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  • Charlie_21
    Charlie_21 Posts: 123 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    #8 £2449.33/£5500 :)
    Debt | £224.10 / £471.90 M1 | £131.88 / £858.65 Mobile | £443.45 / £3,370.22 L1 | £383 / £6,460 CC2 | £26.25 / £0 M2 | £1,159.55 / £1,159.55 CC1 | £2,368.23 / £12,309.32 Total

    Savings | £953.64 / £1,233 Other | £1,000 / £1,000 EF | £1,953.64 / £2,233 Total
  • st182
    st182 Posts: 165 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic
    well done all. I've thrown the kitchen sink at it this last couple of weeks! now at:

    #30 £2800 / £7400

    lets keep going  o:)
    Pay Off Debts by Xmas 2026; £0 / £6201.56
  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 208 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 29 March at 7:10AM
    #7 £1,396/£6500. Paid very little towards the debt this month due to childcare bills plus currency fluctuation, lost £1k due to rates this month😥 - the more reason to be debt free. Hope the US$ picks up soon. 

    Challenges

    NSD - Dec 10/10

    The Save £12k in 2025 challenge #4 £12,317/£30,500

    2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £42,801.82/£38,000

    Mortgage @ Jan 2025 £75,600-Current bal £29,851.26 Target  MF - Jun 26, 187 days away.


    2026 Challenges

    NSD - January 

    1. 2026 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £ /£29,000, MF target June 2026, current mortgage balance - £29,851.26

    mortgage @ Jan 2025 - £75,600

    2. Loan  - Jan 2026 £1,029.22 - Current balance £1,029.22

    3.52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #2 £/£1,378 -( /52)

  • 32b3in2013
    32b3in2013 Posts: 2,474 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Afternoon all

    paid some money off of a credit card this afternoon

    Total for number 25 now - £8948.77/£15,000.

    I will be back on Tuesday to update on payments made for April.

    32b3

    SPC9 #125 - £816.85
    SPC10 #125 - £851.81
    SPC 11 #7 - £968.46
    SPC 12 #7 - £2682.90
    SPC 13 #7 - £4829.85
    SPC 17 #7 - £7313.63
  • SillySillyGoose
    SillySillyGoose Posts: 34 Forumite
    10 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    All of my payments for this month have gone out, £274.98/£4000
    Starting Total - £8586.09
    Current Total - £7999.85
    Paid to Date - £586.24 / 6.8%
    Overpayments to Date - £46
  • _Dolly_Rocker_
    _Dolly_Rocker_ Posts: 836 Forumite
    500 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Hey all, 
    Not sure of my number yet but I paid an additional £677 towards my debt.
    £3,388.68/£7,450.68
    £4,062.00 to go!
    Debt Free - 4th June 2025
  • meachybee
    meachybee Posts: 45 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    #24 - £2087.04/£7113.80 takes my total debt to just over 5000. Was hoping to be under 5000 this month but I've had a couple of unexpected expenses that have cropped up. Still on track to clear it all by December!
  • 32b3in2013
    32b3in2013 Posts: 2,474 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Afternoon

    April payments made, so

    Total for n
    umber 25 now - £10,711.77/£15,000.

    I am now less than 2 months away from my redundancy.retirement date, so I will pay as much as possible until then.

    Have a good week everyone

    32b3
    SPC9 #125 - £816.85
    SPC10 #125 - £851.81
    SPC 11 #7 - £968.46
    SPC 12 #7 - £2682.90
    SPC 13 #7 - £4829.85
    SPC 17 #7 - £7313.63
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