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3 - 6 month Emergency Fund Challenge (part 2)

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  • number 7 now @ £500
    #7... 3 - 6 month Emergency Fund Challenge (part 2)
    #22... 2025- 52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge

  • £30 To add 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

  • x_raphael_xx
    x_raphael_xx Posts: 4,411 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    £3.54 added to the EF from Save The Change

    #3 £303.54 / £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
  • #55 adding £50 - thank you! :) 
  • CasualMFW
    CasualMFW Posts: 65 Forumite
    Second Anniversary 10 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Sorry, not updated for a while

    #71 now at £8,700/£10,000.
    Solo Buyer & MFW
    Start date: January 2016
    At it's highest: -£237,000
    Current Balance:  -£73,754 (March '23)
    2021 OP total: £6,000
    2022 OP total: £10,535

  • itsjustafad
    itsjustafad Posts: 48 Forumite
    Second Anniversary 10 Posts
    #66 now at £1,500. Thank you  :) 
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,227 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    #68 finally checking in again to say I have added another £10 and am now on £70/£1000. A long way to go, but at last its starting to move again and hoping it will start to move quicker now. Once I get to the £1000 mark, I will keep going. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,524....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.

    Challenges

    EF #68  £590/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys  August £14.50

    Decluttering items 771

    Books read    14
    Jigsaws done  8

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • squeeeek
    squeeeek Posts: 290 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi everyone 👋 
    I'd love to join this challenge if possible?

    My 6 month emergency fund would be £6000
    Lloyds Loan (£0/£6000) Emergency Fund (£113/£1000) ISA £592.24
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,227 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    #68 here again adding another £10. Getting there very slowly. But hope to be adding a bit quicker after next month. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,524....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.

    Challenges

    EF #68  £590/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys  August £14.50

    Decluttering items 771

    Books read    14
    Jigsaws done  8

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • CasualMFW
    CasualMFW Posts: 65 Forumite
    Second Anniversary 10 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #701 Adding another £400.

    Total £9,100/£10,000
    Solo Buyer & MFW
    Start date: January 2016
    At it's highest: -£237,000
    Current Balance:  -£73,754 (March '23)
    2021 OP total: £6,000
    2022 OP total: £10,535

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