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Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2020
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I'm not sure what this challenge has done to me but I cannot wait for the monthly payments for our CCs to go out this month as it will take us over the 50% mark
So far this year we have paid off £4729.12
which is 47.4% ! 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 June20209 -
Made a payment of £30 making the new total
£727/£10,025paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
2025 savings challenge £0/£2000 EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 174 -
#071 another £392 to the loan = £3659
another £179 to the mortgage so that's £3838
Phew, getting there slowly. x
September 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x4 -
#030 Just paid another £52.26 off my Tesco 0% CC. This is an over payment, thanks to things selling on ebay over the weekend.
So this card is now down to £2942 and will be gone by December.3 -
Still no sign of muppets 😔 I hope he/she is OK!
Quick update - 058 CreditCardJunkie £1150 / £ 1.600,00 [/STRIKE] 72%
Well done to everyone!Debt Free as of December 2020 👏
Save 12k in 2025 #6 - £300 / £3000
MFW - 24 months shaved off the mortgage6 -
New statement payment possible to be made as I have a 0% overdraft for a month- soo keepin' the wheels turnin' as it will be back balanced after payday:
#175 = £5200 / £6700
Keep up the good work everyone. I was tempted with a lockdown treat with that money but this thread helped me keep on track as it often does
Pay Off Debts by Xmas 2025 debt £0/74004 -
afternoon
Paid off my balance on my halifax, cleared my very account (again) and settled hubby's small balance on his other credit card need to remember to close this account now.
so in total £554.90 was sent towards my debts
brings my total to £7694.06 / £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 -
#29 checking in. The minimum payments for May have been paid taking me to £4,637.60 / £12,000.
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 £15,010.60.6 -
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Stayed focused and not treated myself since starting this.. and I’ve now managed to pay of £5200 of my £76000 debt (69%!!)£2400 left... never been this low in years.Hope it pay the rest off by summer6 -
#030
Paid off and extra OP of £50 on DH Virgin 0% CC plus his £95 DD too. So takes this card down to £1995.75
The £50 OP was from my sons school trip that has not gone ahead. I like refunds!
So pleased this is below 2k. DH could not believe how much, we have paid off.We were just below 20k this time last year!
Hope everyone is keeping safe and well! x6
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