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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Third Anniversary 100 Posts Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 26 July 2019 at 10:51AM
    Debtfreewanabesoph wrote: »
    Hello, I have just found this post and would like to join please? :money:

    Hi, and welcome to the challenge. :wave: What's your target?

    I've popped in to say that today is payday, no second-guessing myself, I've sent £1216 to the last debt and that's it, I'm debt-free :j :j :j

    #008 £8094/8094

    And breathe :)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Congratulations bestlifenow! That's a fantastic amount to have paid off, and now you're free :j
  • WasteItWisely
    WasteItWisely Posts: 8 Forumite
    edited 26 July 2019 at 2:37PM
    Not posted for a couple of months, payday today so I was able to throw £1000 at my last remaining CC.

    #178 - £3250/£7750
    LBM April 2018: -£14500
    26/07/19 CC:£4500
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,924 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hello

    Number 18 reporting that I am now debt free!

    I did cheat and use a PPI payment to pay it off but it is done now.

    :)
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • One-step-at-a-time
    One-step-at-a-time Posts: 601 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #162 now at £7162.7/£12000
    Debt-free August 21, Mortgage-neutral April 24
  • mark55man
    mark55man Posts: 8,221 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    #26 previously reported £5018/£8351 in June

    I have saved 4 additional Regular savings = £1000
    I have paid off £154 minimum payment
    I have added £8.20 (car parking)

    Therefore reporting in at the end of July 2019 an extra £1146 set aside

    #26 = Money allocated to debt £6164 = £2169/£8351 to go estimated clearance (Nov 2019)
    I think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
    Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
    Smiling and waving and looking so fine
  • Louoffofsparkle
    Louoffofsparkle Posts: 121 Forumite
    Third Anniversary 100 Posts
    #091 £270 paid towards the debt this month
    £7922/£10000
  • Determined_diva
    Determined_diva Posts: 661 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi all,
    Just checking in to update with payments of £240 which brings my total to

    £3,814.16/£18,500

    DDx
    Started again 25th December 2017
    Current tracking - £7,955.84/ £18,282.25 to pay off. (31.12.19)
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Afternoon :hello:

    Sent £140 towards our window loans and £6.02 towards the Halifax

    Brings my total to £6883.78 / £10000
    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
  • AdventureWanted
    AdventureWanted Posts: 1,474 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #29 checking in. Now at £6,663.60 / £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.
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