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Morning All,
PAD this morning of £25.00 to the CC balance
DM xI feel like a Pelican - everywhere I look there's a bill staring at me!LBM: March 2014 Current CC debt: £2048.29/£3666.53 (55.86% repaid) Current Challenges:Tilly Tidy: £2087.67/£2500 (83.50%) 3 to 6 month emergency fund #75: £3653.62/£6000 (60.89%)2 -
Morning, £79.13 today, bought a new car and got refunded on insurance as it is a lot smaller, think I am just going to add it to savings for now!3
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Morning, my PAD today is £284.99 to various places please
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/£60004 -
Zopa paid and closed £195.15
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Debt owed;*update pending as I've no idea*
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Afternoon all,
The total PAD for 7 July 2024 was £65.45
Sometimes life can feel like an uphill battle, and we can be so focussed on the end goal, that we miss the opportunities along the way. As there are times when...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 22/505 -
Back with my own PAD of £20 to the emergency fundDebt 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 -
Another £5.00 off Very today for me!PAD 2024 - £1485.20
The 365 days 1p Challenge #18 - £292.66
Make £10.00 per day July 2024 - £545.47 / £620
Make £10.00 per day August 2024 - £595.54 /£620
Debt:
Klarna - £255.42/ £746.14
Very - £828.00/ £986.95
Capital One 3 - £1656.44 £2050
Capital One 1 - £2963.38 / £3000
Asda Credit Card - £1600 / £1600
Capital One 2 - £0 / £1000
Capital One 4 - £0 / £200
DRS - £0.00 / £45.85
Total - £7295.71/ £9628.94 (24% paid)2 -
Good morning :-)
£10 to CC1
Jan 2022
Owed approx 70,000 in consumer debt
Dec 2024/Dec 2025
Loan 1 4750/0
Loan 2 10690/0
Card 1 10764/6378
Card 2 5674/3564
Card 3 5158/3532
Card 4 0/10785
Total 37036/24274
Emergency Fund 0/2000
2022 Over 70k debt. Time to change!
2022-25 Paying off debt.
2025 Cash lump sum used to pay down debt quicker than hoped.
2025+???? Stay happy and in control of my finances2 -
Morning, £3 PAD today2
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Morning all,
The total PAD for 8 July 2024 was £619.27
Thought I'd offer some light humour as the days are so dreary, and sometimes we might need a little giggle...
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 22/502
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