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Payment a Day - Chapter 2025
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£3.43 paid today
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Been away for a few days so just catching up. Thank you so much @LittleMissDetermined for being May 2025's counter upper and thank you @AntoMac for taking over for June 2025.
We PADded a great amount in May, very impressive everyone. I'll update the totals on the first page now.
Welcome aboard @Nancydrew74 and massive congratulations @Divingmad with your debt being wiped out aside from the mortgage.
My PADs is £255 to savings, sinking funds and savings challenges.
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 22/502 -
My PAD today is £1160.89
LMD x
Life 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 #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60001 -
£30 to debt today27/5/17 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 50
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Hi Everyone,
£8.00
Debts and savings
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Just £5 to savings 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 #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£60001 -
£14.95 today to debtSave £25,000 in 2025: #45-£524.15/25, 000
PAD 2025: £609.19/61001 -
£4.12 to CC1 today
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Hi Everyone.
I havent been ion the forums in such a long time, but my debt level is creeping up again so I am back to tackle it. This thread was such a big motivator for me last time so I am joining again to see if I can pay off as much as I can before the end of the year to start 2026 on a fresh page.
Starting today with £5.33 to my Zopa loan.2 -
Welcome back @Iheart
PADding really helps me to make my outstanding debt to creep in the right direction (downwards).
Hopefully the PADding bug will stick with you.
My own PAD today is £90 (£40 to debt and a nice £50 win on Premium Bonds)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 52
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