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Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2019

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  • a_silver_lining
    a_silver_lining Posts: 535 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 25 January 2019 at 12:55PM
    Last month I had £182.50 left in my bank account before payday. I have £417.57 left in my account this month. Leaving £200 in there and moving the rest to pay off the debt. Going to keep doing this each month, keeping a little extra in my account so perhaps 220 next month, and then sending the rest to the debt.

    217.57 payment made.

    391.55/4K
    2019 1% challenge #18= 9.7%


    Edit:

    Realised I had decided to pay an additional £45.75pm to the debt due to cancelling a direct debt. So may as well do it now :)

    437.30/4K
    2019 1% challenge #18= 10.9%
    19/12/14: Spent 10 years of savings!!
    :heart2: ..... to buy my first home. :heart2:
    11K OP 31.03.19

    Current goal: €151,000 deposit Ireland and counting, to buy Spring 2022 we hope!
  • aimeemum
    aimeemum Posts: 687 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Xmas Saver!
    Hi, I don't know if I've been given a number yet (couldn't see one but may just be missing something).

    Today I paid £315 off my total.

    Brings me to £718/£4,782 :D
    Changing my Family's Future!! - Starting again!!!!
    Current Progress -
    Debt - Start date 14/4/25 = £14,880.45
    Savings Goal = £1000 EF - £0/£1000 = 0%
  • Hi, I'd like to join in please!
    My debt currently stands at the eye-watering sum of £28533.20 (down from nearly £47k two years ago, it's a hard slog but having goals makes it easier!)
    My target is to clear £12000 this year, which is lofty and possibly a bit unrealistic, but time will tell!
    I got off to a slow start, but am so far at £889/£12000 7.4%
    Debt-free August 21, Mortgage-neutral April 24
  • rosiest
    rosiest Posts: 105 Forumite
    hadn't counted a payment made at start of Jan so new figure is

    #28 2598/7000
    #28 pay all your debts by Xmas 2019 £2682/7000:)
    #66 2019 MFW £90/£7500
    also trying to get 6k savings this year :wink: have this by April . yay :)
  • sunshine81
    sunshine81 Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    #145 checking in having paid £18.33 today

    £9358.35 / £27,996.15 (33.43%)

  • AliceBanned
    AliceBanned Posts: 3,183 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Can I join please? Think I might just do it this year! :cool:


    £10,607.38.


    Thanks for running this thread!
  • Pumpkinseed
    Pumpkinseed Posts: 3 Newbie
    edited 25 January 2019 at 9:03PM
    First chink made into my debt today, £65 paid off credit cards 😊

    #105 £65 / £4000
  • spudsmum
    spudsmum Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    spudsmum wrote: »
    Another £28 to MBNA

    #22 now at £116/£5000
    Another £100 to mbna

    #22 now at £216/£5000
    Total debts £21050! :eek: now £10941. 76. Total extra income made in Jan22 £109. 27 Feb 22 £45.25 Total extra income made in 2022 £154.52 Aiming for debt free at 45 - 41 months to go!
  • Another payday so another payment!

    #13 900/5800 :T:j
  • sunshine81
    sunshine81 Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    #145 checking in having paid £10 today

    £9368.35 / £27,996.15 (33.46%)

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