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  • BlueJ94
    BlueJ94 Posts: 3,055 Ambassador
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    February 1st PAD was a great amount at £1,076.51

    Well done all! Welcome to the newer faces and let's smash February! :smiley:
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    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

  • BlueJ94
    BlueJ94 Posts: 3,055 Ambassador
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    £1 into savings for me so far! 
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    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

  • Doily94
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    Welcome to the thread @thechubbyunicorn.

    £16.14 to 118 for me today. I am waiting patiently for them to sort out my overpayments and reduce the owed amount but they are very slow!
    PAYDBC24 #8 ~ £10188.21
  • dg1019
    dg1019 Posts: 967 Forumite
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    £1 to card 2 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)
  • shell16
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    Morning,  do we have a counter upper for February?  Can't see anything on this thread??
                                                                                             

     Debt Free - 04/03/23.  Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70

  • BlueJ94
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    shell16 said:
    Morning,  do we have a counter upper for February?  Can't see anything on this thread??
    Yep me, posted this morning yesterdays total. See comments above :smile:
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    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

  • Morning! 
    My PAD today is £2.60 bank round down to CC4 
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£6000
  • shell16
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    @jadewest94
    So you did whoops!  Obviously still a bit sleepy!  :D
                                                                                             

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  • BlueJ94
    BlueJ94 Posts: 3,055 Ambassador
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    shell16 said:
    @jadewest94
    So you did whoops!  Obviously still a bit sleepy!  :D
    Haha! :smiley:
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    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

  • shell16
    shell16 Posts: 1,354 Forumite
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    Morning

    £1.16 bank round down to Lloyds CC.

    Thanks
                                                                                             

     Debt Free - 04/03/23.  Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70

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