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  • Student_Mrs
    Student_Mrs Posts: 312 Forumite
    Only a small payment this month of £15.67 (letting my link financial know I meant it with dropping my overpayment back down if they don’t accept my full and final but still saving the excess I was sending over plus have had to move following a section 21 from landlord who wants property back.

    So #99 checking in with £ 1.137.82 paid on total debt of £ 5.277,35 - can’t make bigger or different colour on my phone I don’t think I don’t think as moved today and I'm tired now!!

    DS born Aug 2012 :)
    POAMAYCDBXMAS 2019-
    #099 Student_Mrs £ 1.080,48 / £ 5.277,35
  • AdventureWanted
    AdventureWanted Posts: 1,474 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    £81 paid today. Now at #29 £4,464.59 / £15,000.
    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.
  • I have just paid off my Cashplus and my Barclaycard credit cards!!!!! I’m so happy �� and well ahead in my plan to get rid of the debt.
    My debt left on cards is now well under £16,000. Which is still a lot but better than my total I started getting debt free.

    #091 £1564 paid this month
  • #091 total paid £6550/£10000
  • arc_cutter
    arc_cutter Posts: 82 Forumite
    Hey all

    #03 with a monthly payment of £400
    DFXMAS 2015 Total £4893.66 / £21,197.29 /23.08%
    DFXMAS 2016 Total £3783.97 / £17626.13 /21.46%
    DFXMAS 2017 Total £3902.37 / £18927.72 /20.62%
    DFXMAS 2018 Total £4746.36 / £18528.62 /25.62%
    DFXMAS 2019 Total £3650 /£17568.99/20.78%
  • #92 here

    Paid another £1,975 towards the debt!

    Total now paid is: £5,549.16/ £18,500
    Started again 25th December 2017
    Current tracking - £7,955.84/ £18,282.25 to pay off. (31.12.19)
  • AdventureWanted
    AdventureWanted Posts: 1,474 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Payday today :j. Have transferred £325 to CC3, which takes me to #29 £4,789.59 / £15,000.
    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.
  • Payday payments gone out, so current totals are

    #008 £4176/£8094

    Well done everyone :T

    bln x
  • st182
    st182 Posts: 164 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic
    Another £50 in the change pot, so off it comes.......

    #175 £1750 / £2300

    Well done everyone- keep those chins high and keep chipping away :cool::T
    Pay Off Debts by Xmas 2025 debt £0/7400
  • chocolatebum
    chocolatebum Posts: 334 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    End of month check in, payment of 557.94 bringing me to

    #49 1681.92/6740.00
    DEBT
    31/12/2018 = £21,740.10 - 31/12/2019 = £18,581.29 (14.53% PD)
    31/01/2020 - £18,685.22 (14.05% PD)
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