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  • muppets
    muppets Posts: 1,476 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi there is it too late to join the challenge? I would like to be debt free - by Christmas is a tall order but I need to do something and in the past these forums have been a great support network.
    Welcome pick-a-lilly you are number 139
    PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉

    MFiT-T5 #36
    3-6 mth EF #5
    €2,445 / 11,100
    Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲
  • Thanks to topcashback becoming payable I've paid £33.50 to CC3, taking me to #29 £11,899.60 / £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.
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Morning :hello:

    No council tax this month so sent £135.25 towards the Halifax

    Brings my total to £9598.72 / £10000
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • LLM2018
    LLM2018 Posts: 194 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker Uniform Washer
    edited 1 October 2018 at 9:57PM
    #78 checking in with a small overpayment of £23. New total is £1934/£2494 paid. I've started a new job so funds have been tight but I should be able to get this last bit shifted in the next few months. I've paid approx 77.54% since 1st January.
    When life throws you a curveball, learn to catch it and throw it back! Feb Grocery Challenge/£100
  • sunshine81
    sunshine81 Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker

    #145 £13,789.67 / £19,261 (71.59%)
  • rovers86
    rovers86 Posts: 49 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 10 Posts
    RBS £1227
    Virgin £206

    £1433 left can see the end :j
    Debt free Feb 2020 😍
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Afternoons :hello:

    Sent £8 towards the Halifax

    Brings my total to £9606.72 / £10000
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • muppets
    muppets Posts: 1,476 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 2 October 2018 at 2:02PM
    UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER
    We paid off £16,582.95 :beer:
    We have 2 new members sign up :T:T:T
    1 Member have smashed their yearly target :j:j


    For the year we have paid off £386,978.51 which is 33.26% of our target




    Front page has been updated
    PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉

    MFiT-T5 #36
    3-6 mth EF #5
    €2,445 / 11,100
    Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    muppets wrote: »
    UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER
    We paid off £16,582.95 :beer:
    We have 2 new members sign up :T:T:T
    1 Member have smashed their yearly target :j:j


    For the year we have paid off £386,978.51 which is 33.26% of our target




    Front page has been updated


    Wow this is amazing amount to pay off well done to everyone involved :T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • #29 checking in. Now at £11,910.60 / £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.
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