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Payment a Day - Chapter 2026

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LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,191 Forumite

6 January at 8:26AM

BlueJ94 said:

Morning all! Can someone suggest a good savings account? Ive tried chase and they refused me 😂

I have savings in Monzo and Starling, but I've seen ads recently for the 'biscuit' account with Zopa bank with 7%+ AER

Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me

2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017

EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4220/£6000

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LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,191 Forumite

6 January at 8:26AM

My PAD today is £156.20 to various places
LMD x

Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me

2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017

EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4220/£6000

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angelicious Posts: 560 Forumite

6 January at 8:45AM

£10 today to holiday savings

Save £25,000 in 2025: #45-£524.15/25, 000

PAD 2025: £609.19/6100
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debtfreein26 Posts: 15 Forumite

6 January at 8:48AM

£2 to CC1 for me today

Pay off by xmas 2026 - £7/£7959.74
2026 PAD - £7
Make £2026 - £3.50

CC1 - £7/£5617.72
CC2 - £2432.02
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cuddlymarm Posts: 2,284 Forumite

6 January at 8:56AM

Good morning
£20 off my CC today please.

Pay off by Xmas 2026 £175/£2324.67
January NSDs 6/15
January PADs £460
January grocery challenge £12.73/£150
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ThriftyPrincess40 Posts: 132 Forumite

6 January at 9:03AM

I got an interest adjustment so got 2p back 💪🏻🥳🥳🥳

#no 3 Debts off by Xmas 2026 £633.58/£15,250
NSD Jan 10/20
#no 13 365 days 1p challenge 2026
£17.70/£667.95 paid 59/365
#no 2 £2 coin savers challenge 2026 £8 #no 11 SPC 19 £44 banked restart £1.62
2026 PAD challenge £660
1% challenge = 4%

#cc1 200/4100 29%
#cc2 NatWest 150/3400 29%
#cc3 Halifax 0/2150 22%
#cc4. MBNA 80 /5600 22%
#loan1 /14000 7.2%
#loan2 /11000 13%
#family loan /3000 0%
#solicitors /3500
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DebtBustingButterfly Posts: 6 Forumite

6 January at 10:04AM

26p today from cashback from Virgin Money, towards our Virgin CC (our smallest balance).

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Keedie Posts: 3,027 Forumite

6 January at 12:19PM

Afternoon All,
The total PAD for 5 January 2026 was £675.75

Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
(Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉
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st182 Posts: 176 Forumite

6 January at 12:26PM

PAD today CC1:

£2.45

Pay Off Debts by Xmas 2026; £0 / £6201.56
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AntoMac Posts: 3,022 Forumite

6 January at 6:24PM

Feels like a very lively start to 2026 on here. Great to see and long may it continue.
My own PAD today is £12

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