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Working towards being debt free and a new house.

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  • dipdap
    dipdap Posts: 6,181 Forumite
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    Hello diary :)
    Well my new sofa has been delivered and we're halfway through flooring the house now :j
    Unfortunately the debts are still giving me a headache :(
    DH is now trying to get some overtime so we can smash these debts as quick as possible, I'm such an impatient person though, I want them gone now! :o
    3 more days to go till payday though, first mortgage payment due soon too :eek: I'll be glad when next month gets going so we can finally settle down, start sorting what bills need paying and get the ball rolling on cashflow for the future months :)
    Historic Debt August 2009 = £63,600 10th March 2017 = £0 100% paid all gone!
    Mortgage started June 2015 = £170,000 January 2022 = £134,000
    Saving for Xmas 2022= . . Amazon £55
    If you focus on what you have left behind, you won't see what lies ahead - Gusteau
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    It's always expensive moving house but you will get 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
  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,194 Ambassador
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    Once things settle into a routine and the monthly expenditure is all calculated, I'm sure you will get a plan going and you will have a target for O/T and other savings to get you debt free.
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Budgeting & Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, Credit File & Ratings and Energy boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.

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  • dipdap
    dipdap Posts: 6,181 Forumite
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    Hello diary :)
    I kept meaning to post but kept getting side tracked :(
    Flooring and carpeting is all done now :j still not received the final invoice from the company though so still waiting to pay :eek:
    New month, time to re balance the finances see if we have any money left :(

    Hey Abba and DB, thanx for popping by, hope you are both keeping well :)
    Here's hoping we get to debt free by Christmas (it's a long shot!)
    Historic Debt August 2009 = £63,600 10th March 2017 = £0 100% paid all gone!
    Mortgage started June 2015 = £170,000 January 2022 = £134,000
    Saving for Xmas 2022= . . Amazon £55
    If you focus on what you have left behind, you won't see what lies ahead - Gusteau
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    dipdap wrote: »
    Hello diary :)
    I kept meaning to post but kept getting side tracked :(
    Flooring and carpeting is all done now :j still not received the final invoice from the company though so still waiting to pay :eek:
    New month, time to re balance the finances see if we have any money left :(

    Hey Abba and DB, thanx for popping by, hope you are both keeping well :)
    Here's hoping we get to debt free by Christmas (it's a long shot!)

    Won't be debt free this XMAS but we will be close aiming to be debt free by June next year 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
  • dipdap
    dipdap Posts: 6,181 Forumite
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    abba1772 wrote: »
    Won't be debt free this XMAS but we will be close aiming to be debt free by June next year xx

    :j:T:j
    Hey Abba :) It'll come around before you know it hun :j
    I need to find some spare time to have a good read of all the diaries I have subscribed to, yours is on there :)
    Just need to get some spare time to myself (this house is still a mass of boxes that need sorting :rotfl: )
    Historic Debt August 2009 = £63,600 10th March 2017 = £0 100% paid all gone!
    Mortgage started June 2015 = £170,000 January 2022 = £134,000
    Saving for Xmas 2022= . . Amazon £55
    If you focus on what you have left behind, you won't see what lies ahead - Gusteau
  • dipdap
    dipdap Posts: 6,181 Forumite
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    Morning diary :)
    Naughty Dipdap! I haven't checked in for a while :eek:
    Need to sit down and check the finances today as I've been slacking recently :o
    Will report back later :)
    Historic Debt August 2009 = £63,600 10th March 2017 = £0 100% paid all gone!
    Mortgage started June 2015 = £170,000 January 2022 = £134,000
    Saving for Xmas 2022= . . Amazon £55
    If you focus on what you have left behind, you won't see what lies ahead - Gusteau
  • dipdap
    dipdap Posts: 6,181 Forumite
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    edited 20 August 2015 at 6:09PM
    I actually remembered to come back :D
    I've been a bit naughty and skipped the debts for the end of July :o so I calculated the total debts outstanding for today instead :)

    Debts for mid August

    [STRIKE]£0 loan 1[/STRIKE] gone :j (awaiting paperwork)
    [STRIKE]£0 loan 2[/STRIKE] gone :j (account is now closed)
    £1,741 CC 1 balance is now paid off every month so no interest is accrued
    £2,900 CC 2 0% BT until March 2016
    £3,500 CC 3 0% BT until January 2017
    [STRIKE]£0 CC 4[/STRIKE] gone :j (and account is also now closed)

    Total outstanding £8,143 :j
    Historic Debt August 2009 = £63,600 10th March 2017 = £0 100% paid all gone!
    Mortgage started June 2015 = £170,000 January 2022 = £134,000
    Saving for Xmas 2022= . . Amazon £55
    If you focus on what you have left behind, you won't see what lies ahead - Gusteau
  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,194 Ambassador
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    dipdap wrote: »
    I actually remembered to come back :D
    I've been a bit naughty and skipped the debts for the end of July :o so I calculated the total debts outstanding for today instead :)

    Debts for mid August

    [STRIKE]£0 loan 1[/STRIKE] gone :j (awaiting paperwork)
    [STRIKE]£0 loan 2[/STRIKE] gone :j (account is now closed)
    £1,741 CC 1 balance is now paid off every month so no interest is accrued
    £2,900 CC 2 0% BT until March 2016
    £3,500 CC 3 0% BT until January 2017
    [STRIKE]£0 CC 4[/STRIKE] gone :j (and account is also now closed)

    Total outstanding £8,143 :j

    That is absolutely fantanstic - well done you ;)

    I thought you were hiding from us, so glad you come back to keep us updated on your progress. Massive leaps of progression going on too. :T
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Budgeting & Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, Credit File & Ratings and Energy boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.

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    Just be better than you were yesterday.
  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,194 Ambassador
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    Hey dipdap,

    Haven't heard off you for a while so just checking everything is ok

    DB
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Budgeting & Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, Credit File & Ratings and Energy boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.

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    Just be better than you were yesterday.
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