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Payment A Day - Chapter 2023

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  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,854 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Morning all,

    The total PAD for 31 August 2023 was £436.69

    As August ends and we begin PADding for September, we're constantly moving forward on our journeys. It's never too late to join and we'll keep plodding along as...
    60 New Beginnings Quotes for a Fresh Start

    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: 2,854 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker

    For the month of August 2023, the total PAD was 

    👏🏾🎉  £8,826.76!!!  🎉👏🏾


    Every penny that we PAD makes all the difference. So if you ever feel like what you have to offer is not as much as some others are able to post, don't be discouraged and definitely keep PADding as this total belongs to all of our achievements as...
    Troy Vincent - We did it together Not one individual

    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: 9,682 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    edited 1 September 2023 at 10:31AM
    Keedie said:

    For the month of August 2023, the total PAD was 

    👏🏾🎉  £8,826.76!!!  🎉👏🏾


    Every penny that we PAD makes all the difference. So if you ever feel like what you have to offer is not as much as some others are able to post, don't be discouraged and definitely keep PADding as this total belongs to all of our achievements as...
    Troy Vincent - We did it together Not one individual

    Great total for August everyone!  Thank you @Keedie for being such a wonderful and inspiring counter-upper :)
    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 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,854 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Back with my PADs for today

    £73.05 to the emergency fund
    £20 to the gifts pot
    £50 to my son's birthday pot

    £143.05 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: 2,854 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Thanks @LittleMissDetermined, that really means a lot to me 🤗. 

    I forgot to say that we've passed the £100k mark! Keep on PADding everyone 👏🏾.

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    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
  • Hi all,
    Today's PAD is £642.29 off the mortgage and car loan
    DM x
    I feel like a Pelican - everywhere I look there's a bill staring at me!LBM: March 2014 Current CC debt: £2048.29/£3666.53 (55.86% repaid) Current Challenges:Tilly Tidy: £2087.67/£2500 (83.50%) 3 to 6 month emergency fund #75: £3653.62/£6000 (60.89%)
  • £0.92 to savings 
    February NSDs: 0 / 10
    February PADs:  2 / 29
    February Groceries Challenge: £59 / £250
    February Make £5 a Day: £255 / £145
    Current Debt: £3159  | CC £1490 | N £571 | C £725 | E £373
    Weight Loss Challenge 2024: 0 lbs

  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,682 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    edited 2 September 2023 at 10:14AM

    The total PADded on 1st September was £1203.87

    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 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,682 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    edited 2 September 2023 at 10:15AM
    Back with my own PAD, just £3 to the EF today
    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 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,854 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Morning, my PADs are

    £25 to my son's savings
    £50 to Help to Save
    £50 to Bank of Mum
    £0.68 to Build a Buffer
    £81.65 to Klarna
    £1.85 Subscriptions accrual - Disney+
    £13.51 Subscriptions accrual - Paramount+
    £0.21 Subscription accrual - parking permit
    £4 to the £2 challenge
    £1 to the 50p challenge
    £0.56 to the penny challenge

    £228.46 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
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