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My long overdue journey to becoming debt free!!

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  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,839 Forumite
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    That’s great to read. Enjoy your new home 
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    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
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  • Sarahwithlove
    Sarahwithlove Posts: 3,499 Forumite
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    Congrats on being debt free and the new home. Does it have a mortgage? Will you be tackling that next? 
    *Dad loan - £7000 - £7000
    *Tesco Credit Card (0% 9/9/27) - £3623.18 - £3623.18
    *Nationwide Loan - £11,000 -£11000.00
    *Total Debt - £21623.18/£21623.18*


    Savings
    *Sinking Fund - £1400/2000
    *Emergency Fund - £0/£3000

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  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 6,747 Forumite
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    Fresh start with a new home, what a great way to celebrate being debt free 
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    One     income, home educating family 
  • MissPennySave
    MissPennySave Posts: 440 Forumite
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    edited 3 December 2025 at 10:27AM
    Sarahwithlove said:
    Congrats on being debt free and the new home. Does it have a mortgage? Will you be tackling that next? 
    Thank you, yes it does have a mortgage and we already have plans to start to over pay on it to get it paid off as quickly as we can  B)
    I AM DEBT FREE!!!!!!  (as at 24.10.25)

    November 2022 - £46,626.96 / November 2025 - £0.00
    Debt paid off - £46,626.96 (100%)

    Completed Challenges:
    #10 DFBXMAS25 £15120.00 / £15120.00 (100% paid off) COMPLETED!
    #15 DFBXMAS24 £16972.80 / £14000.00 (121.23% paid off) COMPLETED!
    #41 DFBXMAS23 £14751.96 / £12000.00 (122.93% paid off) COMPLETED!

    MissPennySave's Debt Free Diary - DFW Diary
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