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#46 reporting with a payment of £7.52.....interest was added (not impressed.....but wasn't as much as I thought however interest added = all my extra payments last month :-( )0
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Hello, still in full saving mode for the big move but managed to put another £50 into my CC and the minimum payment also came off so £75 off my card today

#118 3011.65 / £4861.03 (61.95%)Total debt at LBM = £4861.03
DFBXmas2018 #91 - £3342 / £3500 (95.4%)
HTB ISA - £0 withdrawn for house purchase!
Wedding Fund £2550 / £50000 -
Evening all!
#006 checking in with £15422.38/14,539.71 please muppets
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 -
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No #104 Checking in
New total paid is £2100/£4500
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Hi everyone, #073 now paid 1696.88/2500PAYDBX 2017 #073 2571/£2500
EF #220 460/£1000
MFW dec 12 [STRIKE]£97000[/STRIKE] jan 18 £869730 -
All my payments have been made, less this month, money is tight, but still progress.
#53 Debt Paid Off £2411.39/£3000Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments0 -
Another £133 paid off today
#101 £2646.79/£7192.72#4 DFBXMAS24 - £2,322.85/£5,000
NSD Challenge - Jan 15/12, Feb 3/12, Mar 10/10 Apr 10/12, May 5/12.
SPC #44
Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration & inspiration ~ Evan Esar0 -
Thank you Muppets for the little Congrats, and thanks also for the new target.
It really is a boost to come on here and see the progress that has been made by us but also everyone else too.
Another payment of £500 made at the weekend, hopefully we will be rid of CC no: 2 by Xmas.
New total:
#103 £5,016.00/£6,600.000 -
Evening all!
#006 checking in with £15497.38/14,539.71 please muppetsLet’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 -
Hi everyone
No 78 paid £85, so just £100 left to pay.
Many thanks Muppetsmortgage free wannabe outstanding Now £26,000 2019 £40,000 2018 £46,900 2012 £109,000 Survey 2017 £355 2018 £438 2019 £412.91 2020 £260.43 2021 £308.89. 2022 £383.700
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