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Another £1 to marbles today .....it will get paid off eventually!On the long journey to debt freedom...here we go....
Credit cards:
Natwest card - now closed was £500 balance
Tesco credit card £1878.89/3300
Husband Bcard £4100/9400 - 0%
Sainsburys cc £4839/6000 -0%
My bcard £5215/8000
Halifax CC £6588/8000 -0%
MBNA CC £9150/12000 -0%
Loans:
Natwest Loan £14167 - ends sept 26
Old car loan £1897 - ends May 24
Consolidation loan - £6020 ends oct 26
Tax bill -57 ends next month
Student loan about 5k ends Mar 241 -
£1.02 paid to card 2 today.Tesco 4163.90 (-86.00 since 01/01/23)First Direct 2437.49 (-153.09 since 01/01/23)Halifax 2391.37 (-55.70 since 01/01/23)MBNA 1577.00 (-78.00 since 01/01/23)Virgin 786.66 (-25.00 since 01/01/23)Overdraft 500.00 (-0 since 01/01/23)Spending CC 4538.34 (+521.24 since 10/01/23)0
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Been quiet as daughter decided to tell me she has a prom I needed to pay for and buy a dress for.
However £16.69 paid today as more top cash back received.Challenges
MFW 2025 #6 - 14871.56/14,000
Completed Challenges
MFW 2024 #35 - 9,000/9,000
Pay off all debts by 2023 - #18 8,000 / 8,0000 -
Morning all
I've rounded the bank balance and sent £4.27 to CC#1 this morning.
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60000 -
£1.94 today after clearing pennies down from accounts again
On the long journey to debt freedom...here we go....
Credit cards:
Natwest card - now closed was £500 balance
Tesco credit card £1878.89/3300
Husband Bcard £4100/9400 - 0%
Sainsburys cc £4839/6000 -0%
My bcard £5215/8000
Halifax CC £6588/8000 -0%
MBNA CC £9150/12000 -0%
Loans:
Natwest Loan £14167 - ends sept 26
Old car loan £1897 - ends May 24
Consolidation loan - £6020 ends oct 26
Tax bill -57 ends next month
Student loan about 5k ends Mar 241 -
£1 paid to card 2 today.
Tesco 4163.90 (-86.00 since 01/01/23)First Direct 2437.49 (-153.09 since 01/01/23)Halifax 2391.37 (-55.70 since 01/01/23)MBNA 1577.00 (-78.00 since 01/01/23)Virgin 786.66 (-25.00 since 01/01/23)Overdraft 500.00 (-0 since 01/01/23)Spending CC 4538.34 (+521.24 since 10/01/23)1 -
Good morning! A bank round down sends £3.10 to CC#1 for me today
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60000 -
£1 paid to card 2 today.
Tesco 4163.90 (-86.00 since 01/01/23)First Direct 2437.49 (-153.09 since 01/01/23)Halifax 2391.37 (-55.70 since 01/01/23)MBNA 1577.00 (-78.00 since 01/01/23)Virgin 786.66 (-25.00 since 01/01/23)Overdraft 500.00 (-0 since 01/01/23)Spending CC 4538.34 (+521.24 since 10/01/23)1 -
£1 to marbles card today
On the long journey to debt freedom...here we go....
Credit cards:
Natwest card - now closed was £500 balance
Tesco credit card £1878.89/3300
Husband Bcard £4100/9400 - 0%
Sainsburys cc £4839/6000 -0%
My bcard £5215/8000
Halifax CC £6588/8000 -0%
MBNA CC £9150/12000 -0%
Loans:
Natwest Loan £14167 - ends sept 26
Old car loan £1897 - ends May 24
Consolidation loan - £6020 ends oct 26
Tax bill -57 ends next month
Student loan about 5k ends Mar 241 -
Morning all,
The PAD for Monday 17th May was:
£19.72
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