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#51 debt free by Christmas
9840.33//17812.04
Garden - 3675 // 0
Holiday - 150 // 0
Simba - 318.50 // 0Emergency - 1000 // 0Sofa - 850 // 0
Ring - 808.94 // 0
Bike - 6033 // 4271.46
Tesco - 4976.60 // 3700.25
Total - 7971.713 -
Added a couple of extra OPs, total
#11 £579.93
MFW 2023 #58: £147.35/£2400
365 Day 1p challenge #23: £108.50/£667.95
Pay off your debt by XMAS 2023 #11: £579.93/£7350
Mortgage Jan23: £172,0003 -
#43 £241.67 paid off the loan.
Feeling slightly deflated that already had to do balance transfer to increase my debt to pay an unexpected vet bills, some of which I will be able to recoup from insurance, but not all.
#43 DFBXMAS2023 £2893.94/£10377
#58 Make £2023 in 2023 £2733.23/£20233 -
Do you have an emergency fund set up? If not start to save now. I've used mine lots of times without adding to debt. Most opt for £1000 but personally I go for £500, which will cover most emergencies.Living_my_best_life said:#43 £241.67 paid off the loan.
Feeling slightly deflated that already had to do balance transfer to increase my debt to pay an unexpected vet bills, some of which I will be able to recoup from insurance, but not all.
Shell xDebt Free - 04/03/23. Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70
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Not a daft question @olaf2014 although not sure there’s a clear or obvious answer.olaf2014 said:Daft question is it worth paying £2 here £2 there off credit cards and catalogues when I have it in PayPal from selling stuff etc or wait till I have a larger amount
I think if it was me I would go go for the little and often method of paying off credit cards and catalogues as it would remove the temptation to spend it elsewhere.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 52 -
Morning! Payday finally so I can start the next round of payments, £245 payment sent today, so #41 £1037.71/£12000 please.xI AM DEBT FREE!!!!!! (as at 24.10.25)
November 2022 - £46,626.96 / November 2025 - £0.00
Debt paid off - £46,626.96 (100%)
Completed Challenges:
#10 DFBXMAS25 £15120.00 / £15120.00 (100% paid off) COMPLETED!
#15 DFBXMAS24 £16972.80 / £14000.00 (121.23% paid off) COMPLETED!
#41 DFBXMAS23 £14751.96 / £12000.00 (122.93% paid off) COMPLETED!
MissPennySave's Debt Free Diary - DFW Diary3 -
Good morning! Sold some books etc on Zifit for £15, so I've used it to pay a bit more off before the end of the month.
#29 £115/£1975
Credit Card Debt
2019 - £7520
2023 - £1975
Pay Debt by Xmas #293 -
£56 paid to debt today
PAYDBXMAS23 #26 £885.21/£5000 paid
🎄PAYDBXMAS21 #11 £11,300/£11300
Target met.
💥PAYDBXMAS22 #11 £5000/£5000 target met.
PAYDBXMAS23 #26 £5000/£5000 paid3 -
£29.31 paid today
#6 £1170.83/£12,000Total debt when my journey began in December 2022- £66,133.42
Current debt May 2024- £40,064.57
Repaid 39.42%3 -
£521.37 paid off
#51 521.37/17812.04
#51 debt free by Christmas
9840.33//17812.04
Garden - 3675 // 0
Holiday - 150 // 0
Simba - 318.50 // 0Emergency - 1000 // 0Sofa - 850 // 0
Ring - 808.94 // 0
Bike - 6033 // 4271.46
Tesco - 4976.60 // 3700.25
Total - 7971.713
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