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Ah, sorry … 20 for September … Going to push myself, just a little 😊
KKAs at 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 59books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 18th October
Produce tracker: £426 of £300 in 2025
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
One for me 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 #017Sealed pot 2025 £7390 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3677/£6000 | Travel savings £1832 | Sinking pots £31071 -
Hi @cathybird please can you put me down for 15 in September. No holidays in September so I should manage to reach that. Many thanks 😁MFW 2025 #45
Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
Current outstanding = £94,306.78
2024 Overpayment = £675.66
2025 Overpayment = £645/£7001 -
15 days in September please.
Jan 2022
Owed approx 70,000 in consumer debt
Dec 2024/August 2025
Loan 1 4750/0
Loan 2 10690/0
Card 1 10764/7578
Card 2 5674/4230
Card 3 5158/0
Total 37036/11803
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 finances1 -
Thanks @KajiKita, I would normally, but I popped into supermarket for some non-essentials at the same time, as I was spending anyway 😊.KajiKita said:
I think you can exclude fuel as it’s an essential. 😊Caeraugirl said:Spent today as needed petrol.
Could I set a target of 15 for September please.
KK#21 Save £12k in 2025 £19277.35/£200002 -
Hi can I add 3 please1
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One today.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
Day 20 today.‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ David Lynch.
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