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  • £1   to Christmas/Birthdays '23 pot
    £1 to F&F debt pot
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £27,644....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  

    Challenges

    EF #68  £950/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys  December £75.87

    Decluttering items 1395/
    2025
    Books read    22
    Jigsaws done  18

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


  • Doily94
    Doily94 Posts: 585 Forumite
    500 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    £6.12 for me today to my loan. 
    PAYDBC24 #8 ~ £10188.21
  • rsdiscos
    rsdiscos Posts: 816 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 28 December 2022 at 10:08PM
    Evening everyone!

    Is it possible to rejoin this challenge please? I need the motivation to chip away at a few things and also build up a bit of savings. 

    I've padded £9.61 to the loan today. 
    Cheers
    Plan to PAD Everyday 2024
    Credit Card - £3662.99 (int free to 11/11/25) -
    PAD Totals
    Jan 2024 -
  • AntoMac
    AntoMac Posts: 2,992 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    It most definitely is @rsdiscos
    @Keedie has set up a brand new 2023 thread for us to post on in the new year.
    Welcome along
    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
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,992 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Welcome welcome @rsdiscos, great to have you back and I've logged your PAD as well. 


    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
  • Doily94
    Doily94 Posts: 585 Forumite
    500 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    £1.97 for me today please. 
    PAYDBC24 #8 ~ £10188.21
  • AntoMac
    AntoMac Posts: 2,992 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 29 December 2022 at 9:13AM
    £22 PAD 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 5
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,992 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Morning all,

    The total PAD for 28 December 2022 was £661.48

    If you're ever feeling like nothing much is changing, or you have such a long way to go on your journey, just remember that you're still moving forward, even if it doesn't feel like it, and that...
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    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: 2,992 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Back with my own PADs:

    £69.27 to MBNA
    £4.58 to Barclaycard

    Total of £73.85

    The lack of a rounded balance on Barclaycard has been bothering me for months! 🤦🏾‍♀️ and the payment to MBNA helps to take the overall balance down to a rounded number to finish off the year, so I'm happy with that 🤗.
    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
  • AntoMac
    AntoMac Posts: 2,992 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    That’s a great quote Keedie. One I think I can relate to. I hope you can relate to it too.
    I too don’t like unrounded balances, or balances ending in 13! 
    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
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