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Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2019

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  • Can someone update my paid off total on the front page. I know it doesn't make any difference and it all gets added up at the endof the year but it does keep me sort of motivated. Currently I have paid off.

    Blackberry Curved DF XMAS 2019 No 17 £3803 /£12,500
    Total debt £18,000 at the start of DFW Journey. 2018 14TH JULY 2021 DEBT FREE / 2026 trying to stay debt free
  • IrishRose12
    IrishRose12 Posts: 1,793 Forumite
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    Can someone update my paid off total on the front page. I know it doesn't make any difference and it all gets added up at the endof the year but it does keep me sort of motivated. Currently I have paid off.

    Blackberry Curved DF XMAS 2019 No 17 £3803 /£12,500

    I'd noticed that the 1st page hasn't been updated in quite a while also. The % always spurs me on, I wish I knew how to figure it out as it definitely motivates me.
    Pay all debt off by Christmas 2025 £815.45/£3,000£1 a day challenge 2025 - £180/£730 Declutter a bag a week in 2025 11/52Lose 25lb - 10/25lbs Read 1 book per week - 5/52Pay off credit card debt 18%/100%
  • Glittery_2
    Glittery_2 Posts: 139 Forumite
    Oh my gosh, Glittery, that's dreadful. Hope it's a mistake, but still a bad shock nonetheless.


    Thank you bestlifenow. Cannot belive we are so close to the end of our debt and then it doubles :(
    2017 [STRIKE]48000[/STRIKE]
    2018 [STRIKE]25900 [/STRIKE]
    2019[STRIKE]11950 [/STRIKE]to pay off
    £[STRIKE]4400[/STRIKE] to pay off !
    DEBT FREE :)
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Morning :hello:

    £7.71 towards the barclaycard

    Brings my total to £10976.89 / £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
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Morning :hello:

    Sent £1.18 towards the barclaycard

    Brings my total £10978.07 / £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
  • Calling14
    Calling14 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
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    Afternoon a rare appearance by me £10 off.:D


    Totals £2627/£5457




    Slowly but surely:rotfl:
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
  • xebruary
    xebruary Posts: 45 Forumite
    abba1772 wrote: »
    hope you had a fab holiday xebruary :D

    Hope you've unlinked you're tesco card from your paypal account it's such a easy mistake to make

    well done on making a large dent in your debt, I'm sure you'll have that tesco card gone in no time xx

    It was good thanks, and to boot because my flight was cancelled I got €250/2700kr from SAS, which will be going towards the debt when I get a favourable exchange rate. Plus there's another €50 reimbursement I need to get from either Deutsche Bahn or my insurer. I should go on holiday more often!

    Don't worry, the card is unlinked from the Paypal now :cool:

    Inspired by your chipping away approach, I have paid another £9.50 to the Tesco card to bring the balance to £950

    #173 Paid £9.50 = £2,929.68/£5,938
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Morning :hello:

    Sent £2.04 towards the barclaycard

    Brings my total to £10980.11 / £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
  • Morning all,
    I've been awol for too long. Have still been making debt payments, but they ended up being end of month lump sums rather than the daily amounts I enjoy.

    #29 checking in at £12,407.43 / £15,000.

    Part of the money paid has gone to the mortgage and not the CCs so it feels like a bit of a cheat to include it, but it was still a large overpayment which almost cleared our small second mortgage.
    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.
  • Calling14
    Calling14 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
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    Well here again woo hoo.

    £110 in total today



    #16 £2737/£5457


    Not going to get excited about being over half way as that temps fate and I have been here before. So sssh bit late in the year but halfway:D


    Happy hump day :cool:
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
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