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  • Well done on the card being gone. Holiday planning making memories is most definitely worthwhile. 

    Enjoy your weekend. 
  • Sun_Addict
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    Great news a card is gone. Wow £18k on it at one stage 😱 so fantastic it’s now cleared. Brilliant that you’ve got a holiday planned 🏖
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • lucielle
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    Just the Queen song going round my head 'Another one bites the dust'
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    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
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  • greent
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    Fab news on getting rid of MBNA! And holidays (booked with consideration ;) ) are a good thing :) x
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
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  • jwil
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    Congrats on clearing MBNA!   Great news about the holiday too :)
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • Suffolk_lass
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    Congratulations on clearing that one. DH and I had one each of MBNA with a cash advance on each to the tune of £27k at one point. Long gone now but such a relief to clear them
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
    My keep within our budget diary is here
  • Great news that the CC is gone and enjoy your holidays they are well deserved xx
  • Racing in late as usual!

    But a terrific well done in hammering that card brizzle!  That's a big frog squashed, 🐸.  And it sounds like it won't be too long before the next card will soon be dead in the water too!

    Great news!😇
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    Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
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