Total debt when my journey began in December 2022- £66,133.42
Current debt May 2024- £40,064.57
Repaid 39.42%
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@Lanky_larry Well Done on becoming debt free!!!🎉🏆️ What are you plans now you are debt free?
@tryingtodobetter you are most welcome! I hope the updates are motivating and prooves every little helps! you are nearing 40% paid off already! 🏆️
Shell x
Debt Free - 04/03/23. Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70
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#21 £3088/6088.20 50%Debt busting 2022 Total £15842.68 £0 (100% paid since 1/1/22)
- DFD: September 1st 2023[/b]
Savings diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6472040/time-to-build-my-future#latest
2 - DFD: September 1st 2023[/b]
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paid £80 to the sofa today so that takes my total to
#23 £2907.03/£7800
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 fund2 -
Forgot the £20 to cc2 also so total now
#23 £2927.03/£7800
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 fund2 -
Hi All,
after treading water for a while, i'm back on it and paid another £50.30. very happy to divert a catastropheNo 30 £1311.06/£7941
very happy indeed
gill5bluepaid all debts off 2024 yay2 -
Hi Gill, hope all ok? Glad to hear you have managed to divert an emergency there. Good to have you back!gill5blue said:Hi All,
after treading water for a while, i'm back on it and paid another £50.30. very happy to divert a catastropheNo 30 £1311.06/£7941
very happy indeed
gill5blue
Shell xDebt Free - 04/03/23. Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70
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Morning!
Here is your regular Friday update!Number Name Target Payments % 1 Shell16 £ 2,666 £2,786.00 104.50 2 Ahall3519 £ 638 £ 233.50 36.60 3 Antomac £ 5,800 £ 323.00 5.57 4 Bekah89 £ 4,000 £ 1,432.74 35.82 5 Doily94 £ 7,077 £ 252.18 3.56 6 Outoftheviciouscircle £ 12,000 £ 1,848.49 15.40 7 Messydebt £ 23,302 £ 5,028.00 21.58 8 Gingerwarrior £ 2,208 0.00 9 Lanky_larry £ 3,675 £ 3,675.00 100.00 10 SupersavingD £ 5,460 £ 5,460.00 100.00 11 She_always_has_a_plan £ 7,350 £ 579.93 7.89 12 Littlemissdetermined £ 4,713 £ 4,713.00 100.00 14 Pixie-fairydust £ 5,000 0.00 15 LLM2018 £ 5,000 £ 437.80 8.76 16 angelicious £ 3,780 £ 153.31 4.06 17 Blackberrycurved £ 6,000 £ 270.00 4.50 18 Stuartp2000 £ 8,000 £ 4,386.50 54.83 19 Gettingmyshiztogether £ 10,676 £ 1,137.32 10.65 20 _Dolly_Rocker_ £ 15,246 £ 1,296.58 8.50 21 bigbeff £ 6,089 £ 3,088.00 50.71 22 Buffythedebtslayer £ 4,222 £ 572.00 13.55 23 Jrcoal5 £ 7,800 £ 2,927.03 37.53 24 Birdee £ 4,385 £ 3,000.00 68.42 25 Maeve444 £ 14,258 £ 5,033.20 35.30 26 nomi01 £ 5,000 £ 3,436.54 68.73 27 Randomone £ 10,457 0.00 28 Welshspendthrift £ 11,200 £ 1,979.83 17.68 29 tryingtodobetter £1,975 £ 775.00 39.24 30 gill5blue £7,941 £ 1,311.06 16.51 31 jody51 £18,010 £ 5,655.00 31.40 32 cybertortoise £5,000 £ 740.99 14.82 33 Snoopys_Fiendish_Friend £8,124 0.00 34 jingsmybucket £ 7,000 0.00 35 Irishrose12 £4,500 £ 320.00 7.11 36 Honeysucklelou2 £4,300 £ 1,415.00 32.91 37 Deleted_User £ 2,565 £ 1,565.00 61.01 38 CMD79 £13,764 0.00 39 The_long_and_winding_road £12,000 £ 2,570.09 21.42 40 Golden_Goose_The £5,478 £ 405.00 7.39 41 MissPennySave £12,000 £ 5,779.82 48.17 42 Keedie £6,000 £ 1,972.16 32.87 43 Living_my_best_life £ 10,377 £ 1,316.18 12.68 44 Cheesephetamine £6,998 0.00 45 olaf2014 £ 500 £ 64.50 12.90 46 MRMrsR £8,400 £ 2,175.00 25.89 47 Tara66 £4,348 £ 1,343.50 30.90 48 Ega £15,755 0.00 49 Herewegoagainx100 £ 5,750 0.00 50 ZaSa1418 £ 12,000 £ 1,495.29 12.46 51 MillieG90 £17,812 £ 9,840.33 55.25 52 Rochelle13 £15,000 0.00 53 Rdpncp £3,000 0.00 54 kmcld2 £4,786 £ 850.00 17.76 55 BSideBaby £4,800 £ 1,122.70 23.39 56 real_name_hidden £17,658 £ 6,841.14 38.74 57 shayal2 £ 24,360 £ 528.00 2.17 58 Madmumof4 £ 4,110 £ 2,247.94 54.69 59 angelbob £ 7,008 £ 570.00 8.13
Total Target set by Members - £467,321
Total Paid to Date - £104,953.65
22.5%
Well done on some fantastic progress, always remember every little bit helps!
Shell xDebt Free - 04/03/23. Total LBM August 2021 £15410.70
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#18 5016.68 / 8000
Monthly direct debits and overpayment made.
Challenges
MFW 2025 #6 - 14871.56/14,000
Completed Challenges
MFW 2024 #35 - 9,000/9,000
Pay off all debts by 2023 - #18 8,000 / 8,0002 -
Payment to sofa of £100 today takes my total to
#23 £3027.03/£7800
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 fund2 -
I haven't been very active on the challenges lately, although I have still been trying to make inroads towards the debt. Motivated by @Jrcoal5 I have that joining in again may push me that little more.
I signed up for £12,000 in January, which is only a fraction of my debt. I'm pleased to say
#6 £8,435.17/ £12,0003
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