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  • Poppety
    Poppety Posts: 18 Forumite
    Great idea for a thread. Only just seen it so catching up.
    This April saw our mortgage drop below £100,000. It was £245,000 in 2005 after we moved to a bigger house and had very little capital to put down.

    It's also a milestone year for our family. My 50th birthday. DS1 is 21, DS2 is 18 and it's our 25th wedding anniversary.

    I think I might book out a room at the Milestone Inn for the celebrations!

    Cheers:beer:
  • kirtsypoos
    kirtsypoos Posts: 3,826 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Morning all!

    I have officially dropped under £13K this morning...£12995 to be exact and it feels amazing!! This is the lowest debt level I have had in about 9 years.

    I've also just realised I've had a 1K reduction in less than 30 days....thank god for ebay! If only I could do this every month...

    Anyway, on that note I'll have a prosecco and orange juice (it is only 9.30am after all :rotfl:)
    Let’s just pretend I have not been alternately drowning in debt or only eating toast to try and pay it off for the last 20 years 😭
  • crunch_time
    crunch_time Posts: 1,353 Forumite
    That's great kirstypoos!! Hopefully I'll join you next month being under £13k xx
    19/8/19 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 £2740
  • Bobarella
    Bobarella Posts: 10,824 Forumite
    Savvy Shopper! I've been Money Tipped!
    Poppety wrote: »
    Great idea for a thread. Only just seen it so catching up.
    This April saw our mortgage drop below £100,000. It was £245,000 in 2005 after we moved to a bigger house and had very little capital to put down.

    It's also a milestone year for our family. My 50th birthday. DS1 is 21, DS2 is 18 and it's our 25th wedding anniversary.

    I think I might book out a room at the Milestone Inn for the celebrations!

    Cheers:beer:

    Wow that is so many milestones!!
    " Your vibe attracts your tribe":D

    Debt neutral :) 27/03/17 from £40k:eek: in the hole 2012.
    Roadkill 17 £56.58 2016-£62.28 2015- £84.20)
    RYSAW17 £1900 2016 £2,535.16 2015 £1027.20
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Seventh Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    I love this thread :) I'm now down to just over £300 having owed £11500 3 years ago, 2 more car payments and I'm done, just keep plodding on everyone you will get there :) raising a glass of chilled Pinot to you all xx
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Deleted_User wrote: »
    I love this thread :) I'm now down to just over £300 having owed £11500 3 years ago, 2 more car payments and I'm done, just keep plodding on everyone you will get there :) raising a glass of chilled Pinot to you all xx

    Oh my god, that is fantastic!!

    Dxxx
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    This month's milestone for me is that I now have 8 debts under 1k and just 1 left over 1k

    Bacardi & Coke with ice and a slice please:D

    Ellie x
    Debt Free 1st March 2017

    My diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2599257&page=36
  • kirtsypoos
    kirtsypoos Posts: 3,826 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    My latest milestone is that I am under 12K!! Prosecco for me!! :D
    Let’s just pretend I have not been alternately drowning in debt or only eating toast to try and pay it off for the last 20 years 😭
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Debt is now under 10k :j

    Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek, I love seeing this figure go down :money:

    Well done on all your own milestones & here is to the next one :T

    Dxxx
  • whattodo1967
    whattodo1967 Posts: 82 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Debt now at 15k :) can really see the light at the end of the tunnel now. Cannot wait to be debt freeeeeee.
    LBM April 2012, started Dmp with Stepchange June 2012 £47k:eek: Proud to finally be dealing with our debts:)
    Nov 18 3 more payments to DFD
    Dec 18 2 more payments to DFD
    Jan 19 1 more payment to DFD
    Feb 19 Last Payment now debt free :)
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