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£7 PAD to debt for me please
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 52 -
Afternoon all, sorry it's getting late in the day, but...
The total for 1 December 2022 was a whopping £2,968.11!
We're off to a great start. We've PADded more than 10% of last month's total already... 👌🏾.
I've been slacking and don't have the tree up yet, but for those of you on a Christmas count down, I hope you're not too flustered (I don't even know if there are advent calendars left 😬).
For many of us, there's anxiety about the cost of living and the pressures of Christmas, but just think about the best gifts for this time of year - spending quality time with people and having time to check in with ourselves. And never underestimate the power of a smile for a stranger, who may be finding this time of year hard for whatever reason. So try to...
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 22/506 -
Back with my PADs
£72.67 to Creation
£49.62 to Sky Mobile
for a total of £122.29.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 22/503 -
What a fantastic November Total, well done everyone!!
£50 PAD (Survey cashouts) to Virgin CC.
Shell xDebt Free - 04/03/23. Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70
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What a fantastic total for November, well done everyone for kicking debts butt!
£162.53 which is my little loan payment for yesterday as I forgot to post, and £4.43 for my big loan today.PAYDBC24 #8 ~ £10188.213 -
Hello xxx £10 to debt xx4
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Got my first Prolific payout
so £8.70 to debt please
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 53 -
£15.25 to the sealed pot.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 22/502 -
My PAD today is £38.60 to various places, mostly CC7 though

LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60002 -
£5 PAD to Sains CC please
That first day total was incredible27/5/17 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 53
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