3-6 Month Emergency Fund Challenge!!

lindez

Hi all
just an update
#100 up to 8% of target £480/6000
Everyone is doing really well.
Thank you Helen x

x_raphael_xx

£200 popped in the pot for mum.

Mums Fund £650/£1200

crimson.addict

Helen i think i need to start again *hangs head in shame*

x_raphael_xx

£50 added to mums pot.

Mums Fund £700/£1200

elly68

i'd like to join please as we are about to use the energency fund 0/15,000 can't imagine having that much sitting around but hey may as well aim high .wonder if his nibs will notice 150 dissapearing every month lol i'm excited 100 months is 8.3 years lol might be dead first .... .

Dobbibill

elly68 wrote: »

i'd like to join please as we are about to use the energency fund 0/15,000 can't imagine having that much sitting around but hey may as well aim high .wonder if his nibs will notice 150 dissapearing every month lol i'm excited 100 months is 8.3 years lol might be dead first .... .

Welcome aboard elly68 :hello:
When Helen pops in she will allocate you a number and add your target and progress to the first page.

All the best with your target.

Dobbi

Dobbibill

#2 checking in.

I've done it!


Added the remaining balance today and smashed my target. Yay me (again) :j
new total £6000 aka 100%

Keep on keeping on everyone, it really is worth it when you get there.

Dobbi

nyc_451

Dobbibill wrote: »

#2 checking in.

I've done it!


Added the remaining balance today and smashed my target. Yay me (again) :j
new total £6000 aka 100%

Keep on keeping on everyone, it really is worth it when you get there.

Dobbi

How inspiring, well done! :T

May I also join you, please? TARGET: £3000

I always used to have an emergency fund however I got carried away when purchasing my first home... I have a mortgage, a biggish loan and lots of other bills to pay on my own, and no emergency money! I don't have much left after the bills, but I will make an effort to cut down on some expenses so I can put away £50-100 a month. £3000 would cover three months of living costs, that should be enough time to stand back up on my feet should I lose my job.

[Deleted User]

Sorry I haven't dropped in for months:o and I hope I'll get a chance soon to catch up on all the posts I've missed. I expect some of you will have done really well since I was here last and others may have had to cope with life's emergencies and spend their savings. Either way, as Dobbibill advises us, keep on keeping on:beer:


I had a few months earlier in the year when I was ill but I'm now 100% again and have been spending my time scrimping to increase my savings to get my debts finally paid off by the end of this year. I've made settlement offers to my creditors and am just playing the waiting game now. I'm not very patient over this and get fed up when the postman comes each day with no letters from my creditors:(. Once upon a time I was glad when they didn't write to me but now I'm upset when they don't:rotfl:


These settlements will wipe out my savings but I'll be back to rejoin you all in January building on anything I have left or starting afresh if I have to use it all.


Take care, all:beer:

Dobbibill

blue_mango wrote: »

How inspiring, well done! :T

May I also join you, please? TARGET: £3000

I always used to have an emergency fund however I got carried away when purchasing my first home... I have a mortgage, a biggish loan and lots of other bills to pay on my own, and no emergency money! I don't have much left after the bills, but I will make an effort to cut down on some expenses so I can put away £50-100 a month. £3000 would cover three months of living costs, that should be enough time to stand back up on my feet should I lose my job.

Hi blue_mango - welcome to the challenge :hello:

Of course you can join.

When Helen pops in she will add your target and progress to the first page and allocate you a number.

You can take the scenic route to your goal as there is no time limit, so add as much as want/can and plod on at your own pace. If you need it, use it, after all that's what it's there for.

We are a friendly bunch and will be cheering you on from the side lines. Keep us updated with all your successes and challenges.

So welcome aboard - all the best.

Dobbi