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  • #014 £300/£1500 .

    Thank you
  • MrsCD
    MrsCD Posts: 1,920 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    #33
    £202/£660 in the bank now.
    2025 Fashion on the ration
    150g sock yarn = 3 coupons
    Lined trousers = 6 coupons ...total 9/66 used
    2 t-shirts = 8 coupons
    Trousers = 6 coupons ... total 23/66
    2 cardigans = 10 coupons
    Sandals = 5 coupons ... total 38/66
    Nightie = 6 coupons
    Sandals = 5 coupons ... total 49/66
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,196 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    #3...had to spend some of it on presents, so now down to £5. Not worried about that as I know I buy stuff throughout the year. It will soon mount up again. 
    Everybody is doing so well, well done. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,744....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.

    Challenges

    EF #68  £500/£3000
    .
    Fiver Friday '25 #10 £15

    Studies/surveys  July £72.46

    Decluttering items 754

    Books read    12
    Jigsaws done  8

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • cherry_22
    cherry_22 Posts: 109 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    #58 checking in with £116 in the pot for me now 

    Next transfer tomorrow :) 
    £1 a day for 2023 #58 £165/£365
  • Sallyforth
    Sallyforth Posts: 601 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    #49 checking in.  I've somehow hit my target so £720/£720 achieved.  I'm now saving towards my EF but will keep checking in here to see how everyone is doing.
    SF x
    Tilly Tidying and
    PADing in 2024 £250.62
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    RIP Mum & Dad - thanks for helping me on my journey to be
    Debt and Mortgage free from 2018

  • JGB1955
    JGB1955 Posts: 3,849 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    #2 checking in with £1,520 of £1,460.  Target exceeded.  Wahoo!
    #2 Saving for Christmas 2024 - £1 a day challenge. £325 of £366
  • MrFrugalFever
    MrFrugalFever Posts: 1,301 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    #11 checking in at £160 for April
    If you believe you can, you will. If you believe you can't, you won't.

    Secured/Unsecured loans x 1 
    Credit Cards x 8 (total limit £55,050)
    Creation FS Retail Account x 1
    Creation Credit Sale 0% x 1 = £112.50pm x 20 mths
    0% Overdraft x 1 (£0 / £250)
    Mortgage Outstanding - £137,707.00 (Payment 13/360)
    Total Debt = £7,400 (0%APR) @ £100pm - Stoozing

  • cherry_22
    cherry_22 Posts: 109 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Now at £123 for #58 
    £1 a day for 2023 #58 £165/£365
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    edited 4 April 2023 at 10:24AM
    No 57 Sorry haven't checked in for a little while. Now at £930.51. Nearly there!
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • enthusiasticsaver
    enthusiasticsaver Posts: 16,060 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #43 here checking in with another £100 for April so now up to £500/£1000. 

    50% completed. 


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