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  • spudsmum
    spudsmum Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    spudsmum wrote: »
    Another £52.50 to MBNA

    #22 now at £1149.50/£5000

    Another £7 to MBNA

    #22 now at 1156.50/5000
    Total debts £21050! :eek: now £10941. 76. Total extra income made in Jan22 £109. 27 Feb 22 £45.25 Total extra income made in 2022 £154.52 Aiming for debt free at 45 - 41 months to go!
  • motivated
    motivated Posts: 3,044 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic PPI Party Pooper
    Hi all

    Update for me please :)

    @ 31 currently at £3914.52/£5,000

    Well done everybody
    M
    Emptying my lake with a teaspoon
  • sunshine81
    sunshine81 Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    #145 £10,624.17 / £19,261 (55.16%)
  • a_silver_lining
    a_silver_lining Posts: 535 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Moved the money I had made on gumtree etc into a new account, so 57% paid. Phew. Trying to make another £50ish this month from webuybooks, so will update if I chip any more off.
    19/12/14: Spent 10 years of savings!!
    :heart2: ..... to buy my first home. :heart2:
    11K OP 31.03.19

    Current goal: €151,000 deposit Ireland and counting, to buy Spring 2022 we hope!
  • spudsmum
    spudsmum Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    spudsmum wrote: »
    Another £7 to MBNA

    #22 now at 1156.50/5000

    Another £50 to MBNA

    #22 now at £1206.50/£5000
    Total debts £21050! :eek: now £10941. 76. Total extra income made in Jan22 £109. 27 Feb 22 £45.25 Total extra income made in 2022 £154.52 Aiming for debt free at 45 - 41 months to go!
  • sunshine81
    sunshine81 Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    #145 £10,661.17 / £19,261 (55.35%)
  • spudsmum
    spudsmum Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    spudsmum wrote: »
    Another £50 to MBNA

    #22 now at £1206.50/£5000

    Another 26.50 to MBNA

    #22 now at £1233/£5000
    Total debts £21050! :eek: now £10941. 76. Total extra income made in Jan22 £109. 27 Feb 22 £45.25 Total extra income made in 2022 £154.52 Aiming for debt free at 45 - 41 months to go!
  • a_silver_lining
    a_silver_lining Posts: 535 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Just £3.03 paid off the debt today, extra from Ebay sales. 0.1% extra, so 57.8%. Inching closer :)
    19/12/14: Spent 10 years of savings!!
    :heart2: ..... to buy my first home. :heart2:
    11K OP 31.03.19

    Current goal: €151,000 deposit Ireland and counting, to buy Spring 2022 we hope!
  • AdventureWanted
    AdventureWanted Posts: 1,474 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #29 checking in. Currently at £8,862.60 / £12,500
    LBM Aug 2017.
    Debt at LBM - £30,055
    Debt at highest - £43,148.59
    Current debt - £18,880.00
    EF - £1,000.00

    Challenges
    PAYDBX 2021 - #29 Pd £2,355 / £8,000 PAYDBX 2020 - Pd £6,459.00 | PAYDBX 2019 - Pd £16,945.60 | PAYDBX 2018 - Pd £15,010.60.
  • sunshine81
    sunshine81 Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    #145 £11,057.18 / £19,261 (57.41%)
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