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Last £5000 to clear

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  • pidge04
    pidge04 Posts: 792 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    WhySeaEm said:
    pidge04 said:
    Thank you so much for the support. I massively appreciate it. Thank you. 
    I'm 9 days away from being completely overdraft free for the first time in many, many years. I owed £1750 in overdraft debt when I joined these diaries. I'm about 45 days away from being loan free. I've had that loan for nearly 5 years and it was a loan which I couldn't afford. Can't wait to be free of these 2 debts! 
    This is brilliant, well done you!!

    I can't wait to be overdraft free.
    Thank you! Yes, me too. Its so satisfying to see a positive balance, right? We will achieve it. All the best to you. 
    Store card £140 £117 - Store card £150 - Overdraft £200 - PayPal £364 - Loan 1 £5052 - Loan 2 £1733 - Credit card £2890 - Car hire purchase £3200 - Savings £0.
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,034 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Be fab to get out of OD completely. You've come such a long way too.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.4/£127.5K target 24.6% 1/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 53.3K or 41.8%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise)
    (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • Sarahwithlove
    Sarahwithlove Posts: 3,399 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Well done that's great news you are doing so well. Just keep saving in the ISA it's generally a better interest ratw and you never know what's going to happen in the future 
    *Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
    *Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
    *Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00

    Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00

    Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
    *Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*


    Savings
    *Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
    *Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500


    New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/
  • Narola1976
    Narola1976 Posts: 529 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    Congratulations you have done so well.
    Starting Total in September 2019 = £38287.77
    Current Total = £25534.10
    33% of debt paid off so far

    Debt Free by Christmas September August July June 2023!
  • Have been reading along for a while and just wanted to add my congratulations to clearing the overdraft and getting so close to the loan going too, you've done amazingly well 👏👏

  • Kitten868
    Kitten868 Posts: 1,785 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    Yay! Fantastic news Pidge! The relief you're feeling must be immense. I'm emotional for you! Well done lovely. 
    Don't be worrying about the help to buy isa. You've got 10 years to work that one out. 
    You've have managed this all on your own with no help. Just pure determination and sacrifice. Well done!!! Xxx
    Loan 1 £5200/£8000
    Loan 2 £300/£5800
    Total £5500/£13800
  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 17,833 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Well done.  I've only just started reading your diary.  You've done brilliantly.  I've bookmarked your diary to carrying on following you.
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