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Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2018

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  • £20 payment made to CC after saving £20 on DH mobile phone bill. The DD came out today. Literally going to hammer the last of the debts now so we can be debt free in 1 month at the latest x
    I am now debt free:T - 20/03/18. Whatever your situation - just.keep.going!
    [STRIKE][/STRIKE][STRIKE][/STRIKE]EF £1000/£1000 goal
    [STRIKE][/STRIKE][STRIKE][/STRIKE]CHILDCARE Savings goal £600/£600
    EF 3 month goal £2,000/£3,500
    HOUSE DEPOSIT £0/£20,000
  • #72 £3776/£6,657
    I am now debt free:T - 20/03/18. Whatever your situation - just.keep.going!
    [STRIKE][/STRIKE][STRIKE][/STRIKE]EF £1000/£1000 goal
    [STRIKE][/STRIKE][STRIKE][/STRIKE]CHILDCARE Savings goal £600/£600
    EF 3 month goal £2,000/£3,500
    HOUSE DEPOSIT £0/£20,000
  • behenjamin
    behenjamin Posts: 14 Forumite
    106 behenjamin £ 1175 / £ 15.000,00

    7.83% paid
    Aiming to be debt free by Xmas 2020

    Starting debt Jan 2019 £12446
    Currently £10,306
  • spudsmum
    spudsmum Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #22 checking in with another £130 paid off MBNA £577/£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!
  • Deep breathes....
    Checking in with a £2,240 payment made to CC. Balance on that card is now £0.00! 1 month till Im DEBT FREE!!!

    #72 £6,016/£6,657
    I am now debt free:T - 20/03/18. Whatever your situation - just.keep.going!
    [STRIKE][/STRIKE][STRIKE][/STRIKE]EF £1000/£1000 goal
    [STRIKE][/STRIKE][STRIKE][/STRIKE]CHILDCARE Savings goal £600/£600
    EF 3 month goal £2,000/£3,500
    HOUSE DEPOSIT £0/£20,000
  • fire-wannabe
    fire-wannabe Posts: 105 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 100 Posts
    #46 with a payment of £5 please Muppets
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Morning :hello:

    Sent £18 towards the Halifax card

    Brings my total to £2720.57 / £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
  • dipdap
    dipdap Posts: 6,181 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Just checking in :)

    #102 £1,500 / £7,000 21% paid

    Getting there slowly :j
    Historic Debt August 2009 = £63,600 10th March 2017 = £0 100% paid all gone!
    Mortgage started June 2015 = £170,000 January 2022 = £134,000
    Saving for Xmas 2022= . . Amazon £55
    If you focus on what you have left behind, you won't see what lies ahead - Gusteau
  • Calling14
    Calling14 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    £20 shuffled around to pay off my cards today

    #16 £1772/£5552

    Have a lovely weekend everyone.:)
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
  • Honeysucklelou2
    Honeysucklelou2 Posts: 4,841 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    £64 paid off the credit card today bringing total to

    #93. £577/£8,000.
    paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
    2025 savings challenge £0/£2000
    EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 17
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