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lucielle said:Gosh that's great doing the sit ups and squats. Well done on the weight loss
L*Dad loan - £5300 - £7300
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£400
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £860
*Total debt - £8560/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £1000/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1000/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2 -
amazing work @Sarahwithlove - I've been talking about getting healthier and losing the c*vid -10lbs since xmas. Never found the motivation to get started though to be honest. I'm hoping the looming spring/summer/end of lockdown will give me a spur soon, reading how well others are doing definitely helps too!!Debt Free I FFEF I Building Savings I 2025 Plan:
- Regular Savings £7,400/£10,000
- Slush Fund £3,800/£10,000
Save £12k in 2025 - #50 - £11,200/£20,000 (56%)1 -
t2rry said:amazing work @Sarahwithlove - I've been talking about getting healthier and losing the c*vid -10lbs since xmas. Never found the motivation to get started though to be honest. I'm hoping the looming spring/summer/end of lockdown will give me a spur soon, reading how well others are doing definitely helps too!!*Dad loan - £5300 - £7300
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£400
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £860
*Total debt - £8560/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £1000/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1000/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2 -
Today I cleared my credit card. Not sure whether I did something sensible or silly but I've done it. I rejigged the pots and took some money out of house pot and car and pot. Both are still at £250 each. I'm hoping I have done the right thing. It's so nice going into April and starting to budget knowing I don't have to pay for my card anymore. My sinking funds still have a reasonable amount in them. I'm not using my car much at the moment and from sounds of work won't be for a while. Its just had its mot, service, tax and insurance renewed. There was an advisory on the mot but guy at garage said it could to at least another 6 months maybe even to next MOT. So for now I'm going just celebrate the win and focus on building up my saving pots going forward
*Dad loan - £5300 - £7300
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£400
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £860
*Total debt - £8560/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £1000/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1000/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/5 -
Well done @Sarahwithlove. I think you did the right thing. You can use what you were paying monthly to the CC to top those pots back up. Definitely celebrate the win and focus on the savings pots going forward.
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I’ve just caught up on your diary, Sarah. Well done on paying off your credit card, reading your diary it sounds like you made the correct decision for you and will definitely be a weight lifted off your shoulders. Congrats!1
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joedenise said:Well done @Sarahwithlove. I think you did the right thing. You can use what you were paying monthly to the CC to top those pots back up. Definitely celebrate the win and focus on the savings pots going forward.*Dad loan - £5300 - £7300
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£400
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £860
*Total debt - £8560/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £1000/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1000/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2 -
gymgirl11 said:I’ve just caught up on your diary, Sarah. Well done on paying off your credit card, reading your diary it sounds like you made the correct decision for you and will definitely be a weight lifted off your shoulders. Congrats!*Dad loan - £5300 - £7300
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£400
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £860
*Total debt - £8560/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £1000/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1000/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2 -
That’s great you’ve cleared your credit card, only your dad to go but he’s happy with your current payback agreement so credit card payments can go to pots or sinking fund. I prefer 10 months council tax I like having the extra two months to treat myself to something for me or the house it’s a nice wee bonus, whereas I don’t think you’d feel the benefit as much as a reduced monthly payment. Well done on your weight loss to 👏👏 x1
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well done. I know this is naughty old school thinking, but if you have a lot of car expenses at this time of year, I would be tempted to keep the CT at 10 months, effectively you are saving a bit of a buffer so you have a bit of slack in the budget for the two CT Free months at the start pf next year. I know a grown up managed budget shouldn't need that sort of logic, or a post christmas boost, but maybe lets not go full speed ahead until you've settled in to it all
Also your only debt now is to your dad, so as a fully paid up lender from the bank of mums and dads I applaud that as way more than a half way step - and although I know you take that debt extremely seriously, and its still hanging over you a bit, once you only owe family, then I think that's a different place to be
I wouldn't think about accelerating that repayment just yet, as you focus on savings and EF that can waitI think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
Smiling and waving and looking so fine1
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