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Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2020

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  • Hi!!

    If I'm not too late to try and pay off some debt then I would like to set myself a target of £2k? It's not all of it by any means but doable by Christmas I hope xx 
  • #59
    Manged to stop spending so much this month! Determined to do this!!
    £5026 / £9535

    £11,000 / £11,000 Overall Debt Paid
    2020 Debt Paid: £9535 / £9535

    Extra income earned 2020: £1700
  • Jrcoal5
    Jrcoal5 Posts: 647 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    Hi
    Don't have a number as I'm a late joiner
    Payday and paid £550 off so I am £550/2500 of my goal to pay by Xmas
    Good luck everyone 
    Pay off debt by Xmas 2023 #23
    paid £7112/£7800-**DEBT FREE April 2024**

    My debt free diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6436651/clearing-my-debt-after-25-years#latest

    £9400 saved for emergency fund 

  • Still struggling with this horrible new site format. I’m on my mobile I can’t see how to see the front page ahhhh
    Total debt £18,000 at the start of DFW Journey. 2018 14TH JULY 2021 DEBT FREE / 2026 trying to stay debt free
  • Still struggling with this horrible new site format. I’m on my mobile I can’t see how to see the front page ahhhh
    turn your phone landscape, then the button for page 1 appears
  • hugglemonster
    hugglemonster Posts: 1,245 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    #13 Checking in with my end of month figures, this morning I have paid off one loan in full which was £1005! so this month I have paid off nearly £2k.

    #013 paid £5274.08/£11088.31 47.56%

    Well done everyone, keep going H x


  • mark55man
    mark55man Posts: 8,221 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 29 August 2020 at 10:48AM
    Including the earlier than expected middle of August payment  (£2533) which I reported earlier, that leaves my total for August

    #26 Target £20491 - Paid (Aug) £3728

    Overall Paid off = £13679 or 66.7% of target

    Total left £6812 left with 4 paydays to go


    So bang on target which is a bit of a miracle, given that it was quite an aggressive target.  However lockdown is proving cheap, but the end of the year is expensive (not just Christmas - but annual items not all of which are saved for :blush: )


    I think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
    Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
    Smiling and waving and looking so fine
  • #146
    Paid £298.09 in the month, meaning £2,902/£6270 paid off - 46%
    We went away for a week so reduced nursery fees meant I could put a bit extra on.  Also have a few items to sell which I'm going to sort this month for a little bit extra. 
    December Grocery Challenge     £297.02/£400
    November Grocery Challenge     £401/£360
    October Grocery Challenge         £382/£400
    September Grocery Challenge    £324/£320
    August Grocery Challenge          £388/£400

    2024 Grocery Challenges      Average - 98.67% spend vs Budget
    2021 Declutter                        369/365 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏅🏅🏅
  • #054 checking in...
    Paid £494.92 off this month to take me to: CC2 £455/£4000
    Paid off CC1 in 2020 🙌
    CC2 £3048.92/£4000
    As of 1/1/2021
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