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  • maman
    maman Posts: 30,178 Forumite
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    6/10 AFDs please@cathybird 
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,639 Forumite
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    5/20 for me so far.   Not declaring early.  No idea what the day will bring. it looks stressful to me.
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • oceandreamer
    oceandreamer Posts: 677 Forumite
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    5/10 for me too please Cathybird.  Hope your day turns out better than you think Watty1.
  • Dryjan
    Dryjan Posts: 68 Forumite
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    Calling early for 7/18 tonight please.
  • satchmo1
    satchmo1 Posts: 3,372 Forumite
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    10/28 for me today please
    What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?
  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 6,018 Forumite
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    10/20 for me please Cathybird

    Hope your day wasn't as stressful as you expected Watty
    My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error.  Please reinstall universe and reboot+++

    GNU Mr Redo

  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,537 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 10 April at 6:27PM
    Oh no, met a friend and spoilt my run of AFDs, so still on 9/20...
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

    Emergency fund 350/1000
    Buffer fund 100/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/07/2025
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,044 Forumite
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    edited 11 April at 8:43PM
    April AFD challenge 2025

    7 days = image 

    14 days = image 

    21 days = image 

    28 days = image 

    Target reached = image 

    Target beaten = image 

    Entire month = image 


    April targets


    Arkers TF  

    BlueJ94 2/25 

    cathybird 10/21  image 

    CuppaTea TF 

    Dark Sunday 3/14 

    doingitanyway 9/20  image 

    Dryjan 7/18  image 

    dustydigger 21 

    LittleMissDetermined TF  

    maggiem 10  

    maman 7/10  image 

    ManPants 30 

    mrosie 1/15 

    marahouti 7/25  image 

    NeverendingDMP  

    oceandreamer 5/10 

    PriceySOS 22 

    redofromstart 10/20  image 

    RobM99 11/29   image 

    satchmo1 10/28   image 

    Season of Mist 28  

    sukeyboo 4/10  

    tiddles 3/15  

    Watty1 5/20  

    WBF 2/14  


    To see the updated results for April on phone or tablet, click here :)


    🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

  • maman
    maman Posts: 30,178 Forumite
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    7/10 AFDs please@cathybird 
  • RobM99
    RobM99 Posts: 2,763 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Hi each, elelelelevevevevn please. No gig this week-end so football at Cheshunt. Strange little stadium.
    Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!
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