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  • Ok ladies and gents, can we get a drum roll please....

    The grand total for January 2018 £28,031.72

    :T :T :T Absolutely amazing! :T :T :T
    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 £147.27 to various places

    LMD xx
    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
  • Hi, newbie joining in...my PAD is £327 for various :j
    PAD 2018 £867 £1k emergency fund chall £368 / £1000. DFD "Making the changes and sticking to it".[STRIKE]O/D £550/£0[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Next [STRIKE]£636[/STRIKE] £0[/STRIKE CC Debt: [STRIKE]£29031[/STRIKE]£27,753 :eek:
  • Afternoon All! Been away for a few days; here's a token £1 to cc to make up for it!
  • kirtsypoos
    kirtsypoos Posts: 3,826 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Afternoon all!

    Mortgage OP of £47.79 for me today please :)
    Let’s just pretend I have not been alternately drowning in debt or only eating toast to try and pay it off for the last 20 years 😭
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 3,008 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Hi All,

    £60.84 to Barclaycard
    £25.00 to Bank of Mum
    £100 to MBNA

    Total repayment of £185.84

    Thanks,
    xx
    Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
    (Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉
  • Hi
    What an awsome January total!!

    Today, I padded £100 to premium bonds
    On a mission!

    2018 & 2019 MFW #138

    On babystep2 (#DR)
  • mandz1
    mandz1 Posts: 2,548 Forumite
    £4.49 to cc2 today please. Should be doing a big payment in the next day or two
    PAD Maker
  • jet9cat
    jet9cat Posts: 1,657 Forumite
    Welcome to the thread stayathomemum36

    Padding the money that would normally go to the council tax to my balance cc instead so payment of £130 please

    Thanks LMD for counting in January and IHeart for volunteering for February.
    Every penny's a prisoner
    PADding is addictive
    MFW August 2023 - unless I get my butt into gear :D
  • jet9cat
    jet9cat Posts: 1,657 Forumite
    Ok ladies and gents, can we get a drum roll please....

    The grand total for January 2018 £28,031.72

    :T :T :T Absolutely amazing! :T :T :T
    Brilliant total everyone, let's hope we all have a successful February as well.
    Every penny's a prisoner
    PADding is addictive
    MFW August 2023 - unless I get my butt into gear :D
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