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Real-life read
22 September 2025
Reading time: 5 minutes
Real-life read: Grace
In our series exploring people’s real experiences with money, Grace says her proudest money moment was buying her first car with money saved while working as a checkout operator.
28 July 2025
Reading time: 5 minutes
Real-life read: Noreen
In our series exploring people’s real experiences with money, Noreen has great ideas for how to build an emergency fund, plus a 12-month saving challenge you could start for extra motivation.
25 July 2025
Reading time: 7 minutes
Real-life read: Emergency savings – how I got started
In the second instalment of our two-part series, real people on everyday budgets shed light on the ways they made their cash cushion happen and stay prepared.
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21 July 2025
Reading time: 7 minutes
Real-life read: Emergency savings – what’s your why?
In part one of our two-part series, Sorted users share what led them to start their rainy-day fund and what motivates them to expect unexpected costs and keep it up.
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16 June 2025
Reading time: 3 minutes
How I turned my finances around and you can too
Sorted user Kelly offers a roadmap for how she swapped being broke and living for payday for a debt-free life with an emergency fund, savings and a budget that still lets her have fun.
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