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wow that's amazing people! well done!
I'm having a bucks fizz this morning - well a bottle of fizz and a slice of orange! to celebrate getting my debt under 5k. I cannot believe it. I have not been in this little debt for 20 years. I always said I'd freak out if it went this low, well i'm not freaking out I'm just excited and proud and grateful and all sorts of other things.... if I can do this, anyone can so let's truck on people
we're getting there!!
Well done Karen ... your nearly there ... don't take your foot off the gas ... push on to the finish line.0 -
Stopping by for a swift half of Lager as I am a Gnat's whisker off 90% of my debt paid back (89.98%)
Ellie xDebt Free 1st March 2017
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Popping in for a glass of non-alcoholic bubbly (pregnant!) To celebrate my debts dipping below the €10k mark! Very encouraging!
Lovely happy thread by the way!Debts: Credit Card: €6000 ---> €5050 Feb 25 \ Overdraft: Step 3/100
Savings: FF Fund: Step 23/100 \ CU: 3755/40000 -
I was looking for this thread yesterday!
To announce......I am now under £20k :j :j and nearly 30% paidLBM.....sometime in 2013 £27,056. 10 creditors
June 20.....£7,587.....3 creditors left 72% paid
£26,200 on interest only part of mortgage (July 16)...will chip away £17,103
£49,200 repayment mortgage ( July 16) £37,7640 -
It's official, I am loan-free!!
Still got rather too much remaining on CCs but all are interest free at the moment so I'm still smashing the debt, and at least I am no longer paying interest
I'll have a water please (diet needs to start going as well as debt busting
) 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 😭0 -
castlelough wrote: »Popping in for a glass of non-alcoholic bubbly (pregnant!) To celebrate my debts dipping below the €10k mark! Very encouraging!
Lovely happy thread by the way!
Congrats on your pregnancy castlelough 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 😭0 -
Evening everyone, well I've done it I am now debt free (though do still have mortgage) I thought I'd feel elated but for reason I don't! My DS1 is getting married next year and my DD is going on an expensive oversea school trip so I now have to save like crazy! Swift half for me tonight, keep going everyone xx0
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Debt is now 25% paid off!
2500 of 10,000 paid in about a year and a half
My emergency fund is also looking healthy and I feel like I'm living my life rather then pausing so super happy!19/12/14: Spent 10 years of savings!!
:heart2: ..... to buy my first home. :heart2:
11K OP 31.03.19
Current goal: €151,000 deposit Ireland and counting, to buy Spring 2022 we hope!0 -
Just stopping by now I have done my sums for the month and we are under 5k!!! I can't remember the last time we owed so little;)
Bit early for alcohol so a nice strong Black coffee please:)
Great to see everyone's achievements - keep up the good work!
Ellie xxDebt Free 1st March 2017
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Joining in here, I've paid over 50% off now. With my next payment or so I'll be below the 10k mark, which will be immense. Just wish I could fastforward 16 months until it's all clear!¤ £25k paid off with Stepchange DMP ¤ Debt Free 01/09/17 ¤¤ Saving for a house deposit by '19 ¤ Savs @ £20,000 ¤
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