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PAY ALL YOUR DEBT OFF BY XMAS 2023
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#43 £1316.18/£10377
Usual loan payment and minimum payment on the cc this month.
#43 DFBXMAS2023 £2893.94/£10377
#58 Make £2023 in 2023 £2733.23/£20232 -
feels like ages since I updated with anything tonight £15 to sofa but will be paying something else tomorrow and Friday
#23 £2077.03/£3000
Pay off debt by Xmas 2023 #23My debt free diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6436651/clearing-my-debt-after-25-years#latest
paid £7112/£7800-**DEBT FREE April 2024**
£9400 saved for emergency fund3 -
100% complete!
Today I have paid the last bit of my credit card and I am debt free!#12 £4713/£4713 - 100%
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 #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60008 -
Huge congratulations 🥳 @LittleMissDetermined your determination has paid off! Enjoy celebrating your new life without having to constantly pay off debt, and onwards to savings and enjoying life with a few more treats!Pay off debt by Xmas 2023 #23My debt free diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6436651/clearing-my-debt-after-25-years#latest
paid £7112/£7800-**DEBT FREE April 2024**
£9400 saved for emergency fund4 -
Morning Mr J payday so paid £100 from his overtime to the sofa takes my totals to
#23 £2177.03/3000Pay off debt by Xmas 2023 #23My debt free diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6436651/clearing-my-debt-after-25-years#latest
paid £7112/£7800-**DEBT FREE April 2024**
£9400 saved for emergency fund2 -
Congratulations LMD! You did it! Well done on clearing your debt you have done so well and been an inspiration for many including myself.
Shell xDebt Free - 04/03/23. Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70
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#31 now £5655/18010
congrats on being debt free LMD!! 🥳4 -
Thanks everyone, I'm chuffed to bits
Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60005 -
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 22/503
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