm quite proud!Mortgage Jan 13 99260.00 87253 April 2017
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Please could I join this group?
I am currently working on repaying our debts but would like to work on this alongside, together with saving towards specific other targets.
Thank you! :j
Of course nicing - Patman will be along soon to allocate you a number........I believe you may well be number 100, unless I've missed something.
This brings the members of the challenge to 3 figures
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woohoo!!! welcome aboard!!
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Just be better than you were yesterday.0 -
Welcome nicing. As you are our 100th member, please have some virtual champagne on us.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 -
:j:j:jCongrats nicing on being the 100 th member:T:T:T
I'll have some virtual bubbly:beer: can't afford the real deal:rotfl:SCP # 034
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Have put £80 in today. Will update signature now
Yay - 100 members. Thanks for starting this challenge Patman xxx
Saving for Christmas 2017 £120/£400 :beer:0 -
so_very_confused wrote: »:j:j:jCongrats nicing on being the 100 th member:T:T:T
I'll have some virtual bubbly:beer: can't afford the real deal:rotfl:
Thank you all so much. Hope 100 will be a magic number for me getting to my target £1000. :T0 -
£24.51 added to my fund so that's me #80 upto £450.00.
Absolutely loving this challenge. It's making me want to add to my fund all the time, which can only be good I suppose
MrCFSaving for that dream holiday0
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