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  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,803 Forumite
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    Wow, that's brilliant Abba, well done! :T
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Thanks ladies :D super chuffed now it's on to get this gone by the end December :cool:

    Been a spendy day again as decorator is in doing the hallway :j so jumped on the bus £3.70 :mad: went to a different playgroup as our centre is closed :mad: so spent £8 :eek: there can safely say my playgroup is better there's is far too structured and rigid and no free play :(

    Took the kids to lunch spent £12 it was lovely took boys to nursery then had a wander round the shops spent £3 on doggy socks for my grans dog for her Xmas :rotfl:

    I fully intend to just chill out tonight as we have a busy day tomorrow due to the decorator being here again tomorrow xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • moneyonmymindsam
    moneyonmymindsam Posts: 2,243 Forumite
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    :j:T:j for the Barclay card :)
    Keep up the good work - very impressed
    Sam xx
    Grocery challenge Feb £107/£100-epic fail due to cake and biscuits
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  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Stoptober Survivor
    How are things Abba :) xx
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    monz wrote: »
    How are things Abba :) xx


    Things are going good thanks :D

    Hallway is nearly done with the wallpapering :j should be done by tomorrow :D

    Monday is always manic set up playgroup £1.50, handed out scratch cards so we can raise funds for Xmas party at playgroup, took the kids to local cafe spent £9 seeing as we couldn't go back to my house :( due to the decorating, had to go to the ceiling panel place to get a bit of trim as we've ran out £6 then it was off to homebargains for a new door mat £2.99 toilet paper £2 and a bottle of irn bru 58p so not too bad

    Started making my family tree will post a pic of it in a minute :D

    Sent £200 towards the Halifax and rounded down my account and sent £13 something towards the barclaycard.......getting there xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Stoptober Survivor
    Wow!! overall how much do you have in debt now xx
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    monz wrote: »
    Wow!! overall how much do you have in debt now xx

    Think it's just under £8k :eek: but it went up when we bought the house xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Stoptober Survivor
    You will bulldoze that away in 2017 xx
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    monz wrote: »
    You will bulldoze that away in 2017 xx

    Definitely :money:
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • Calling14
    Calling14 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I will aiming to clear my 4k next year so will be racing you to the finish line. ;)

    Well done on the barclaycard.:T:T:T

    Bet your hall looks lovely, just put curtains up finally after decorating mine - so snug now, Thats all my house is having spent on it at the moment, it's a money pit :o

    Have a nice day:D
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
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