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HI
How do we amend to show our progress on the listing page on currently my number 37 shows 0% - Page 1 were our numbers are allocated?
Trying to get motivated and hope there will not be another lock down - that crippled me financially being self employed my worked stopped immediately and there was no support for me from the govt. because I had a bit of savings. - so no payments here - watching my savings deplete over the last few months was hard enough - and making minimum payments to clear debt was progress and did save my credit rating - but that was not what I had hoped to have cleared debt wise by now.
Trying to calculate how I can still achieve my goal - already starting to sell my little bits around the house to recoup my savings should there be another lockdown - I know keep calm and keep going cause eventually I will hit 0 - and be debt free - I have learned my lesson - never again will I get into debt
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NewStart09 said:HI
How do we amend to show our progress on the listing page on currently my number 37 shows 0% - Page 1 were our numbers are allocated?
Trying to get motivated and hope there will not be another lock down - that crippled me financially being self employed my worked stopped immediately and there was no support for me from the govt. because I had a bit of savings. - so no payments here - watching my savings deplete over the last few months was hard enough - and making minimum payments to clear debt was progress and did save my credit rating - but that was not what I had hoped to have cleared debt wise by now.
Trying to calculate how I can still achieve my goal - already starting to sell my little bits around the house to recoup my savings should there be another lockdown - I know keep calm and keep going cause eventually I will hit 0 - and be debt free - I have learned my lesson - never again will I get into debt
I amend the figures on page 1 🤩I am working my way through March as we speak 😁 I will try and get as many months done today as I can and will amend page 1 when I have finished for today.I do want to try and get up to date by the end of this month.
PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉
MFiT-T5 #36
3-6 mth EF #5 €2,445 / 11,100
Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲2 -
hi just read your post
Number 37 here - 9668/11885 18% paid off so far
Hoping to pay off more at the end of the month once I get paid
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March update
We paid off £33,897.69 ✨
Which is a total of £129,798.85 to date :💥
which is 11,55 % of our target 🎉
We have 2 members joining us this month 💫PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉
MFiT-T5 #36
3-6 mth EF #5 €2,445 / 11,100
Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲4 -
April update
We paid off £47,304.29 ✨
Which is a total of £177,103.14 to date :💥which is 15,10% of our target 🎉We have 6 members joining us this month 💫Need to take a break Been through 30 pages 🤪 only another 13 to go 😂I will get Mays done today 😎 and then update the front pagePAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉
MFiT-T5 #36
3-6 mth EF #5 €2,445 / 11,100
Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲5 -
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January 2020 I had £7600 of debt (all credit cards!)
I battled with this debt for years and it just kept mounting up. Last year I had spent £900 on interest alone... wow that hurt.
I am now debt-free!
Cut up all my cards! Now working on saving for a deposit on a house. Will never use a credit card again.
I wish everyone the best in doing the same. Stopped seeing it as a chore or something really difficult... instead, I just put myself out of the 'need to spend' mindset and needing stuff constantly... placing so much enjoyment and value on things like overpriced coffee... I feel so silly that I was that way for so long. I know that a daily lunch at pret won't feel as good as being debt-free. Lockdown really helped me to evaluate how I live and quit my mindless spending when socialising or out and about.9 -
My Muppets welcome back. 030 here.
I’ve just checked the front page and my debt says £19k ish (It was in May last year). However, it was initially £7406.44 in (January page 6) then increased to £10,033.44 as I added in my DH 0% virgin cc. Sorry to be a pain.
My current debt is £5576.29/£10,033.44Glad you are back!2 -
May update
We paid off £56,719.56 ✨
Which is a total of £223,822.70 to date :💥which is 19,09% of our target 🎉We have 1 members joining us this month 💫
PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉
MFiT-T5 #36
3-6 mth EF #5 €2,445 / 11,100
Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲5 -
Congrats on becoming DEBT FREE 🎉 I'm so pleased for you all
IvysMom
jorrd
dreamingofmoneydreamingofmoney I know it has been a long journey for you. This has been my 5th year running this thread, so I have been here watching your journey all that time. I am SO SO HAPPY you have reached debt free
PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉
MFiT-T5 #36
3-6 mth EF #5 €2,445 / 11,100
Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲7 -
These are the updated numbers as far as the end of May.
Please add them to your posts when you update or put them in your signature so I can see them.
It just makes it easier to find you in the spreadsheet and saves me having to search for you. 😘
mrmining - 128SupersavingD - 129 purpleblinkygirl - 130 Akelly - 131 SuperSonicDog - 132 Thisisus - 133 Chocolatedrinker - 135 In_it_not_to_giveitaway - 136 MrsC2020x - 137 LivingInTheBlack - 138 hummingbird15 - 139 GJNA - 140 mesarahe - 141 chelseablue - 200
PAYDBX 2020 - #01 Pd £15,029.29 / £13,140.66 - 114% 🎉
MFiT-T5 #36
3-6 mth EF #5 €2,445 / 11,100
Mortgage - PD 126,846.35/ 271,495.07 46.72%[ MF was Aug 2038 now Sept 2035 😲4
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