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#16 725/6000
Emergency Fund: 1000/2000August Grocery Challenge: 208/550
S&S ISA: £420
Save 12k in 2025: #10 1200/10000
100 steps challenge.. to be where you want to be in 2025:
EF 60/100 (1 step= £20)
holiday 0/100 (1 step= £30)
savings 4/100 (1 step= £50)
2025 diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6576803/a-fresh-start-a-year-of-growth-and-balance/p1?new=1
old diary becoming DMP free in 2024: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6495850/freedom-and-independence/p11 -
#12 £176/£3464
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#26 £1,200/£14,889.26 😊
Aim to pay off £13,000 by December 2024
£1,208.22/£23,059 #26 Pay All Your Debt Off By Christmas 2024
2024 £1 a day savings challenge - £98.43 2024 52 week challenge - £120.37
22/20 February No Spend Days 20 Target 20/23 March No Spend Days 23 Target 7/22 April No Spend Days 22 Target (excludes direct debits, standing orders, debt and savings payments)1 -
#4 £150/£5,000
Paid my minimum payments and OP to round up. Small amount but every penny counts right?!#4 DFBXMAS24 - £2,322.85/£5,000
NSD Challenge - Jan 15/12, Feb 3/12, Mar 10/10 Apr 10/12, May 5/12.
SPC #44
Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration & inspiration ~ Evan Esar1 -
#24 £600/£4293 Pay day's finally here so I can start making some headway. Feels good to make a start.1
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Hi all,
Checking in as another £250 minimum payment to Barclaycard, so
#30 £550/£6,750 (8.15% repaid)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 22/501 -
#16 785/6000
Emergency Fund: 1000/2000August Grocery Challenge: 208/550
S&S ISA: £420
Save 12k in 2025: #10 1200/10000
100 steps challenge.. to be where you want to be in 2025:
EF 60/100 (1 step= £20)
holiday 0/100 (1 step= £30)
savings 4/100 (1 step= £50)
2025 diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6576803/a-fresh-start-a-year-of-growth-and-balance/p1?new=1
old diary becoming DMP free in 2024: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6495850/freedom-and-independence/p11 -
#31 First time poster £1119/14000. I have set up fixed payments of £630 every month going forwards over 2 cards with 0% rates and I transferred £660 balance on a card with 22% interest to a 0% deal. Baby steps.3
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#16 1240/6000
Emergency Fund: 1000/2000August Grocery Challenge: 208/550
S&S ISA: £420
Save 12k in 2025: #10 1200/10000
100 steps challenge.. to be where you want to be in 2025:
EF 60/100 (1 step= £20)
holiday 0/100 (1 step= £30)
savings 4/100 (1 step= £50)
2025 diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6576803/a-fresh-start-a-year-of-growth-and-balance/p1?new=1
old diary becoming DMP free in 2024: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6495850/freedom-and-independence/p12 -
Had a small windfall in January, so I've managed to pay off a chunk of my debt.

#10 £1550 / £5000
Credit card debt: £8530 £8071
Savings: £33633
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