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Payment A Day - Chapter 2023

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  • Good morning!
    Well the account where I'm stashing my PADs pays a healthy 4.8% interest monthly so today it made £7 and will count as a PAD.
    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

  • Good morning!
    Well the account where I'm stashing my PADs pays a healthy 4.8% interest monthly so today it made £7 and will count as a PAD.
    SF x
    Ooh that's a good rate. What account is that? 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,084....its going down

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

    Challenges

    EF #68  £700/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys  October £21.15

    Decluttering items 1344/
    2025
    Books read    18
    Jigsaws done  11

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


  • £10 today to holiday pot & £6.11 to the penny a day challenge
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,084....its going down

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

    Challenges

    EF #68  £700/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys  October £21.15

    Decluttering items 1344/
    2025
    Books read    18
    Jigsaws done  11

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


  • The total PADded on 20th September was £33.62


    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
  • Back with my own PAD of £5 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
  • Sallyforth said:
    Good morning!
    Well the account where I'm stashing my PADs pays a healthy 4.8% interest monthly so today it made £7 and will count as a PAD.
    SF x
    Ooh that's a good rate. What account is that? 
    Its F0rd Money although I have a better rate with Santander now.
    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

  • £15 to the EF & £5 to holiday pot today. Its easy once you get back into thinking about it again...lol
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,084....its going down

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

    Challenges

    EF #68  £700/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys  October £21.15

    Decluttering items 1344/
    2025
    Books read    18
    Jigsaws done  11

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


  • The total PADded on 21st September was £25



    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
  • Back with my own PAD of £77.56 to various places 

    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
  • Hi all! Pay day today. PAD 1 - £1200 to household bills.
    My Debt Free journey - started 1 May 2023. Goal date October 2026 ACHIEVED SEPTEMBER 2025
    Total Debt paid off: £28006.30 

    Savings £662
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