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  • PositiveBalance
    PositiveBalance Posts: 1,268 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Thanks @TrushTush - much appreciated! :D *Scoots through door to Debt Free Club before it closes*
    Debt: £11,640.02 paid in full! DFD: 30/06/20
    Starter Emergency Fund (#187): £1000/£1000
    3 month Emergency Fund (#45): £3300/£3300
  • Willowtree222
    Willowtree222 Posts: 8,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Congrats on being debt free. xx
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • XSpender
    XSpender Posts: 3,811 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Congratulations @PositiveBalance 🎉🎉🎉
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
    Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
    Make £2021 extra income - £99.75
  • PositiveBalance
    PositiveBalance Posts: 1,268 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Thanks @Nicnak and @XSpender.
    I look forward to you both joining us in this Debt Free Club soon! :)
    Debt: £11,640.02 paid in full! DFD: 30/06/20
    Starter Emergency Fund (#187): £1000/£1000
    3 month Emergency Fund (#45): £3300/£3300
  • chelseablue
    chelseablue Posts: 3,303 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Just realised I haven't done an update yet. I've had a tally up and in 2020 I have paid the following amount off my loan

    #200 £1,966 against my target of £4,000 for the year


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