The £1,000 emergency fund challenge.

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  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
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    Go girl. I was asked if I would be starting a '3 months living expenses challenge' thread, but I will leave that for someone else to do. I am also aiming for 3 months worth of wages in my account/s and am 1/3 of the way there.

    That reminds me, I must check to see if my IIB has appeared in my account as this can be used to bolster my savings.

    Anyway, no update on job contract front other than that I had a call from an Agency who were looking to fill a role they had on their books. It is a higher rate of pay, so this might be something worth following-up.
    Never Knowingly Understood.

    Member #1 of £1,000 challenge - £13.74/ £1000 (that's 1.374%)

    3-6 month EF £0/£3600 (that's 0 days worth)

  • Swash
    Swash Posts: 209 Forumite
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    £561.32 total saved after rounding my account down xx
    "Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles".
  • #134 updating

    No savings yet but bank account looking good and will bank what's left at the end of the month. Love reading everyones posts on here, very motivating thanks :)

    SP x
  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
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    Only just noticed, but this thread reached it's 1st birthday on 3/10/15.
    Never Knowingly Understood.

    Member #1 of £1,000 challenge - £13.74/ £1000 (that's 1.374%)

    3-6 month EF £0/£3600 (that's 0 days worth)

  • patman99 wrote: »
    Only just noticed, but this thread reached it's 1st birthday on 3/10/15.

    _party_:dance::bdaycake::beer:

    Thanks very much for starting it, patman. You've really helped us.
  • patman99 wrote: »
    Only just noticed, but this thread reached it's 1st birthday on 3/10/15.

    Happy birthday to us even though I've only just joined recently. To celebrate, I've just transferred £51.88 to the emergency funds account making my total £1124.13/££1000.
    "There is Life AFTER DEBT."LBM 2009 Total Debt £49046.24 Debt Free as of 27/08/2015
  • nellis10
    nellis10 Posts: 1,350 Forumite
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    Hi Everyone!

    EF now stands at £400.15 according to my YNAB Budget!
    I had my Child Benefit of £20.70 go in today so that bumped it up.

    Hope everyone is having a fab Monday!
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  • nellis10 wrote: »
    Hi Everyone!


    Hope everyone is having a fab Monday!

    Well done, nellis:T

    My Monday has been anything but fab:(. Have just paid out another £112.53 at vet's, making £154.53 in the past fortnight. Sadly, this means my EF has had to take a hit but at least I had enough to cover this latest emergency thanks to patman's brilliant thread:j

    EF now standing at £545.47
  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
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    Checked my account I use for my EF and it has grown by 33p thanks to the monthly interest.

    Having reached the mid-point of the month with a healthy amount in my main account, I am very happy with how things are going.
    Never Knowingly Understood.

    Member #1 of £1,000 challenge - £13.74/ £1000 (that's 1.374%)

    3-6 month EF £0/£3600 (that's 0 days worth)

  • patman99 wrote: »
    Having reached the mid-point of the month with a healthy amount in my main account, I am very happy with how things are going.

    I'm really pleased that things are working out so well for you, patman, especially after all the help you've given us by starting this thread:beer:
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