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£266 to Bank of Mum 1 (car) £103.48 to Barclaycard £25.68 to my new Bills Parachute pot (I'm saving a month's worth of bills money to get a month ahead on my budget)
Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle(Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉2025 SAVINGS: Emergency Fund (£604.30/£5,000) 12.09% saved 2025 CHALLENGES:#16 Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 18 || #9 50 Envelope Challenge 22/50
Another £1 to debt for me today please. That’s some good meaty payments @Keedie (although as a vegetarian I don’t normally put good and meaty in the same sentence) A bills parachute pot is a great idea.
27/5/17 Mort 64705 BTs 1904031/12/17 Mort 59815 BT 1673007/04/20 Mort 49208 BT 1572128/07/20 Mort 47387 BT 1263414/11/20 Mort 45905 BT 10134 20/05/21 Mort 42335 BT 686811/08/22 Mort 32050 BT 2915Sealed Pot Challenge 16 Number 5
Lol thanks @AntoMac, I'm mainly a flexitarian (mainly pescatarian but eat chicken occasionally) so not a fan of meat either, but I do appreciate the sentiment 😊. I decided to split the PAD pot, so some went to the bills overpayment pot and some went direct to Barclaycard for this month. For August 2022 onward, I'll put money aside throughout the month for both.
The big payment to my mum is the payment from care role, as I have my eldest autistic sister this weekend and I am one of her carers, so I offset this money against what I owe my mum. It does come in handy.
Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle(Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉2025 SAVINGS: Emergency Fund (£604.30/£5,000) 12.09% saved 2025 CHALLENGES:#16 Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 18 || #9 50 Envelope Challenge 22/50
27/5/17 Mort 64705 BTs 1904031/12/17 Mort 59815 BT 1673007/04/20 Mort 49208 BT 1572128/07/20 Mort 47387 BT 1263414/11/20 Mort 45905 BT 10134 20/05/21 Mort 42335 BT 686811/08/22 Mort 32050 BT 2915Sealed Pot Challenge 16 Number 5