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Hi everyone
hope you are enjoying a relaxing Sunday.
I got a small pay rise and bit of back pay so have put £520 towards my CC debt, update as below:#96 £2,945.53/3,550
will see if i can get payments over the £3k line later in the month! DD2 going back to uni so i'll be contributing towards her student life again which i haven't done since March.
Keep going everyone
love Deni xLBM - October 2018; finally debt free on 16 March 2021
2023 Mortgage Free Wannabee #92023 Mortgage free in March 23 !
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#054
Paid off a chunk this month but we've used the CC too much so not really made much progress
£390 paid ... CC2 = £445.33/£4000 (11.1%)Paid off CC1 in 2020 🙌
CC2 £3048.92/£4000
As of 1/1/20213 -
MORNING
sent £10.17 towards hubby's CC
brings my total to £9186.97 / £10000NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.053 -
morning
Sent £10 towards hubby's card
Brings my total to £9196.97 / £10000NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.054 -
scheduled payment + contents of change pat made the magic 100 so off it comes:
#175 = £7600 / £7800
Keep chipping away folks- you know it makes sense Pay Off Debts by Xmas 2025 debt £0/74004 -
Hello all #027 checking in!
More paid off the cards....
Now up to 9100/16500 for 2020!
Motivated to get this gone and then onto the mortgage! Keep going everyone!Thermomix Santander Sainsburys Creation Loans Fluid Card Tax Credit OP
Virgin £2000 to go
Halifax £2000 to go
MBNA £3400 to go3 -
morning
Sent my daily payment of £14.04 towards hubbys card
Brings my total to £9211.01 / £10000NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.055 -
morning
Sent £145 towards the hubby CC
brings my total to £9356.01 / £10000NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.054 -
#4 checking in on pay day! Managed to pay £1440.53 this month. That brings my total to:
9998.45/10794=91.1%Getting there now but my target will increase next week due to extra solicitor’s bills. Just as I was getting there...5 -
#58 £780 / £2334 = 33% paid
It will be tight going to clear this by Christmas but I am confident we can do it 💪💪Debt Free as of December 2020 👏
Save 12k in 2025 #6 - £300 / £3000
MFW - 26 months shaved off the mortgage5
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