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  • Calling14
    Calling14 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
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    Morning everyone:D

    £32 sent towards my virgin cc

    #16 1335/£5552 24% paid:T
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,531 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    My debt has gone down as I made a payment today :)

    Debt now £1,670 :) Number 39 Thank you Muppets
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

    Emergency fund 350/1000
    Buffer fund 100/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/07/2025
  • kirtsypoos
    kirtsypoos Posts: 3,826 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Thanks everyone, I look forward to my brain becoming even more mush like once baby arrives then :rotfl::rotfl:
    Let’s just pretend I have not been alternately drowning in debt or only eating toast to try and pay it off for the last 20 years 😭
  • sunshine81
    sunshine81 Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    #145 £5893.00 / £19261 (30.60%)
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Morning :hello:

    Sent £165.72 to my Argos card and clearing it :T

    And sent £14.61 towards the Halifax card

    Brings my total to £1755.09 / £6000
    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
  • Calling14
    Calling14 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
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    Well done abba:T

    £53 for me today gets me to 25% mark:j

    #16 £1388/£5552


    Have a great weekend folks:D
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
  • IrishRose12
    IrishRose12 Posts: 1,794 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #57 checking in with a few more payments this month.

    now at £720.33

    Going to see if I can make a few more payments somewhere
    Pay all debt off by Christmas 2025 £815.45/£3,000£1 a day challenge 2025 - £180/£730 Declutter a bag a week in 2025 11/52Lose 25lb - 10/25lbs Read 1 book per week - 5/52Pay off credit card debt 18%/100%
  • Evening

    due to oh wages now being paid on 17th of the month instead of the end i've managed to budget a very large payment (pretty much most of OH wages)
    I have just paid another £2,100 :j

    this bring my total to

    #142 £3,575.00 / £11,000.00 32.5%
  • sunshine81
    sunshine81 Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker

    #145 £5903.00 / £19261 (30.65%)
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Hello :hello:

    Sent £110.23 towards the Halifax card

    Brings my total to £1865.32 / £6000
    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
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