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Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2025!

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  • MissPennySave
    MissPennySave Posts: 437 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 24 October at 7:58AM
    Morning everyone, payday again and this will be my last update as I am now DEBT FREE!!! I have just paid my final credit card balance of £1100!!!: (ps I  just realised I never did my September update which was £1900, opps sorry)

    #10 £15120.00 / £15120.00

    MPS x
    I AM DEBT FREE!!!!!!  (as at 24.10.25)

    November 2022 - £46,626.96 / November 2025 - £0.00
    Debt paid off - £46,626.96 (100%)

    Completed Challenges:
    #10 DFBXMAS25 £15120.00 / £15120.00 (100% paid off) COMPLETED!
    #15 DFBXMAS24 £16972.80 / £14000.00 (121.23% paid off) COMPLETED!
    #41 DFBXMAS23 £14751.96 / £12000.00 (122.93% paid off) COMPLETED!

    MissPennySave's Debt Free Diary - DFW Diary
  • Honeysucklelou2
    Honeysucklelou2 Posts: 4,823 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Catching up with the thread. Have been paying the direct debits monthly so another £2,100 has been paid off. A family wedding and a child starting uni have hindered additional payments but these were essential spends.

    New total 🟰 £2990 / £5000
    paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
    2025 savings challenge £0/£2000
    EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 17
  • Honeysucklelou2
    Honeysucklelou2 Posts: 4,823 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Congratulations MissPennysave - fabulous achievement 🥳
    paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
    2025 savings challenge £0/£2000
    EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 17
  • RedLipstick
    RedLipstick Posts: 132 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper
    Well done @meachybee and @MissPennySave, amazing news!  <3 

    Mortgage: £173,700 Sep 22  £159,000 Sep 25

    MF Date: Sep 52 Mar 52


    2025 Challenges:

    EF #84 | MFW25 #51 | MFiT-T7 #5 | Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2025 #34

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