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£5 for me today please Pap.
£590 remaining.This time I haven't smoked since 6th Jan 2014 and still going ok.
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hi everyone. thanks PAP for all your hard work.
£8.75 for me today leaving a balance of £163.61.
got some money on it's way from Amazon. will add that to my savings once it's on my account.Goals for FebruaryDeclutter 2/50Money Made £0/£200Overpayments £0/£2000 -
Hi All.
Not been on for a while but I have paid a total of £704 off my overdraft so far on this challenge!
Payments have been over the last month and I am closing in on my target for the challlenge! Got one more pay day before the challenge finishes so fingers crossed I WILL succeed!!
Good luck everyone!! I haven't had time to catch up with all the thread but there are some great payments going on so up keep the good work folks ! We will win in the end!!Sealed Pot Challenge 2013 Member No 689 - £120/£300
SPC 2014 target £2000 -
£93.86 again for me.
Keep up the good work everyone we're thrashing those debts!!!
Saz xxx
:heart2: THANK YOU MARTIN!! :heart2:0 -
£5 for me today please.
£585 remaining.This time I haven't smoked since 6th Jan 2014 and still going ok.
Fingers crossed x0 -
I've cheated and cleared mine using my ISA but at least its gone now! So total debt now less than £12KAchieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.3K Equity 36.55%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £30.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/£127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP £5.1K updated 14/11/250 -
savingholmes wrote: »I've cheated and cleared mine using my ISA but at least its gone now! So total debt now less than £12K
Not cheating at all! You've paid it off from money you've saved!2019 fashion on a ration 0/66 coupons0 -
awww thanksAchieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.3K Equity 36.55%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £30.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/£127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP £5.1K updated 14/11/250 -
£150 from me please, updated my sig but looks like I forgot to post on here, ooops!Barclaycard [STRIKE]£7,296.35[/STRIKE] £6134.99 - MBNA [STRIKE]£4,182.88[/STRIKE] £3267.08 - O/draft [STRIKE]£569.31[/STRIKE] £413.59 - Capital One [STRIKE]£1477.55[/STRIKE] £1451.44Total debt [STRIKE]£12048.54[/STRIKE] £11267.10 6% paid0
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£26.91 for me today, sold some bits on Ebay
Saz xxx:heart2: THANK YOU MARTIN!! :heart2:0
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