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Scrimping behind the scenes - with debt of £31,000!
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SSG,
Fantastic news bout the card and transfer. Barclaycard 2 will soon be chipped away at.
Lovely to have the birthday trip to look forward to and plenty of time to budget for it too.
Making headway all the time, pushing onward and upward and still keep up appearances. Such a motivational read.
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If you can't be the best -
Just be better than you were yesterday.0 -
Good job planning holiday savings now! Wish we had done this so well done and thanks for the inspiration!
Crunchy xx19/8/19 vs now Current Total debt £14,188 Savings £2757
Overdraft £1600 vs £1050
HSBC1 £1900 vs £3868
HSBC2 £4100 vs £3730
Virgin 1 £3050 vs £2800
House stuff and improvements £4460 Virgin 2 £27400 -
I love how you go to and fro from scrimpy to unscrimpy, have you ever thought of becoming a double agent lol.
Keep up the good work, you're doing brilliantly!MFIT #73 - Pay all mortgage off in 3 years[STRIKE] £46,400[/STRIKE]£34,295 PAID £12,1050 -
£5k in 5 months - marvellous, truly marvellousDebt £26k 18/10/140
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Hey SSG,
Just checking in on you. Hope you are ok as you've not updated your diary for a while.
I do hope everything is ok
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If you can't be the best -
Just be better than you were yesterday.0 -
Hope you are well C xLoan from Mum £500/£300
DH computer £270.06/PAID :T
Kids computer £854.33/46.18 :eek:
Bike £276.15/118.35
Overdraft £1192/0 :eek:
Car £5374.04/316.12 :eek:0 -
ssg58 you are doing so well. The amount theat you have paid off is fab.Total debt Feb 2012 = £54354.11 😳
😁Debt Free and you can do it too0 -
Haven't posted for quite a while but thought I would drop back in and wish everyone a very happy New Year. Am spending New Year on the very wild and wet North west coast of Scotland so will give a full update when I return home on Monday. In the meantime all the very best to all the regulars and new debt free wannabes! XFinally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
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RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”0 -
Seasidegal58 wrote: »Haven't posted for quite a while but thought I would drop back in and wish everyone a very happy New Year. Am spending New Year on the very wild and wet North west coast of Scotland so will give a full update when I return home on Monday. In the meantime all the very best to all the regulars and new debt free wannabes! X
Happy New Year SSG,
I hope you have had a nice Christmas too, we were wondering where you were. Really looking forward to the update on Monday.
Enjoy your windy weather of Scotland
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Just be better than you were yesterday.0
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