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Payment A Day - Chapter 2023

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  • Just £3 today. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £27,644....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  

    Challenges

    EF #68  £950/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys  December £75.87

    Decluttering items 1395/
    2025
    Books read    22
    Jigsaws done  18

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


  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,984 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    £1.32 to the sealed pot
    £1.95 from Qmee surveys 
    £6.53 from cash app refund 

    £9.80 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
  • Back with my own PAD of £5 to CC7 this morning 
    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
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£6000
  • Jrcoal5
    Jrcoal5 Posts: 647 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    £8.44 paid 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 

  • AntoMac
    AntoMac Posts: 2,989 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    £5 to debt 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
  • jak
    jak Posts: 2,027 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    92p to holiday pot please
    x
    2022 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/£310
  • shell16
    shell16 Posts: 1,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Morning

    Missed some payments last couple of days. so £2.29 STC, split £2 to Lloyds CC and 29p to SPC. £9.59 left over form weekly cash budget for Grocery as reset yesterday and split £5 to Lloyds CC and £4.59 to penny challenge.  

    Total - £11.88
    Thanks Shell x
                                                                                             

     Debt Free - 04/03/23.  Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70

  • £2 to next please 
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