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3 - 6 month Emergency Fund Challenge (part 2)

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  • 44   -  £25 to be added, many thanks as always @Dobbibill
    MFW - 01.10.21 £63761   01.10.22 £50962   01.10.23 £39979   01.10.24 £27815. 01.01.25. £17538
    01.03.25 £14794.    01.04.25 £12888
    01.05.25. £11805. 12.05.25  £9997   05.06.25  £8898. 
     01.07.25. £7975  01.08.25 £6968

  • #55 adding £75 to bring me to £5700 
  • Hi Dobbibill

    #24 adding £195 to my savings.  My new total is now £2,228.   Creeping towards my £3000 target  :) 

    Dragonlily 

    :staradmin Star from Sue-UU


    3 - 6 Emergency fund #24 £2273. Target £3,000
    SPC15 #57 [SPC14 £195.50, SPC13 £114.08, SPC12 £215, SPC11 £183, SPC10 £209]



  • #55 adding another £25 - I had a Premium Bonds for April :) 
  • Hi @Dobbibill #62 sorry to be a pain but rent has gone up so my new aim is £3450 I now have £1350 in cash stuffing! Thank you
  • #34 £5000/£6000

    That’s a satisfying round number! 

    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...
  • 44   £25 to the pot please @Dobbibill.

    Many thanks
    MFW - 01.10.21 £63761   01.10.22 £50962   01.10.23 £39979   01.10.24 £27815. 01.01.25. £17538
    01.03.25 £14794.    01.04.25 £12888
    01.05.25. £11805. 12.05.25  £9997   05.06.25  £8898. 
     01.07.25. £7975  01.08.25 £6968

  • xanderaw
    xanderaw Posts: 34 Forumite
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    Hi @Dobbibill, thanks for this thread, just starting now and looking to have a £3000 emergency fund :)

    If possible can I be added to the spreadsheet? #63 has a lucky feel to it

    First payment of £25 to the pot today
  • Dobbibill
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    xanderaw said:
    Hi @Dobbibill, thanks for this thread, just starting now and looking to have a £3000 emergency fund :)

    If possible can I be added to the spreadsheet? #63 has a lucky feel to it

    First payment of £25 to the pot today
    Hi xanderaw - welcome to the forum and to the thread.

    #63 is all yours - I've added your goal and first payment.

    Do keep us updated on your progress or even some challenges you face - we will all be cheering you on from the side-lines  :) we are a friendly bunch.

    Keep on keeping on
    Dobbi  ;)
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  • gd55
    gd55 Posts: 169 Forumite
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    Hello!

    Can I join please? I am now debt-free and working on saving for a few things, as well as being able to enjoy my money!

    My goal is £5,000 - by the end of 2023.

    Current total: £216.05.

    My debt-free diary: Go your own way

    Save £6k in 2025 #19 £949.94/£6,000

    Save £10k in 2024 #10 £12,013.63/£10,000

    Save £12k in 2023 #20 £7,040.55/£12,000
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