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The 'extra payment every week' challenge 2013
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Morning,
Extra payment of £5.00 paid against Kays Catalogue .. I have a BNPL of £179.00 which I'am intending to pay off this month as the interest on this is a whooping £145.00.... outrageous.... :mad:Penny wise pound foolish. 366 days 1p challenge 2020/21/22/23/24/25 completed.
No.12 52 week envelope challenge 2026
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£8.30 for me today. XxDebts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
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Now in an ideal world I would be making a huge overpayment this week as I have just recycled my old iPhone for £124. However, it's a really tight month this month and I have to find £200 for Easter holiday clubs for the boys, at least they are cheaper than child minders! So I have paid and extra £20 and the rest is going away to pay for the Easter clubs
MBNA [STRIKE]£2,029[/STRIKE] £1,145 Virgin [STRIKE]£8,712[/STRIKE] £7,957 Sainsbury [STRIKE]£6,870[/STRIKE] £5,575 M&S [STRIKE]£10,016[/STRIKE] £9,690 Barclaycard [STRIKE]£11,951[/STRIKE] £11,628 CTC [STRIKE]£7,629[/STRIKE] £6,789 Mortgage £[STRIKE]182,828[/STRIKE] £171,670
LBM Dec12 excl mort 47,207/42,784 Dec13
Excl mortg and CTC 39,578/35,995 Dec13
Incl mortg 230,035/214,454 Dec13
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Morning guys,
Managed bank account tidy up of £32.35 today... xSealed Pot Challenge - No: 223
2015 - £179.55
2014 - £363.98
2013 - £258.130 -
£30 transferred today, making up for forgetting last week This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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Couldn't resist a midweek bank account tidy up. £3.17 sent to credit card 1 XxDebts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
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Hi guys. I've been missing in action for the last few weeks with a nasty bout of flu but I'm back this week with £147 as no council tax this month.
Everyone seems to be doing really well at the moment.MFW 2024 £27500/7500 Mortgage £129,500 Jan 22 Final payment June 38 Now £68489.08 FP May 36 Emergency Fund £20,000 100% Added to ISA 24 £8,060 Save 12k in 24 #31 £20,034.76/20,000 Debt Free 31.07.140 -
Funny old week this week my plans went haywire.. son lost his travel pass (extra money getting him to college) Daughter took her exams A levels in English she got a A and a C but because she was two marks off a B the English teacher advised her to do a resit...... another £20.00..... However got back £30.00 cashback with imutual..swings and roundabouts...
[Banked £27.96Penny wise pound foolish. 366 days 1p challenge 2020/21/22/23/24/25 completed.
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First extra payment (ever) made to my loan this week. Well chuffed and it was this thread that inspired me, thank you all :jThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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Congratulations rachelja on your first ever overpayment and well done mini jaxsmar on the A :T
Today I sold some silver for £20 so I bunged another £5 to it and made a £25 payment to my sister to reduce what I owe her.
At the risk of being told off by Betty for making an extra payment 3 days in a row, I'll be back tomorrow with my usual bank account tidy for Friday!!Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
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