Addicted to sums, totals & spreadsheets....Am I the only one?
Little_Miss_Uni-Debt
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Right, I have to admit it - being on here and debt busting for nearly the last two years has turned me into a total maths geek!
Give me a scrap of paper and a writing implement and i've covered it in numbers, worked out a formula for something and come up with an answer to a rediculous question that I've set myself in under 4minutes!!!
I guess it comes from wanting to be in control and I feel that when I am fully aware of my situation numerically I am satisfied that I am still doing an ok job at killing my debt monster. :rolleyes:
I was wondering if this was a phenomenon that came with MSE or is it just me? :cool:
Some may say I probably have too much time on my hands however I think it has helped me to become far more focussed and improved my maths and excel abilities ten fold. :T
Ok, so these are just some of the things that I've worked out over the past few weeks. They range from the average to the completely random.
I am exactly 75% through my debt free journey
My debt free date is 21st Nov which is in 2.7 months :rotfl:
When I have paid everything off I will have paid a total of £115.38 per week for the last 102 weeks!!!
Last year I took home just under 11,000 in wages and paid off over £5700 to my debt!!!
This year I earned 17,000 and will have paid off over £7000 to my debt.
Next year - it will be ALLLL mine
To me this is free motivation!!
Have any of you worked out any random facts about your debt journey to help you on the way??? Or should I just seek help right away :rotfl:
Give me a scrap of paper and a writing implement and i've covered it in numbers, worked out a formula for something and come up with an answer to a rediculous question that I've set myself in under 4minutes!!!
I guess it comes from wanting to be in control and I feel that when I am fully aware of my situation numerically I am satisfied that I am still doing an ok job at killing my debt monster. :rolleyes:
I was wondering if this was a phenomenon that came with MSE or is it just me? :cool:
Some may say I probably have too much time on my hands however I think it has helped me to become far more focussed and improved my maths and excel abilities ten fold. :T
Ok, so these are just some of the things that I've worked out over the past few weeks. They range from the average to the completely random.
I am exactly 75% through my debt free journey
My debt free date is 21st Nov which is in 2.7 months :rotfl:
When I have paid everything off I will have paid a total of £115.38 per week for the last 102 weeks!!!
Last year I took home just under 11,000 in wages and paid off over £5700 to my debt!!!
This year I earned 17,000 and will have paid off over £7000 to my debt.
Next year - it will be ALLLL mine
To me this is free motivation!!
Have any of you worked out any random facts about your debt journey to help you on the way??? Or should I just seek help right away :rotfl:
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Hi there - no, you're not alone - I have a mega spreadsheet showing income & outgoings until 2030...... :eek:0
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I am 101% certain that I am not as good as you at maths.“Careful. We don't want to learn from this.”0
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Wow I bet that's a work of art!!! :rolleyes: I bet you're super organised!!!0
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It is funny as I've always hated maths and was told I was very bad at it at school!
However when it is saving money we are talking about then it is far more interesting0 -
Morning I love a good spread sheet hehe I can't say I'm all thatgood at them but it does help that you can put the snowballing chart into excell how do I work out percentage of debt paid ?I AM A MONEY MAGNET, THEY ARE MAKING MORE MONEY FOR ME AS WE SPEAK:pMIKES MOB, DFW NERD 1071, DFW LHS 132!MIRACLES HAPPEN I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES. LBM 08£77240.69 Current outstanding total £36083.01 Paid so far = £41157.680
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It can become an obscession but im thinking now thats why most of us ended up here-compulsive personalities.0
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i'm a compulsive lister, but these days along with outgoings for shopping etc there's breakdowns of what I'm saving for Pap's 100 Days Challenge, what is going off my total debt & what my budget for any treats (if any) is. And then once I've spent it I write it all again in my spending diary!
I need help too, don't i?
@ LBM = £15,872.65, now £10,819.82AF Jan = 7/? Feb = 5/14 Mar = 14/20 Apr = 6/14 May = 2/14 June 2/14 July 0/TF Aug 1/TFv Sept 6/TF Oct 4/7"NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"0 -
I started off with a spreadsheet, but now prefer to use a notebook, its full of anticipated spend per week, actual spend, lots of little sub totals, complete work of art; makes sense only to me, but I constantly add up the money in my purse and compare it with projected figures.
BTW best thing I ever did was start making lists and using CASH!!Debts at LBM - Mortgages £128497 - non mortgage £27497 Debt now £[STRIKE]114150[/STRIKE][STRIKE]109032[/STRIKE] 64300 (mortgage) Credit cards left 0
"The days pass so fast, let's try to make each one better than the last"0 -
no you're definitely not the only one, i know to the penny how much is in everyone of my accounts, i know my debt to the penny, and i know the exact month i will be debt free, how it will be achieved and how many months/years i've shaved off my dfd.0
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I wish I knew all this, I have my online banking and check that but I don't have a spread sheet, I feel quite left out!!
xxNevertheless she persisted.0
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