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Need to get myself together: The beginning

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  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Happy belated birthday hunni 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
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    edited 28 January 2016 at 3:13PM
    Payday :)

    Paid £200 to my overdraft. Next month final £200 to completely pay off and fully going to concentrate on holiday saving for me and my boy next year and when I can overpayment. I gota realisation i need to relax more and have my son have these amazing memories :)

    I put £130 now to Florida. Not much but its a start xx

    Also I know it says under £2,000 to pay but I have not been adding interest :/ but its fine :)

    Paid well over £4,000 and loan still to come off in next feew days.

    28 days until next payday and no more overdraft :D 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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    Woo hoo to being under the £2k mark 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
  • kindofagilr
    kindofagilr Posts: 6,825 Forumite
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    You are doing so well Monz :) well done hun xx
    Debt £30,823.48/£44,856.56 ~ 06/02/21 - 31.28% Paid Off
    Mortgage (01/04/09 - 01/07/39)
    £79,515.99/£104,409.00 (as of 05/02/21) ~ 23.84% Paid Off

    Lloyds (M) - £1196.93/£1296.93 ~ Next - £2653.79/£2700.46 ~ Mobile - £296.70/£323.78
    HSBC (H) -£5079.08/£5281.12 ~ HSBC (M) - £4512.19/£4714.23
    Barclays (H) - £4427.32/£4629.36 ~ Barclays (M) - £4013.78/£4215.82
    Halifax (H) - £4930.04/£5132.12 ~ Halifax (M) - £3708.65/£3911.20

    Asda Savings - £0

    POAMAYC 2021 #87 £1290.07 ~ 2020/£3669.48 ~ 2019/£10,615.18 ~ 2018/£13,912.57 ~ 2017/£10,380.18 ~ 2016/£7454.80

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  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
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    Hey all

    Had a very drunken birthday night out. Laying low for a while. My loan has came out so going to update my signature. xx

    24 days until pay day
    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
  • moneyonmymindsam
    moneyonmymindsam Posts: 2,243 Forumite
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    I have not been adding interest :/


    I do this ...not sure why but it seems to work for me ..lol


    Am already count days until feb payday what a saddo I am :-)


    Hope you are good xx
    Grocery challenge Feb £107/£100-epic fail due to cake and biscuits
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  • moneyonmymindsam
    moneyonmymindsam Posts: 2,243 Forumite
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    its 24 days to go would you believe ...lol
    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
    21 days to go and overdraft free woo!!! my dads 60th is coming up next month too argh!! will think of something :) 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
  • moneyonmymindsam
    moneyonmymindsam Posts: 2,243 Forumite
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    OMG 21 days to go and overdraft free ! Well done That's amazing!
    You can do it ...You've been wanting rid for ages xx


    Get Paid on 26th ...lol so 18 days well 17 :)
    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
    15 days to go until pay day and score through. Just want it out way. Next month is a five week month so need to watch more spending wise plsu MOT due, my dads 60th n blah :( !!!x
    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
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