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Payment A Day - Chapter 2023

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  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,921 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    😂 @LittleMissDetermined I bet he was super duper impressed! Glad to be of service 😂. I've not seen The Chase properly, but it does seem like a great quiz show.

    My PAD are

    £2.69 to the Penny Challenge
    £3.87 cashback to Mobile Madness
    £119.33 to Klarna

    £125.89 total
    Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
    (Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉
    2025 SAVINGS: Emergency Fund (£604.30/£5,000) 12.09% saved
    2025 CHALLENGES: #16 Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 18 || #9 50 Envelope Challenge 22/50
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,921 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Morning all,

    The total PAD for 2 August 2023 was £619.84

    My Jamaican dad always used to say, 'every mickle makes a muckle', which loosely translates to 'look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves' (or whatever the term is, as I always revert to the Jamaican option 😂). But essentially, just trim back where you can, even if you think you're only saving pennies as we should all...
    Quote-small-leaks-sin-ships-franklin - Your Wealthy Mind 
    Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
    (Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉
    2025 SAVINGS: Emergency Fund (£604.30/£5,000) 12.09% saved
    2025 CHALLENGES: #16 Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 18 || #9 50 Envelope Challenge 22/50
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,921 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Morning all,

    The total PAD for 3 August 2023 was £193.23

    If you're more than over the rubbish weather we're having and may feel like it's a metaphor for your life if you're having a rough time, don't despair as better things are coming. Just remember...
    56 Storm Quotes To Weather the Storm and Emerge Stronger
    Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
    (Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉
    2025 SAVINGS: Emergency Fund (£604.30/£5,000) 12.09% saved
    2025 CHALLENGES: #16 Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 18 || #9 50 Envelope Challenge 22/50
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,921 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    edited 4 August 2023 at 9:27AM
    Back with my own PAD of £1.94 to Build a Buffer
    Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
    (Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉
    2025 SAVINGS: Emergency Fund (£604.30/£5,000) 12.09% saved
    2025 CHALLENGES: #16 Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 18 || #9 50 Envelope Challenge 22/50
  • Spinayarn
    Spinayarn Posts: 237 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    Morning all! £5.06 transferred from Prolific and paid into Emergency Fund.
    My Debt Free journey - started 1 May 2023. Goal date October 2026 ACHIEVED SEPTEMBER 2025
    Total Debt paid off: £28006.30 

    Savings £662
  • Hello and happy Friday 😊 
    My PAD today is £3 to the EF
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £7390 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3677/£6000 | Travel savings £1832 | Sinking pots £3107
  • AntoMac
    AntoMac Posts: 2,825 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    £15 to mortgage please
    27/5/17 Mort 64705 BTs 1904031/12/17 Mort 59815 BT 1673007/04/20 Mort 49208 BT 1572128/07/20 Mort 47387 BT 1263414/11/20 Mort 45905 BT 10134 20/05/21 Mort 42335 BT 686811/08/22 Mort 32050 BT 2915Sealed Pot Challenge 16 Number 5
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,921 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Back with another PAD of £1 to Build a Buffer.
    Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
    (Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉
    2025 SAVINGS: Emergency Fund (£604.30/£5,000) 12.09% saved
    2025 CHALLENGES: #16 Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 18 || #9 50 Envelope Challenge 22/50
  • Jrcoal5
    Jrcoal5 Posts: 647 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    £6.32 is my PAD thank you xx
    Pay off debt by Xmas 2023 #23
    paid £7112/£7800-**DEBT FREE April 2024**

    My debt free diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6436651/clearing-my-debt-after-25-years#latest

    £9400 saved for emergency fund 

  • Good morning, £10 for me today please between EF and sealed pot
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £7390 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3677/£6000 | Travel savings £1832 | Sinking pots £3107
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