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14th June was £19.70
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Debt owed;*update pending as I've no idea*
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£1 to card 5 again 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 -
Hey all! Well done so far, I had a chance to look back and check my maths as it's awful
I've made a few mistakes but since been corrected.
So far we're at £1,371.79! Let's see if we can beat last month's amazing amount!I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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£1 paid to card 5 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 -
June 15th was £14.41I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Pulled together extra money from places today and paid £30 to Marbles.....balance now under 1k...I'm so happy todayOn 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 242 -
Well done! I bet it feels 10 times better. I recently got one of my loans under 1kJensfrugalyear said:Pulled together extra money from places today and paid £30 to Marbles.....balance now under 1k...I'm so happy today I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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£5 to cc today Bank Loan 8839/3761.16 Barclaycard4500/£1949.33 Overdraft 2000 /0
Littlewoods 7000/107.68
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Bit late today, I completely forgot to PAD this morning. But £1.39 has been sent off to CC1 this afternoon.
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 -
Morning! Bank round down of £1.03 to CC1 today please
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
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