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  • shell16
    shell16 Posts: 1,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 1 September 2022 at 12:35PM
    PAD for me today is £1037.13 to various places as 1st of the month. 

    Thanks
    Shell x
                                                                                             

     Debt Free - 04/03/23.  Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70

  • shell16
    shell16 Posts: 1,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Back again with £5.75 to penny challenge from change left out of last weeks cash budget.

    Thanks
    Shell x
                                                                                             

     Debt Free - 04/03/23.  Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70

  • Doily94
    Doily94 Posts: 585 Forumite
    500 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Afternoon, £62.74 paid to hsbc cc.  This cc is now completely paid off ☺
    Thanks, Indi x
    Well done on paying your CC off. 
    PAYDBC24 #8 ~ £10188.21
  • Doily94
    Doily94 Posts: 585 Forumite
    500 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    £15.27 for me today, courtesy of a refund from EE. 
    PAYDBC24 #8 ~ £10188.21
  • AntoMac
    AntoMac Posts: 3,001 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    £180 to interest only element of mortgage
    Thanks
    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
  • £4.09 bank tidy off the credit card 
    22/08/2022
    BIG LOAN £15,843- 05/09/22-now £15,070.93
    HALIFAX CC £328/£1,063
    MORTGAGE 22/8/22 £367,000
    September 2022 grocery challenge £260.77/£320
    Payment a day from 22/8/22 total so far-£176.15
    Saving for Christmas 2022 £228.02
    Saving for holidays £485.39




  • shell16 said:

    DRUM ROLL PLEASE.......



    THE TOTAL PADS FOR AUGUST WAS A MASSIVE £23679.29!!!!  


    This is by far the biggest monthly total this year. Well done to everyone!

    The reigns have now been handed over to @Keedie as counter upper for September.

    WWHHHHHAAAAATTTT! That’s insane!! Well
    done everyone 👏 
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£6000
  • My PAD today is £1 to CC7 
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£6000
  • Well done Indi! Such a great feeling to clear a debt and be free from the monthly payments. 

    Such an incredible total for August- thanks for counting up Shell.

    £1258 to regular bills (DDs)
    £10 to winter fund x
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 3,008 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Hey everyone, September is off to a cracking start...

    The total PAD for 1 September 2022 was £4,021.55!

    I really need a daily pep talk, so I thought I'd bore you all as well 😂. Here's the Motivational Quote for today:

    Motivation Inspirational Quotes Typographic on Photo Success Positive  Poster Stock Image - Image of commercial fitness 149557429

    Keep your eyes on the prize, all these PADs are taking us closer to success every day... x

    Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
    (Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉
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