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2026: The Final Year

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  • crunchy_time
    crunchy_time Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper

    Today's win - the first £1k has been paid off!

    I'm so happy! I posted the Vinted parcels as well so, hopefully they will drop next week and I can pay off another £10 ish.

    Crunchy x

    Start Total 12/12/25 £6557
    Current totals: HSBC £369 Virgin £1177 Barclaycard £3026
    Total: £4572
    Paid off £1985 in total
  • brilliant news

    Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 12st 1lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough.
  • crunchy_time
    crunchy_time Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    Start Total 12/12/25 £6557
    Current totals: HSBC £369 Virgin £1177 Barclaycard £3026
    Total: £4572
    Paid off £1985 in total
  • Honeysucklelou2
    Honeysucklelou2 Posts: 4,908 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper

    Well done on the £1k paid off 🎉

    paydbx2026 #19 £1499/£6000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £133k.
    2026 savings challenge £0/£2000
    EF £140. Savings 2 £2.17
  • crunchy_time
    crunchy_time Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    Start Total 12/12/25 £6557
    Current totals: HSBC £369 Virgin £1177 Barclaycard £3026
    Total: £4572
    Paid off £1985 in total
  • crunchy_time
    crunchy_time Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper

    Today's win: I scraped together a vinted sale of £2 and some loose change in all the accounts to get £7 towards the debt.

    So we have started working towards the next £1k.

    Crunch

    Start Total 12/12/25 £6557
    Current totals: HSBC £369 Virgin £1177 Barclaycard £3026
    Total: £4572
    Paid off £1985 in total
  • crunchy_time
    crunchy_time Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper

    Today's win: The husband and I had a top-level strategic money chat last night and decided to throw everything we can at the debt to get it paid off as soon as possible. At the moment it is being paid down just by extra money we make from selling things or interest, round downs or windfalls like council tax so this should be a bit of a game changer for us. I wonder how quickly we can pay off £5.5k of credit card debt!! Let's find out.

    Crunch x

    Start Total 12/12/25 £6557
    Current totals: HSBC £369 Virgin £1177 Barclaycard £3026
    Total: £4572
    Paid off £1985 in total
  • Dakota_Rose
    Dakota_Rose Posts: 278 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic

    You’re on a roll! I’m sure that £5.5k will come down quickly now you have both really set your minds to clearing it.

  • crunchy_time
    crunchy_time Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper

    I hope so, it’s a balance between other things that we need to do in the house and also holidays.

    Im thinking of pausing paying into my private pension for the time being as I can always catch that up in the future.

    Start Total 12/12/25 £6557
    Current totals: HSBC £369 Virgin £1177 Barclaycard £3026
    Total: £4572
    Paid off £1985 in total
  • crunchy_time
    crunchy_time Posts: 584 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper

    Today’s win: I have found a few bits this weekend to go on Vinted so shall aim to get them up today.

    Crunch x

    Start Total 12/12/25 £6557
    Current totals: HSBC £369 Virgin £1177 Barclaycard £3026
    Total: £4572
    Paid off £1985 in total
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