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Thrilled to our start to the year thanks to two big cashback pay outs, some survey money and a tilly tidy to round the balance down to a neat number
paid today: £142
paid (cumulative): £142/951 (15%)
remaining: £809 (or £73.54/month for remainder of year)
know thyselfNid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...3 -
Pay day today and first OP of 2023 🙂
I have to remortgage at the start of Oct so aiming to pay my 1% in 9 months this year. @pavlovs_dog I really like your % and remaining monthly payments trackers so have borrowed these to help me stay focused. Feels like a harder challenge this year however I'm confident with a bit of planning and prioritisation it can be done.
paid today: £182.77
paid (cumulative): £182.77/1866 (9.79%)
remaining: £1683.23 (210.40 each month until end of Sep)
Mortgage @ 2018 £225000
Mortgage @ 1 Jan 24 £142600
Current Mortgage £114520
1% challenge 2025: 8779/2300 (completed)
1% challenge 2024: 3158.76/1426 (completed)
1% challenge 2023: 1914.96/1866 (completed)
1% challenge 2022: 1962.27/1949 (completed)
1% challenge 2021: 2377.36/2033 (completed)2 -
another fab month for survey money and cashback payments. Thrilled with our progress so far
paid today: £112
paid (cumulative): £254/951 (27%)
remaining: £697 (or £69.70/month for remainder of year)
know thyselfNid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...3 -
I can't believe it is the beginning of March tomorrow! Payday was Friday and so have made another op. Not quite on track for meeting my 1% by September but hoping to increase ops after April, or earlier if I am repaid a loan from a family member this month.
paid today: £182.42
paid (cumulative): £365.19/1866 (19.57%)
remaining: £1500.81 (£214.40 each month until end of Sep)
Mortgage @ 2018 £225000
Mortgage @ 1 Jan 24 £142600
Current Mortgage £114520
1% challenge 2025: 8779/2300 (completed)
1% challenge 2024: 3158.76/1426 (completed)
1% challenge 2023: 1914.96/1866 (completed)
1% challenge 2022: 1962.27/1949 (completed)
1% challenge 2021: 2377.36/2033 (completed)1 -
Pay day yesterday and had part of a family loan paid back to me so have been able to make a bigger op this month. Lovely sunshine here today (interspersed with a bit of rain but lifts the spirits regardless 😊).
paid today: £282.07
paid (cumulative): £647.26/1866 (34.69%)
remaining: £1218.74 (£203.14 each month until end of Sep)
Mortgage @ 2018 £225000
Mortgage @ 1 Jan 24 £142600
Current Mortgage £114520
1% challenge 2025: 8779/2300 (completed)
1% challenge 2024: 3158.76/1426 (completed)
1% challenge 2023: 1914.96/1866 (completed)
1% challenge 2022: 1962.27/1949 (completed)
1% challenge 2021: 2377.36/2033 (completed)1 -
another month with a good dribble of cash back and survey money boosting the coffers
paid today: £100
paid (cumulative): £354/951 (37%)
remaining: £597 (or £66.33/month for remainder of year)
onwards and downwards chums!know thyselfNid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...2 -
Had 11 days off work for Easter and my first holiday action was to file my self assessment tax return early (who says I don't know how to have fun 🤣). As a result I have received a tax refund from HMRC so I've used a large chunk as an OP to get me closer to my 1% target. The rest is going in our holiday pot 😊
paid today: £700
paid (cumulative): £1347.26/1866 (72.2%)
remaining: £518.74 (£86.46 each month until end of Sep)
Mortgage @ 2018 £225000
Mortgage @ 1 Jan 24 £142600
Current Mortgage £114520
1% challenge 2025: 8779/2300 (completed)
1% challenge 2024: 3158.76/1426 (completed)
1% challenge 2023: 1914.96/1866 (completed)
1% challenge 2022: 1962.27/1949 (completed)
1% challenge 2021: 2377.36/2033 (completed)2 -
Pay day today 🙂 so made an OP of 183.97 to bring the mortgage down to 183k. On target for 180k for my remortgage date of end of Sep. I am setting myself a mini challenge to complete my 1% by end of July to free up some money over the school holidays in August and in readiness for having to buy new school uniform etc.
paid today: £183.97
paid (cumulative): £1531.23/1866 (82.06%)
remaining: £334.77(£66.96 each month until end of Sep)
Mortgage @ 2018 £225000
Mortgage @ 1 Jan 24 £142600
Current Mortgage £114520
1% challenge 2025: 8779/2300 (completed)
1% challenge 2024: 3158.76/1426 (completed)
1% challenge 2023: 1914.96/1866 (completed)
1% challenge 2022: 1962.27/1949 (completed)
1% challenge 2021: 2377.36/2033 (completed)2 -
Forgot to post my 2023. I was at £279 for my 1% beginning of the year. Small OP when I remember so £56 so far in 2023.£56/2791
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paid today: £70
paid (cumulative): £424/951 (44%)
remaining: £527 (or £65.88/month for remainder of year)
know thyselfNid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...0
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