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Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2019

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  • Homegrown0
    Homegrown0 Posts: 1,280 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper
    £27.62 paid to closing CC and £32.38 paid to the new 0% credit card that just received the balance transfer. So...

    #02 £1,107.03 / £10,000 (11%)
    Sealed Pot Challenge 075
    Pay off by Xmas 2019 #02 - target £10,000
  • Double whammy today :p

    £1.76 from Shopmium.
    £6.79 as I stood like a wally and paid in all the pennies from my piggy bank towards food shop.
    £8.55 paid towards debt.

    1,018.36/4k

    I keep thinking... if I'm really good I could be debt free in three paydays... I think it will be four... so that's May this year...
    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!
  • £6 bank round down sent to CC3 today. Now at #29 £1,266.00 / £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.
  • Another direct debit taken, so I'm now standing at £1009. It will soon be only three digits!

    #94 £276/£1285
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Morning :hello:

    Sent £3.12 towards the barclaycard

    Brings my total to £1251.90 / £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
  • Hi all, lovely sunny day here! I've just paid £10 towards one CC meaning i'm now at

    #96 £210/£4500

    Hope everyone is well Dx
    LBM - October 2018; finally debt free on 16 March 2021
    2023 Mortgage Free Wannabee #92023 Mortgage free in March 23 !
    Decluttering Campaign member 2023🏅🏅 🏅⭐️⭐️
    Decluttering Campaign Member 2024 🏅🏅
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  • aimeemum
    aimeemum Posts: 687 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Xmas Saver!
    #148 - - £972/£4,782

    So close to having £1k paid off but had a couple of DD's and bills to cover this week so couldn't quite stretch to it. Happy that I've paid off £95 this week......much better :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%
  • Homegrown0
    Homegrown0 Posts: 1,280 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper
    £73 paid off today from a little more than expected in husband's wages.

    #02 £1180.03 / £10,000 (11.8%)
    Sealed Pot Challenge 075
    Pay off by Xmas 2019 #02 - target £10,000
  • I had miscalculated one of my credit cards - checked it today and it's 50 quid under what I thought! So now it's:

    #94 £326/£1285
  • Paid £20 to CC3, taking me to #29 £1,286.00 / £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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