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Payment a Day - Chapter 2024

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  • Morning all
    @AntoMac, yep it has gone bit quiet, but the monthly total is piling up nicely 🙂
    I also have a 0% ending next month, so have quietly storing up funds for clearing it 🙂

    The PAD total for the 20th September comes in at £415.88
    DM x
    I 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%)
  • BlueJ94
    BlueJ94 Posts: 3,040 Ambassador
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    Morning! sooo my debt has gone up and down throughout the year. I need to sit down and take accountability again so here it goes; sadly im back at £3815.72. 

    Salad Money - £1084.09/£1200

    Zopa £168.70/ £200

    JAJA - £835.93/ £900

    Monzo £342.45/ £500

    Capital £169.40/ £200

    Zable - £735.15/ £800

    Fashion World £480/ £700 

    so payment today was to fashion world for £20!
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    Debt owed;

    *update pending as I've no idea* 

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14

  • BlueJ94
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    Made £14 from Vinted so paying towards Zopa and rounding it so £14.70
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    Debt owed;

    *update pending as I've no idea* 

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14

  • AntoMac
    AntoMac Posts: 2,992 Forumite
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    A big part of getting control of things is taking stock of what you owe @Bluejay94
    Well done for doing that.
    Keep PADdingbas often as you can. It DOES make a difference.
    £10 PAD  me today.
    Ive still got a five figure balance to clear but on the plus side the mortgage is paid off. One of the positives of only transfers I guess but then the money transfers still have to be repaid of course
    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 5
  • BlueJ94
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    AntoMac said:
    A big part of getting control of things is taking stock of what you owe @Bluejay94
    Well done for doing that.
    Keep PADdingbas often as you can. It DOES make a difference.
    £10 PAD  me today.
    Ive still got a five figure balance to clear but on the plus side the mortgage is paid off. One of the positives of only transfers I guess but then the money transfers still have to be repaid of course
    thanks! Totally agree - Although I wish I was able to get a transfer as it would be a lot easier :lol:
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    Debt owed;

    *update pending as I've no idea* 

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14

  • BlueJ94
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    Cashed out £7.19 from prolific so will round up to zopa for £10
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    Debt owed;

    *update pending as I've no idea* 

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14

  • Morning PAD'ers,
    The PAD total for the 21st September comes in at £54.70
    DM x
    I 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%)
  • And......
    PAD for me today of £16.01
    DM x
    I 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%)
  • Keedie
    Keedie Posts: 2,992 Forumite
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    Not been on here in a long time as life was happening, but steadily getting back on track. Great to see so many fantastic PADs over the last few weeks! Very impressive 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.

    Congrats on being mortgage free @AntoMac, that must feel really great.

    I've been making payments in the last few weeks but not been able to declare them, but they total £117.62

    **Also, is anyone able to be counter upper for October 2024?**
    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 22/50
  • PAD of £5.38 to Lloyds CC
    Mortgage 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: £0

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