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Payment A Day - Chapter 2023

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  • Jrcoal5
    Jrcoal5 Posts: 647 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    Good evening pay day for me, so I have transferred to various pots, £100 car, £50 to Xmas, £50 to misc, £50 to birthdays, £700 to house renovations account, total paid £950
    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 

  • Spinayarn
    Spinayarn Posts: 237 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    Evening all!

    £28.61 PAD today to weekend away savings.
    My Debt Free journey - started 1 May 2023. Goal date October 2026 ACHIEVED SEPTEMBER 2025
    Total Debt paid off: £28006.30 

    Savings £662
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,992 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Morning all,

    The total PAD for 30 August 2023 was £1,053.61

    If anyone of you are feeling the unnescessary pressure to be a certain way or to live your life on certain terms, whether that is self inflicted or imposed by others, just remember...
    Ralph Marston Quote You were born to be real not to be perfect You are here
    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 folks!
    PAD today £12.18 to overpayment pot.
    My Debt Free journey - started 1 May 2023. Goal date October 2026 ACHIEVED SEPTEMBER 2025
    Total Debt paid off: £28006.30 

    Savings £662
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,992 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    £7 to annual subscriptions
    £1.03 to Mobile Madness

    £8.03 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
  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,117 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    Good morning! 
    My PAD is £238.99 to various places today.
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£6000
  • Jrcoal5
    Jrcoal5 Posts: 647 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    good evening £80 for me today to cc1 
    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 

  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,992 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Back with a few more PADs

    £5.08 to Build a Buffer
    £92.41 to Mobile Madness

    £97.49 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
  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,117 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    Good morning! 1st of the month means a big one for me to various places 
    £1048.90
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£6000
  • Sallyforth
    Sallyforth Posts: 601 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    £11 today please.
    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

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