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  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Morning all,


    A very giddy Ellie here_party_


    Yesterday I paid the last payment towards my debt:j:j


    #18 £1978/£1978 100% for 2017


    In total I have paid back £46,215.90 and I'm over the moon:j


    Thanks Muppets


    Ellie x
    Debt Free 1st March 2017

    My diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2599257&page=36
  • mumto2girlsandaboy
    mumto2girlsandaboy Posts: 50 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10 Posts
    Ellie, what an achievement, congratulations :)
    PAYDBX 2017 #073 2571/£2500
    EF #220 460/£1000
    MFW dec 12 [STRIKE]£97000[/STRIKE] jan 18 £86973
  • muppets
    muppets Posts: 1,476 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Ellieseleven wrote: »
    Morning all,


    A very giddy Ellie here_party_


    Yesterday I paid the last payment towards my debt:j:j


    #18 £1978/£1978 100% for 2017


    In total I have paid back £46,215.90 and I'm over the moon:j


    Thanks Muppets


    Ellie x
    Wahoo Ellie, congrats. You are our 1st DEBT FREE MEMBER this year:j:j
    PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉

    MFiT-T5 #36
    3-6 mth EF #5     €2,445 / 11,100
    Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲
  • muppets
    muppets Posts: 1,476 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!

    :starmod::staradmin[FONT=&quot]#[FONT=&quot]18[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Ellieseleven[/FONT] :staradmin:starmod:
    Joined on 13th December 2016
    Debt free on 1st March 2017
    Total cleared - £1,978
    PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉

    MFiT-T5 #36
    3-6 mth EF #5     €2,445 / 11,100
    Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲
  • GalRob
    GalRob Posts: 15 Forumite
    Hi all,


    Lovely to read all of your posts - so inspiring and thank you so much to Muppets for running this challenge, it is much appreciated! :)


    Another £10 paid off for me so my new total is now:


    #134 £560.28/£3147.65
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    muppets wrote: »
    Wahoo Ellie, congrats. You are our 1st DEBT FREE MEMBER this year:j:j


    Brilliant! Thank you so much:j:j


    Ellie x
    Debt Free 1st March 2017

    My diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2599257&page=36
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    muppets wrote: »
    :starmod::staradmin[FONT=&quot]#[FONT=&quot]18[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Ellieseleven[/FONT] :staradmin:starmod:
    Joined on 13th December 2016
    Debt free on 1st March 2017
    Total cleared - £1,978


    That looks fantastic!:T


    Ellie x
    Debt Free 1st March 2017

    My diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2599257&page=36
  • swimminginaseaofdebt
    swimminginaseaofdebt Posts: 942 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 500 Posts
    Ellieseleven wrote: »
    Morning all,


    A very giddy Ellie here_party_


    Yesterday I paid the last payment towards my debt:j:j


    #18 £1978/£1978 100% for 2017


    In total I have paid back £46,215.90 and I'm over the moon:j


    Thanks Muppets


    Ellie x

    Well done Ellie. I've been a secret lurker on your diary and you thoroughly deserve your feelings of giddiness!
    VSPC 2019 #10 - £168.80/£100 VSPC 2020 #4 - £262.03/£200 VSPC 2021 #9 - £242.88/£200 VSPC 2022 #3 - £188.03/£200 VSPC 2023 #7 - £0/£200
  • muppets
    muppets Posts: 1,476 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Afternoon all, the front page has now been updated :j:j

    In February we had 8 members join us.:beer:
    We paid off £51,097.60

     We paid off a total of £124,581.46 which is 10.92% of our target :T:T
    PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉

    MFiT-T5 #36
    3-6 mth EF #5     €2,445 / 11,100
    Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲
  • DreamerHelen
    DreamerHelen Posts: 2,629 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    WELL DONE Ellie...that's AWESOME!! :D

    I've Paid another £5 off my Debt...getting there slowly... xXx :)
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