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CC paid in full this morning, will have a beer later to celebrate. Not a bad start for a Monday!LBM 11 Nov 14 Total Debt £25,013.98 DFD 5 Sep 17 Total Debt £0
Emergency Fund £800.00
Mortgage £73,000 BTL Mortgage £38,0000 -
La_escocesa wrote: »My loan is now under £19k.
My loan has come under £18k this month and I paid off the last £3.5k of my car loan! :j :T :j0 -
Car loan under 1k, I'm nearly there!LBM 11 Nov 14 Total Debt £25,013.98 DFD 5 Sep 17 Total Debt £0
Emergency Fund £800.00
Mortgage £73,000 BTL Mortgage £38,0000 -
I made my last 'full' payment on my DMP last week, exciting! (The next will be a reduced amount to clear the final balance)¤ £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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Today is my DFD. Last car payment is out, almost 3 years but I've done it. Feel more relieved than happy lol. Will have a coffee and reflect.... have a great day everyone.LBM 11 Nov 14 Total Debt £25,013.98 DFD 5 Sep 17 Total Debt £0
Emergency Fund £800.00
Mortgage £73,000 BTL Mortgage £38,0000 -
1st October was my DFD - feels awesome doesn't it?!¤ £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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I finally paid off my loan after 8 long years....never take a consolidation loan....it just does not work!!Starting Total in September 2019 = £38287.77
Current Total = £25534.10
33% of debt paid off so far
Debt Free by Christmas September August July June 2023!0 -
lumpyspaceprincess wrote: »1st October was my DFD - feels awesome doesn't it?!
It does indeed lumpyspaceprincess! I have found this thread to very useful as a motivational tool on my journey, so thank you Karen.LBM 11 Nov 14 Total Debt £25,013.98 DFD 5 Sep 17 Total Debt £0
Emergency Fund £800.00
Mortgage £73,000 BTL Mortgage £38,0000 -
aww nice to see y'all doing so well. I've been away from here for nearly a year - still on my journey but doing so much better than I was. Everyone on this forum was so helpful to me when I was getting going and feeling so dark... It can be done and shall be done
big love and champers to everyone.... Debt at highest - June 2013 - 26k/ March 2018 - 2500
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Woohoo, after much saving I have cleared my HMRC overpayment debt and am now sub 17k overall. Feels good!LBM.....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
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