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The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.

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  • nicing
    nicing Posts: 28 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    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
  • Muser1
    Muser1 Posts: 795 Forumite
    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
    Emergency fund 700.00
  • Muser1 wrote: »
    In other news just back of holiday. We had 4 nsds out of 8! Go us.

    Brilliant achievement to manage half your holiday without spending!:T. I bet you enjoyed it even more for that:beer:
  • Muser1
    Muser1 Posts: 795 Forumite
    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
    Emergency fund 700.00
  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,199 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    nicing wrote: »
    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
    :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

    woohoo!!! welcome aboard!!

    DB
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  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    Welcome nicing. As you are our 100th member, please have some virtual champagne on us.
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    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)

  • so_very_confused
    so_very_confused Posts: 1,081 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper PPI Party Pooper
    edited 13 April 2015 at 8:31PM
    :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:
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  • pozza_73
    pozza_73 Posts: 195 Forumite
    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:
  • nicing
    nicing Posts: 28 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    :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. :T
  • £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 ;)

    MrCF
    Saving for that dream holiday
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