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Hi Ellie:wave:
Just dropping in to see how you are now you've had a few months of debt-freedom. I expect you'll enjoy Christmas a lot more this year without the worry of how you're going to pay for it. The last time you posted here was the end of September and I wondered whether you had started a new diary. I've missed your friendly words of encouragement
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I'm still plodding on. Despite a few big personal setbacks in recent months that have knocked me for six I've still kept on with token £1 payments to all my creditors and have built up a nice little F&F fighting fund. By the end of January it should be about £7000, thanks to a couple of PPI refunds and a few other bits of money I've clawed back from the financial big boys:j. I'll be starting my final debt-busting push in the new year once I've confirmed if my 3 supposedly enforceable debts really are;)
I hope life in general is being kind to you. Take care:kisses3:0 -
Just checking in to see if you're OK, Ellie. I really miss your upbeat and encouraging posts.
How is debt-free life? Still a distant dream for me but I'm all set to start getting some F&F settlement offers sent off so maybe not so distant after all;). I'm determined to be debt-free by the end of this year:j
Take care:beer:0 -
What a fab thread to read today - just the sort of thing to keep me motivated
Savings:
Emergency 404.38/1000 Car 200/600 Christmas 250/800 Holiday 250/600
Grading 30/90 presents 40
Total debt Jan 2018 53,938
April 2018 47,780.520
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