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  • muppets said:
    Small payment of £25 to CC1 to start the year :j
    CC1 = £2213.25/4600
    CC2 = £3523.74/4000

    Can you confirm what you target amount to pay off for the year is please.
    £4000 :)
    Paid off CC1 in 2020 🙌
    CC2 £3048.92/£4000
    As of 1/1/2021
  • Scloud
    Scloud Posts: 63 Forumite
    Second Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    #031 £1626/12000 paid 
    A few more payments so far this month. 13% down!
    LBM November 2019
    Starting Debt: £52,803
    September 2021 total: £36,471
    Total paid: £15,683 29.9%
    My debt free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6110976/here-s-to-the-future/p1
  • XSpender
    XSpender Posts: 3,811 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Another CC payment out today.

    No 70 - £1192.31/£10,000 11.92%
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
    Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
    Make £2021 extra income - £99.75
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    morning 

    Sent £13.61 towards the halifax

    brings my total to £2869.35 / £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
  • mark55man
    mark55man Posts: 8,221 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Hello all
    Thank you muppets for doing this again, first report back this year
    Start of year #026  - £ 0,00 £ 20.491,00 0,0%
    January report back:

    #26 - £ 3707 paid off £16,784 remaining or 18.1% repaid


    I think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
    Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
    Smiling and waving and looking so fine
  • Hi,
    Number 152.
    Have paid off £561.49 so far this year.
    Now at £561.49/£5625.

    Many thanks
  • gigglez.t
    gigglez.t Posts: 2 Newbie
    Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    edited 17 February 2020 at 1:17PM
    Thank you @muppets
    #43 - Current paid - £499 / £9884 - I think that's 5% - not much but a start :smile:
  • TrushTush
    TrushTush Posts: 218 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic Energy Saving Champion
    edited 17 February 2020 at 1:43PM
    Ballsed up and got charged interest on my credit card (first time ever, I don't know what happened, I miscalculated the payment like an absolute pleb) so I have had to reduce my total paid off this month by that charge.
    #097 update
    Total paid off in Feb:

    £1075.43

    Total paid off in 2020
    £2130.14
    No Spend Days 2020 Jul 24 / 28 Jun 20/25 May 22/25 Apr 20/25 Mar 16/25 Feb 20/20 Jan 20/15
    Clear all Debt in 2020 #97 WE DID IT!! DFD June2020
  • Paid £182.45 off Santander 0% CC  this month - I've increased the amount to £302.30  for next month to clear for 16th October when the deal ends.
  • Thank you Muppets for the number and all the work you have done!
    Loan payment went out today but will update tomorrow when I have a clear balance figure.
    H x
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