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Payment A Day Chapter 18
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Morning All,
Thanks Mandz for being March 2017's counter upper - it really does help to keep you motivated :dance:.
The total for the 26th February 2017 was £129 and no pennies lol.
I can't believe that this month has nearly ended. This year is going very fast :eek:.
Have a good day everyone.
Keedie,
xxDebt 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 22/500 -
Morning

£6 to CC3 for me today please.
Have a great day all.£5785.17/£24,950 ... £19,164.83 to go ! :eek:
Emergency Fund (284.22/1000)
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Back with my own PAD of £50 direct debit to barclaycard,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 22/500 -
Hi all, £1.50 to loan no 1 today.
Another thank you to MandZ for offering to be March's counter-upper :T and of course a big thank you to Keedie for doing January & February. :T:jSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Car loan 1 £10,345, Car loan CC 0% BT £4900. Debt Free Diary to try & keep spending in check.0 -
Huge thanks to Mandz for offering to be March counter upper and a huge big thank you to Keedie for doing January and february
Put washing out on the line for first time this year at the weekend....felt soooooo good!!!
Have a good day folks
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I believe in the power of PAD
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just £2 into savings thanks x0 -
Evening
£5.00 to savings
£10.00 to mortgage O/P
£10.00 to cc
£25.00 total. ThanksOn a mission!
2018 & 2019 MFW #138
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Morning all!
£60 for me today - stretching this weeks PADding budget to hit 20% of this years DFBXMAS2017 target
Thanks for being our awesome counter upper for Jan and Feb Keedie
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 😭0 -
Morning everyone :hello:
It's payday so I have padded £219 made up of:- Credit card - £204
- £1000 emergency fund - £5
- 6 months living expenses - £5
- Son's savings - £5
Thanks for counting up this month Keedie and thanks for volunteering for March Mandz.VSPC 2019 #10 - £168.80/£100 VSPC 2020 #4 - £262.03/£200 VSPC 2021 #9 - £242.88/£200 VSPC 2022 #3 - £188.03/£200 VSPC 2023 #7 - £0/£2000 -
£20 normal debt payment today please keedie, and thankyou for counting for the past 2 monthsPAD Maker0
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