MrsB83's Debt Free Diary - it starts here!

mrsb83_2

Thanks both!

Beccie we both went sub-8 on the same day! Now it's a race to the end

Kepp

We are ever so close aren't we - a race to the end will be an excellent challenge don't you think?

mrsb83_2

You're on! No losers in that challenge!

Kepp

That's a great way of looking at it

Does it feel slightly unreal to you that becoming debt-free really feels within reach now?

mrsb83_2

Definitely.

I remember when I started out updating my signature to show 8% paid off and thinking how long and hard it was going to be. And now I'm 60% further along!

I'm starting to tentatively plan what I'm going to do come October but I'm trying not to get too ahead of myself...

Kepp

I get it when I update my signature for how much I have paid off and then remember when that was the amount I still owed if that makes sense.

Go on, share your plans! I find it impossible not too plan, too impatient

mrsb83_2

I do find myself getting a bit impatient actually, and I have to remember that £8k is still a fair way to go!

We have been househunting so our debt repayments will be going towards a new mortgage/house renovation eventually, but I think it's important for us to have some form of reward too.

mrsb83_2

Up to 69% today.

No spend March is going pretty well. Hoping to have an extra £500 paid off by the end of the month. I'm planning on doing another Amazon trade in box soon, so I need to get DH to haul out some of the book boxes we have.

Kepp

Agree that you should defnitely have some form of reward after all your hard work

mrsb83_2

Turns out I'd made a mistake in my calculations somewhere and so I was expecting to hit 70% today when I've actually only got to 69.27%. Boo hiss!

I've been under the weather for a few days too so all in all not a very good week!