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The total for 5th February was £29.53
Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60005 -
Back with my own PAD of £500 to CC7
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60005 -
£1.50 to the holiday pot today
x2022 Comp total (prizes + free spins): £494.81 #20 £12 a day Jan: £382.95/£372 #57 360 1p challenge: £17.70 £10 a day Feb: £571.09/£280 March: £311.96/£3103 -
Great PADs from everyone.
Just £1.00 from me to the loan pot.2 -
£25 paid today.Tesco 4163.90 (-86.00 since 01/01/23)First Direct 2437.49 (-153.09 since 01/01/23)Halifax 2391.37 (-55.70 since 01/01/23)MBNA 1577.00 (-78.00 since 01/01/23)Virgin 786.66 (-25.00 since 01/01/23)Overdraft 500.00 (-0 since 01/01/23)Spending CC 4538.34 (+521.24 since 10/01/23)2
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£10 to the PAD Pot please.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 22/500 -
£5.32 for me today, to my loan as usual.PAYDBC24 #8 ~ £10188.211
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Back with £4.20 to the PAD Pot.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 22/501 -
Morning!
Padded £6.76 this morning.
Hope you all have a good day!Plan to PAD Everyday 2024Credit Card - £3662.99 (int free to 11/11/25) -PAD TotalsJan 2024 -1 -
£122.63 paid to CCs todayMarch NSD 14/15
Debt £9607.54/£11296.89
CC2:£2274.64/£2299.36 CC3: £1848/£1924.91 CC4:£25/£978.50 CC5: £1155/£1331.24 CC6: £3754.90/£4191.09 CC7: £550/£607.39
CC1: paid off 14/02/23PAYDBXMAS23 #4 £1432.74/£4000
Saving for Xmas 23 £30/£365
4.94% £570.89/£107
make £2023 in 2023 #24 £71.24/£20231
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