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  • shell16
    shell16 Posts: 1,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi @Squirrelz92, yes of course you can join, what is your target this year?

    Shell x

                                                                                             

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

  • MissPennySave
    MissPennySave Posts: 440 Forumite
    Third Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hey everyone, payday today so all my DD are being paid, so I am now:

    #41 £6909.82 / £12000 

    MPS.x
    I 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 Diary
  • Squirrelz92
    Squirrelz92 Posts: 771 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 500 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    Hi @shell16. My target is £6000! 
    Yesterday I started the climb and paid off £1016.18 :) x
    Debt Remaining: £8,781.53
    3 Month EF: £1,000/£4,494
    2025 MFW Challenge #9: £999.00/£4,000
  • nomi01
    nomi01 Posts: 463 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    £610 paid to debt this month.
    PAYDBXMAS23 #26 £4046.54/£5000 paid
    🎄PAYDBXMAS21 #11  £11,300/£11300
    Target met.
    💥PAYDBXMAS22  #11 £5000/£5000 target met.
    PAYDBXMAS23 #26 £5000/£5000 paid

  • jody51
    jody51 Posts: 20 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 10 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Combo Breaker
    #31 now paid £6631/£18010
  • Squirrelz92
    Squirrelz92 Posts: 771 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 500 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    HI, not sure how to find out my number so apologies for not providing! 

    Just paid £154 off CC2. x
    Debt Remaining: £8,781.53
    3 Month EF: £1,000/£4,494
    2025 MFW Challenge #9: £999.00/£4,000
  • shell16
    shell16 Posts: 1,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi @Squirrelz92

    Welcome you are number 60.  I have your target as £6000 and total paid as £1170.18 is that correct?  Can you also add your number to your signature and update running total when you post.

    Thanks
    Shell x
                                                                                             

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

  • shell16
    shell16 Posts: 1,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Good afternoon and Happy Friday!  

    Here is your update.  I am away on holiday tomorrow and so any payments made unless liked by me will not be included until I get back. 

    Welcome to new member Squirrelz92!!  Some fantastic progress being made here!  

    Number Name  Target             Payments                     %
    1 Shell16  £    2,666            £2,786.00 104.50
    2 Ahall3519  £        638  £             298.50 46.79
    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  £          8,435.17 70.29
    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  £          5,016.68 62.71
    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  £          3,357.03 43.04
    24 Birdee  £    4,385  £          3,400.00 77.54
    25 Maeve444  £  14,258  £          5,033.20 35.30
    26 nomi01  £    5,000  £          4,046.54 80.93
    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  £          1,807.66 22.76
    31 jody51 £18,010  £          6,631.00 36.82
    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 Adeley  £    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  £          6,909.82 57.58
    42 Keedie £6,000  £          2,488.75 41.48
    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
    60 Squirrelz92 £6,000  £          1,170.18 19.50

    Total Target Set By Members - £473,321
    Total Paid  - £117,964.88
    24.9%

    Have a lovely weekend!
    Shell x
                                                                                             

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

  • messydebt
    messydebt Posts: 18 Forumite
    10 Posts Name Dropper First Anniversary
    #7 £1175 cleared today. 26.6%
    Pay off all your debt by 2023 #7
    £5353/23,302 29%
  • gill5blue
    gill5blue Posts: 655 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi All,
    Paid another £90.16, happy with that.

    No 30 £1897.82/£7941

    good luck all
    Gill5blue
    paid all debts off 2024 yay

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