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Payment A Day Chapter 18

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  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,853 Forumite
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    Morning all,

    The total PAD for 13 December 2022 was £164.95

    If you're anything like me and tend to procrastinate, just remember...
    Dont Sweat the Small stuff  Celebrate it  Blog by Babs

    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
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,853 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    edited 14 December 2022 at 1:46PM
    @SuperSavingD welcome aboard and you can start whenever you're ready and pay as much or as little as you want, when you want, we're just here to act as your personal cheerleaders. You'll find that posting here and getting support can make all the difference to your motivation and it's comforting and inspiring to see what others are up to and helps us on our own journeys.

    Everyone has their own personal approach to Payment a Day (PAD) philosophy, so you do what is right for you and just remember to declare your PAD so that we can cheer you on and it'll help you to feel more accountable on your journey. Some people PAD daily, some don't, some declare PADs for minimum payments for debts, some only declare additional payments and others declare both. Some declare savings, sinking funds, mortgage payments etc. It's up to you how you approach it, so please don't put pressure on yourself to think that you have to make a set payment daily, only you know your circumstances. But you'll soon find out that PADding is rather addictive and making small little payments can have a huge impact. Happy PADding.
    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
  • shell16
    shell16 Posts: 1,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Afternoon, just a thought, what do you think about starting a new chapter for 2023, this thread is very long now?
                                                                                             

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

  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,853 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Yes it is rather long isn't it @shell16! I don't mind creating a new thread. I'm not sure how you do the links to send people to the new one when this one closes though. I know some challenges change every month and I've always joined the new month but no clue how they link it??

    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
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,853 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Also, is anyone able to be counter upper for January 23?

    I will post the total for 2022 on this thread and then summarise on the new thread for motivation.
    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
  • Back with £5 to CC7 from Prolific.

    I think starting a new chapter for the new year is a great idea! I can't count in Jan as we are going on holiday, but I can do Feb if you like?

    Once you have created the new chapter (presumably 19?) then just copy the URL and paste it on the last comment on this one :) I can do it if you want me to.
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Doily94
    Doily94 Posts: 585 Forumite
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    I am happy to be counter upper for January, it will help make sure I log on every day. 

    £37.16 for me to my loan today. 
    PAYDBC24 #8 ~ £10188.21
  • *waves* I started doing PADs earlier this month so thought I would jump on board with this thread to keep me focused and regularly checking in! 

    Today's pad was £5.89 checked out from prolific.
    *Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
    *Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
    *Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00

    Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00

    Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
    *Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*


    Savings
    *Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
    *Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500


    New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/
  • Just £2 for me today, to the Boiler service/insurances pot. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,744....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.

    Challenges

    EF #68  £550/£3000
    .
    Fiver Friday '25 #10 £15

    Studies/surveys  August £0

    Decluttering items 756

    Books read    13
    Jigsaws done  8

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


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