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Payment A Day Chapter 18

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  • Erme
    Erme Posts: 3,597 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    Keedie wrote: »
    Morning All,

    I hope that you're all doing well. I finally decided to get my head out of the sand and move some money around so that I could clear as much of my two overdrafts as possible, as the daily fee was a bit :eek:.

    So with a balance transfer to a 0% credit card, to buy me more time to get back into employment, my PAD offering today is a massive £1,400. I've managed to clear the smaller overdraft and cut the other one in half :j so I am feeling much better about things. It was getting me down too much.

    Have a good day everyone,
    xx

    For this major decision making in a very good way there is only one thing for it! banana_smiley_28.gif
    jet9cat wrote: »
    Some great PADs being made lately and, just as important, some clear decision making on what to do about debts. Sometimes you get in a bit of a rut just trying to deal with things and it's always good to take a step back and check you are doing the best you can, getting the best rates etc.


    For me survey money has ennabled me to make a payment of £25 to balance cc2 today please.

    So true....in my debt free journey I often stalled or took a few steps back - good to have a clear look at what you are doing debt busting every so often and tweak/change a few things to get back on track!

    So second these wise words - remember one of mantras folks! tis not going down that's the crime but staying down

    Blessings folks

    E
    :dance:
    I believe in the power of PAD
    Come and join us on the Payment a Day thread
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  • sashybo
    sashybo Posts: 4,604 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Morning all, usual £1 to loan no1 which is now hovering at just over £2k. :j Have managed to cut the term of this loan by a year with overpayments. :j:T
    Success 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.
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,995 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Hi All,

    My PAD is my minimum payment direct debit of £25 to MBNA. This is now finally under £800 so I am starting to see the light at end of the tunnel :j.

    Sashanut - glad that you're all better. I've never had norovirus but I know that it wipes you out too.

    Erme - thanks for my llama :D much appreciated and I am sleeping much better since I've moved things around and I am actually budgeting more. I have had my head in the sand for far too long.

    Sashybo - well done, reducing it by a year is an amazing achievement :T

    Keedie,
    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 🎉
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  • kirtsypoos
    kirtsypoos Posts: 3,826 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Afternoon PADdingtons!

    £115.00 for me today please :)

    It's payday but I haven't done the budget for the month in full and all my debt is 0% so I'll just keep paying it off as and when through the month.

    It's also my birthday on Saturday so hopefully I can make a birthday money PAD at some point :D
    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 😭
  • Hope no one minds me joining in! Purse round down so £1.19 into savings pot.
  • Hello!

    £55.50 for me today

    LMD xx
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£6000
  • sunshine81
    sunshine81 Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hello,

    Kirtsypoos it's great to know all your debt is at 0% at least, it takes the edge off! I am working on it, some of my o% deals end in the next few months so we'll see.

    Sashybo cutting the date by a year is amazing! Well done!

    Well my matched betting winnings are in my current account - well they were - I sent it straight to Barclaycard, all £388.84 of it :)
  • £100 to cc
    Thanks
    On a mission!

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    On babystep2 (#DR)
  • kirtsypoos
    kirtsypoos Posts: 3,826 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    sunshine81 wrote: »
    Hello,
    Well my matched betting winnings are in my current account - well they were - I sent it straight to Barclaycard, all £388.84 of it :)

    Wow sunshine that is an AMAZING amount! Perhaps I should have another look at MB - it just didn't make sense in my little brain last time I tried to get my head around it :o
    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 😭
  • sashanut
    sashanut Posts: 3,252 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi all :j


    My PAD is £85.98 - to M&S cc - thanks Mandz !
    New start JAN15 - NOT BUYING IT 2015 :eek:. Long haul DFW #145 : 2011 DEBTBUSTING : £5500 OD GONE, £2000 OD - GONE £93,610.30 cc & loan debt - GONE 27.6.14 FINALLY DEBT & MORTGAGE FREE :happyhear
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