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Payment A Day Chapter 18

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  • Jensfrugalyear
    Jensfrugalyear Posts: 255 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    £10 to marbles this morning. There will be more later though as its pay day for me too tomorrow so will clear down the accounts
    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 24



  • Doily94
    Doily94 Posts: 585 Forumite
    500 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    £8.00 for me today please to FD.
    PAYDBC24 #8 ~ £10188.21
  • BlueJ94
    BlueJ94 Posts: 3,040 Ambassador
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    £70 to Marbles, paid in full :smiley:
     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.

    Debt owed;

    *update pending as I've no idea* 

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14

  • squanderscouse
    squanderscouse Posts: 172 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    jadewest94 said:
    £70 to Marbles, paid in full :smiley:
    Well done! Bet that feels amazing :)
    Bank Loan 8839/3761.16 Barclaycard4500/£1949.33 Overdraft 2000 /0
    Littlewoods 7000/107.68

    July NSDs 14/15
  • squanderscouse
    squanderscouse Posts: 172 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    £4 to cc today :)
    Bank Loan 8839/3761.16 Barclaycard4500/£1949.33 Overdraft 2000 /0
    Littlewoods 7000/107.68

    July NSDs 14/15
  • BlueJ94
    BlueJ94 Posts: 3,040 Ambassador
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    squanderscouse said:
    jadewest94 said:
    £70 to Marbles, paid in full :smiley:
    Well done! Bet that feels amazing :)
    Yep it does! 😁 
     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.

    Debt owed;

    *update pending as I've no idea* 

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14

  • dg1019
    dg1019 Posts: 967 Forumite
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    £1 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)
  • Jensfrugalyear
    Jensfrugalyear Posts: 255 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    jadewest94 said:
    £70 to Marbles, paid in full :smiley:
    Yay thats awesome 😀
    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 24



  • Jensfrugalyear
    Jensfrugalyear Posts: 255 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    Second payment of the day £25.19 to Marbles
    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 24



  • Jensfrugalyear
    Jensfrugalyear Posts: 255 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    Morning all its pay day so £60 to Marbles this morning. I honestly can't believe how quick this balance is going down with these PADs its amazing and wish I had started sooner.
    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 24



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