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Debt-free wannabe challenges

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goal: debt free by 2155
i will be dead by then so i will be debt free im not in any debt now anyway
1 debt = 50 days... Join me if you like :)
Hi there, I have joined a number of challenges in the past but none seem to suit me, I thought I'd create my own! I have 3 credit cards, a loan and an overdraft to pay off but don't seem to be getting anywhere! If anyone would like to join, my plan is simple - work on paying one debt off (or a portion of) in 50 days. Then…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 16th February 2014
Hello everyone. Welcome to the Weekly Spend Challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in. Everyone is welcome here. On this thread please post an amount of money you wish to stay below within the week (Sunday to end of working day on Friday). This can be pennies or thousands it…
worried sick 32
Apologies in advance if I've posted wrongly but getting desperate. Arrived home this morning after work to find a notice of seizure through my door with a walk in possession form,requesting I sign and return it. I have moved 5 times in 4yrs and this is the first notice I have had,its for council rent arrears and plus…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 9th February 2014
Hello everyone. Welcome to the Weekly Spend Challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in. Everyone is welcome here. On this thread please post an amount of money you wish to stay below within the week (Sunday to end of working day on Friday). This can be pennies or thousands it…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 2nd February 2014
Hello everyone. Welcome to the Weekly Spend Challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in. Everyone is welcome here. On this thread please post an amount of money you wish to stay below within the week (Sunday to end of working day on Friday). This can be pennies or thousands it…
Roadkill Rebels February 2014
Here we are in the 4th month of roadkill rebels and it is turning into quite the coin awareness experiment! It is amazing to watch rebels getting better at finding coins as time passes and also very interesting to see that some months are tighter than others across the board. In the process, there have been some crazy…
The Fab-u-lous February NSD challenge!!
Welcome to the February No Spend Day (NSD) challenge!! We are a happy (and some might say mildly insane) bunch doing battle with those retailers - and there’s plenty of temptation out there at the moment. We are seriously committed to saving money, but nobody said it can't be done with a smile on your face - so we organise…
NSK; February 28 Days Later!
:) :):) 28 Days Later :) :):) Avoid the Rage Virus :mad::mad::mad: and Get Back To Basics Hello Contender! After a rather “thinky” January I felt compelled to drop this challenge down an intellectual notch or two and look to what can only be the weirdest analogy yet in order to compel you to sign on the dotted line.…
Debt problems, advice please?
Hello, I am new to the forum so sorry if this is in the wrong place? or if I break any etiquette? I am struggling with debts and want some good non-biased advice. my situation is as follows... Loan with £9500 outstanding repaying £243 per month credit card £900 repaying 23 (minimum) per month 1500 overdraft which I am…
Treading Water challenge
I'd like to propose a challenge; to cutback, budget or earn more to not get FURTHER into debt this year. I love the dfw challenges, but at the moment we just don't have the spare money to pay masses over the minimum payments, sometimes only managing the minimums. But it's not dire enough to warrant dmp. I'm wondering if…
February 2014- 'Take Your Lunch To Work' Thread
Save your £'s by taking your Lunch To Work (LTW)! A new thread for February2014!! The point of this thread is simple- buying lunch (or breakfast, or both if you were silly like me!!) and snacks/drinks from the works canteen/the newsagents/the coffee shop etc, is EXPENSIVE! Save that money to put towards your debt/to…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 26th January 2014
Hello everyone. Welcome to the Weekly Spend Challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in. Everyone is welcome here. On this thread please post an amount of money you wish to stay below within the week (Sunday to end of working day on Friday). This can be pennies or thousands it…
February 2014 - Make £10 a day challenge - everybody welcome :)
:hello: and welcome to all newbies and regulars. This is the 78th month of this challenge, which was first started by Batgirl, in September 2007 Thanks to Batgirl for starting it, Nat21luv, Monkeynut, Sweetpeas, Purpleroses, JesaRose and MizMir for keeping the thread going. I know this first post is long, but please read…
Welcome to the Debt Free Wannabe Challenges board :)
Hi everyone! We've just set up this new DFW Challenges sub-board for you. We're really looking forward to seeing it develop with loads more challenges and helping people ask questions on the main board. Have fun Andrea :)
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 19th January 2014
Hello everyone. Welcome to the Weekly Spend Challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in. Everyone is welcome here. On this thread please post an amount of money you wish to stay below within the week (Sunday to end of working day on Friday). This can be pennies or thousands it…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 12th January 2014
Hello everyone. Welcome to the Weekly Spend Challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in. Everyone is welcome here. On this thread please post an amount of money you wish to stay below within the week (Sunday to end of working day on Friday). This can be pennies or thousands it…
Weekly Spend Challenge W/C 5th January 2014
Hello everyone. Welcome to the Weekly Spend Challenge. This challenge is open to anybody, no matter what financial place they are in. Everyone is welcome here. On this thread please post an amount of money you wish to stay below within the week (Sunday to end of working day on Friday). This can be pennies or thousands it…
The 'extra payment every week' thread 2014
Lets get ready to ruuuuuumble! Happy 2014!! Hi guys, firstly I want to say thanks so much to inamin for starting this thread in 2012, and to Betty Crumble for running it last year. In their absence I've decided to set it up again this year, I hope that's ok! It's kept lots of us on track and helped clear thousands of extra…
Roadkill Rebels - January 2014
Well here we are in the third month of roadkill rebel madness. Those who have tagged along since November have seen some fairly crazy things done in the name of bringing home the pennies....literally! Many of the rebels can tell you that it gets better and better as you go: Once your eye tunes in to look for coins, you…

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