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  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Morning :hello:

    Sent £1.73 towards the barclaycard

    Brings my total to £9183.59 / £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


  • September update
    #159


    £1193.61 paid off

    £8749.94/ £12,000 72.92% paid

    My LBM May 2017, DH LBM July 2017- Total Debt (not Including Mortgage) £46444.23 :eek:
    £40773.61 /£46444.23 87.8% paid
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Me again :hello:

    Hubby got a bigger payment from his previous job so I've cleared the balance of my halifax saves my paying any interest

    sent £224.80 towards the halifax

    brings my total to £9408.39 / £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
  • natbi586
    natbi586 Posts: 10 Forumite
    First Anniversary
    edited 30 September 2019 at 8:34PM
    #100 haven't posted for a while, so much going on :-/ debt total now is at £29511.57 as of the end of this month, so have paid off £11291.52 since January this year, doubt I'll be hitting my target of paying off £14000 as my partner has just had to drop to part time work for health reasons :-(
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Morning :hello:

    Sent £304.36 towards the barclaycard

    Brings my total to £9712.75 / £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
  • LLM2018
    LLM2018 Posts: 194 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker Uniform Washer
    #78 checking in,

    I have decided to use my savings from my sealed pot challenge early as the tubs were all getting quite full and I was getting impatient as these last few months have dragged in terms of paying off the debt. I rounded the number using what's left of my bank account and paid off £500 off my last debt.

    Total is £3770/3880 only £110 left on my credit card to clear. So close. I truly cannot wait considering it has been 10 years of persistent debt, the highest being £12500. Light bulb moment in Feb 2017 when have cut back everywhere, worked two jobs and also trying to save for all the annual bills alongside. I have been completed my Christmas shopping, bought the final bits which should be arriving very soon, all done on the smallest of budgets.

    Good luck everyone. :)
    When life throws you a curveball, learn to catch it and throw it back! Feb Grocery Challenge/£100
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    This is fab news well done :j
    LLM2018 wrote: »
    #78 checking in,

    I have decided to use my savings from my sealed pot challenge early as the tubs were all getting quite full and I was getting impatient as these last few months have dragged in terms of paying off the debt. I rounded the number using what's left of my bank account and paid off £500 off my last debt.

    Total is £3770/3880 only £110 left on my credit card to clear. So close. I truly cannot wait considering it has been 10 years of persistent debt, the highest being £12500. Light bulb moment in Feb 2017 when have cut back everywhere, worked two jobs and also trying to save for all the annual bills alongside. I have been completed my Christmas shopping, bought the final bits which should be arriving very soon, all done on the smallest of budgets.

    Good luck everyone. :)
    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
  • £26 paid off a debt today, making the new total #93 1014.17/10,100.
    paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
    2025 savings challenge £0/£2000
    EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 17
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Morning :hello:

    Huge payment winging its way to the barclaycard of £554.05 and £28 towards the very account clearing it just in time for Xmas :D

    Brings my total to £10294.80 / £10000

    Target smashed :j
    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
  • Well done abba1772 on smashing your target :j
    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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