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Good morning
£45 for me today split between sabbatical and sinking funds
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 #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60002 -
Morning all,
It's payday so its the first of the PADs this morning, £570 to the saving pots
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, £1201 PAD today, and the sun is out! Hooray!1
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£99.99 to Capital One todayPAD 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 -
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 -
I've been calculating our savings - our 8% NW saver is coming to maturity this month and we will pay off the loan... eek! In the meantime, PAD of £600 to NW loanMortgage free wannabe 2025-2030. Successfully used PAD-ing to clear consumer debt - now for the mortgage challenge!
Mortgage Balance:
31 Dec 2024: £70,550
Mortgage Savings Balance:
31 Dec 2024: £02 -
Hi PAD'ers,
Back again with a tidy up PAD of £178.36 which has gone to saving pots and paying down debt
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%)1 -
@MFW2023 fabulous work! So exciting!!
PAD of £11.40 today
Happy September! Really hoping this might be a nice month weather wise, been so pants here!1 -
Hello, £715.39 to various places today 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 #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60000 -
Total for 30 Aug 24
£670.07
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
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