My Debt Free Diary: Virgo In Pursuit
Debt-Busting Progress: 2020: £13,200 | 2020: £9,200 | 2021: £4,900
2022: ongoing
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Debt free before August 2023
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Oh my goodness, spell check hates me! Hates me Poppy, I’m so sorry I called you poopy…I’m sure you’re not 🤣🤣Poppy1984 said:
Thank you @WinterWarrior 😁😁😁WinterWarrior said:Well done Poopy, that’s amazing progress ⭐️
thanks @CRANKY40for the heads up…I need watching! 😬Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
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Haha don't worry about it I knew it was an autocorrect 😂😂😂 gave me a chuckle anywayWinterWarrior said:
Oh my goodness, spell check hates me! Hates me Poppy, I’m so sorry I called you poopy…I’m sure you’re not 🤣🤣Poppy1984 said:
Thank you @WinterWarrior 😁😁😁WinterWarrior said:Well done Poopy, that’s amazing progress ⭐️
thanks @CRANKY40for the heads up…I need watching! 😬19-02-18 Total Debt £30,322
17-12-21 I'm Debt Free 🎉🎉🎉🎉1 -
Oh my, congratulations for such progress! It feels like I have just started to read the earlier parts of your story and have accidentally reached the spoiler. I am looking at your diary title and your new debt-free date and I am gobsmacked. Congratulations!

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Thank you so much @anjyeah 😁 it's been a real tough journey but one that I needed to go through to get to where I am now. I've learnt so much that I hoping will keep me out of debt once I'm debt free 🤞🤞🤞anjyeah said:Oh my, congratulations for such progress! It feels like I have just started to read the earlier parts of your story and have accidentally reached the spoiler. I am looking at your diary title and your new debt-free date and I am gobsmacked. Congratulations!
good luck on your own journey, you've got this!!Poppy
19-02-18 Total Debt £30,322
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Thank you @enthusiasticsaver definitely less than a year to go if I stick to my usual payments the last one will be March 2022. However I am still hoping to overpay and being that forward if I can. Although it's quite a stretch I'm still really hoping for the end of 2021 🤞🤞🤞enthusiasticsaver said:Well done on your progress. Hopefully less than a year to go.
Poppy
19-02-18 Total Debt £30,322
17-12-21 I'm Debt Free 🎉🎉🎉🎉1 -
Nearly 😃, just this month left to pay and I will be debt free. Not going to lie its been a tough 6 months to be honest but the end is in sight.Poppy1984 said:
Thanks so much @FootyFanDan 😁 how are you getting on? Are you debt free now?FootyFanDan said:
Absolutely delighted for you getting ever nearer to that debt free date. You have worked so hard to get where you are so well done 🙂 xPoppy1984 said:Hi 👋
Just a monthly update from me, life is so busy at the minute but I still want to keep updating my diary.My new debt total is £3,688 I'm getting soooooooo close to becoming debt free and I am super duper excited about that!!!!! My new debt free date is now March 2022 😁😁😁 I'm still really hoping for the end of this year but won't be too worried if I can't make that goal as it's only a few months later anyway.I honestly can't wait to be debt free, I can't quite believe it's becoming so close! To anyone just starting out or if you're reading this and you haven't started to tackle your debt yet and you feel like you'll never be debt free I honestly thought I was going to lose everything when I was up to my eyes in over £30,000 in debt I never ever thought this time would be possible but it is! And you can do it too!Poppy
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Oh wow @FootyFanDan that is incredible!!!!! 😁😁😁 how exciting!!! So so pleased for you, huge well done!!! Sorry to hear it's been a tough six months. Cheering you on, that debt free status is nearly yours, what an achievement 🎉🎉🎉FootyFanDan said:
Nearly 😃, just this month left to pay and I will be debt free. Not going to lie its been a tough 6 months to be honest but the end is in sight.Poppy1984 said:
Thanks so much @FootyFanDan 😁 how are you getting on? Are you debt free now?FootyFanDan said:
Absolutely delighted for you getting ever nearer to that debt free date. You have worked so hard to get where you are so well done 🙂 xPoppy1984 said:Hi 👋
Just a monthly update from me, life is so busy at the minute but I still want to keep updating my diary.My new debt total is £3,688 I'm getting soooooooo close to becoming debt free and I am super duper excited about that!!!!! My new debt free date is now March 2022 😁😁😁 I'm still really hoping for the end of this year but won't be too worried if I can't make that goal as it's only a few months later anyway.I honestly can't wait to be debt free, I can't quite believe it's becoming so close! To anyone just starting out or if you're reading this and you haven't started to tackle your debt yet and you feel like you'll never be debt free I honestly thought I was going to lose everything when I was up to my eyes in over £30,000 in debt I never ever thought this time would be possible but it is! And you can do it too!Poppy
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19-02-18 Total Debt £30,322
17-12-21 I'm Debt Free 🎉🎉🎉🎉3 -
Well done Poppy for your progress and to @FootyFanDan. Just caught up...Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.3K Equity 36.55%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £30.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/£127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP £5.1K updated 14/11/250 -
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well I'm getting closer to debt freedom but also moving further away 😞 circumstances have a changed a little and my income has dropped but my outgoings haven't! Also my ds needs some financial support. It's not going to put me into any more debt but it's certainly going to slow/stop me overpaying for a little while I think.Feeling a bit rubbish about that as I was so excited to have it paid off by the end of the year but it's really not looking possible now. I think it will be next year now. 😞 I know in the great scheme of things a few months isn't going to make much of a difference really.I've looked at the usual things to raise a bit of cash, sell something (haven't got anything to sell) bank switch (none available I've not already had) prolific (very slow atm) shoppix (plugging away but taking a while to build because I don't shop much) any other ideas would be gratefully received!!I'll update totals this week sometime.19-02-18 Total Debt £30,322
17-12-21 I'm Debt Free 🎉🎉🎉🎉1
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