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#033 checking in - another £250.00 paid off, I got a small bonus at work so decided to put most of it to my debt. I'm trying to do a 'low spend' month, and potentially I have another £100 to put towards the debt. I'm thinking that every Thursday (I got paid on Thursday, so each Thursday marks another week) I'll release £25 from that money and pay it off my card, if I didn't spend it on whatever. Anyway.
#033 with £610.78/2435.78 for 25.07% paid!
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up; always try just one more time0 -
Checking in with month end total.
#124 total paid £2407/10,000 Yaay!Jan 2018 £68,274 May 1 2018 £59,537
Percentage of total debt paid 12.79%
2018 target £10k So far: £8737
Monthly target £833 January £1129 Feb £1278 Mar £1176 Apr £5152
POAYDBX18 #124 £8737/10,0000 -
Just checking in with the final payment of the month.
my total now stands at
#142 £4,400.00 / £11,000.00 40.0%0 -
A cheeky £9.82 sent towards the Halifax card
Brings my total to £2228.74 / £6000NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.050 -
Two days to pay day but feeling positive!!
#145 £6131.79 / £19261 (31.84%)0 -
Made a small payment if £30 to the credit card yesterday so the new figure is
#93 £513/£8,000paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
2025 savings challenge £0/£2000 EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 170 -
036) Paid £410. Thank god for no council tax this month!Virgin Money £0/£1445
TSB £0/£659.53
BOM £0/£1480
Tesco £8.36/£4647.26
Total £8.36/£8231.79 0.101%0 -
#170 another £50 sent to my credit card. xSeptember 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x0 -
#9 checking in with more payments, now at £2200 paid out of £5600. Getting close to the halfway mark. My husband thinks I'm obsessed with getting it paid, but I just want it gone. We've been in debt too long and would like to start saving for a house.0
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Just a quick check in. No changes to amounts paid but want to keep in the swing of it
See you all next week with a little update I hope after paydayJan 2025 £26561.43/£0. I want to clear £9000 this year (2025)0
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