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That's brilliant, well done @doingitanyway! The emergency fund will grow in no time with your focus!2
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So pleased for you. A good wee start with the EF too.Enjoy your day out.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.2 -
Well done on being debt free again. Have a lovely day out with your friends.Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.2
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Yay to being debt free again, well done and good start to the EF. Enjoy your treat day with friends, sounds fab 😎2
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Huge congratulations on being debt free again! Have a lovely day
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee1 -
That’s fantastic news 🥳🎉I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)2
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well done on reclaiming your debtfreenessI think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
Smiling and waving and looking so fine2 -
Dia, not my words, but i read an article recently, which said something along the lines of: having an emergency fund means that "if something unexpected comes up, you can grieve or be emotional without stressing about the financial side or feeling stuck.” It could be called a "yes" fund, as it enables you to do that when you need to4
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Congratulations on being debt free, emergency fund will mount up in no time.xx:j Debtfree and and staying that way.:j3-6 month emergency fund, No.61 £140.002
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Amazing news! Congratulations!Debts 04/01/25 04/05/26
Natwest2 £6,509.97 £3,775
NatWest CC £7,612.74 £6,125
Lloyds CC £6,112.60 £3,897.12
1st Direct CC £176.03 £35.71
CC total £20,411.34 £13,832.83
OD £1100 £0
Car loan £4,000 £3,400
1st Direct Loan £10,684.44 £6,745
Total £36,195.78 £23,977.83
EF £1,800
HF £272.112
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