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3 - 6 month Emergency Fund Challenge (part 2)

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  • Scrimps
    Scrimps Posts: 362 Forumite
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    We've added 700£to the emergency savings today.  That tops us to £1000.  The aim is to add £500 a month
  • # 31 updating total amount to date of £2,500 / £3,000.
  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,139 Forumite
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    edited 1 March 2020 at 10:55AM
    Payday been and gone and budgets sorted, another £200 in the pot. #34 £1400/£6000  :) 
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £460/£800 57%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,194 Ambassador
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    Well done to everyone that has added to their pots.
    post #2 has been updated with the new totals and %s.
    Keep on keeping on.
    Dobbi ;)
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  • skinnylove
    skinnylove Posts: 47 Forumite
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    #33 skinnylove - £894.11/£6000 - 14.90%
    :smiley:
    Outstanding Debt at 01/01/2020
    2.09% Mortgage - £93,851.54

    #33 Emergency Fund Challenge - £5400/£5400
  • MrsMouse
    MrsMouse Posts: 61 Forumite
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    Hi Dobbie, #15 checking in with a March payment of £35.00 please.  Total should now be £664.89.  Thank you :)
    MrsMouse
    #47 - 2020 MFW 449.29/1200
    #15 - 3/6 month Emergency Fund Challenge 661.89

    2019 ~~ MFW: 1122.33 / EF: £1000
  • MrsMouse
    MrsMouse Posts: 61 Forumite
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    Apologies, that should be £661.89 - #15
    MrsMouse
    #47 - 2020 MFW 449.29/1200
    #15 - 3/6 month Emergency Fund Challenge 661.89

    2019 ~~ MFW: 1122.33 / EF: £1000
  • Dobbibill
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    MrsMouse said:
    Apologies, that should be £661.89 - #15

    This pops you just up into the next percent......4.14% now Mrs Mouse - keep at it :)
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  • x_raphael_xx
    x_raphael_xx Posts: 4,411 Forumite
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    #3 Updating!
    Pot is now £2175.00 / £5000.
    Debt Free as of 17/01/2009 Turtle Power!!

    EF Challenger #3 £1543.72 / £5000
    MFW 2024 #100 £1300.00 / £10,000

    MFiT #40 Jan 2025 Target - £99,999.00
    Mortgage at 30/09/22 £113,694.11 | Mortgage at 24/01/23 £110,707.87
    Mortgage at 21/04/23 £107,701.01 | Mortgage at 20/07/23 £106,979.65
    Mortgage at 04/10/23 £106,253.77 | Mortgage at 10/01/24 £105,324.57
    Mortgage at 01/04/24 £104,424.73 | Mortgage at 01/10/24 £103,594.98
  • Scrimps
    Scrimps Posts: 362 Forumite
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    number 22 updating.
    Pot is now 2,400.  We're also putting the target up to £10,000.
    It used to be that we had plenty of surplus income so we didnt need to have too much put away. We have reduced our hours and therefore our income so our safety net needs to be bigger
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