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Dont sit still for too long or .....

You will end up getting sold on ebay, the last few months I have been making inroads into my debt and am determined to pay the remaining amounts off by Xmas 2008...so I have started gutting out the house and selling unwanted stuff in house on ebay, so far I have made £109, I have got a pile of DVD's on at the moment and my daughter is giving me her gamecube to sell. I am really determined that by 1st January 2009 it will be new year new me, I have become obsesive about selling stuff and have got a pile of books on Amazon as well. This may sound sad but I get a buzz when I get an email to say that another one of my items has sold. As well as aiming to be debt free I have also signed up for my local freecycle, although dont make any money its a feel good thing.

Sorry to waffle on but has anyone else done this sort of thing to pay off their debts.:j :j
"In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.

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  • savingholmes
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    Well done. There is a thread about selling on e-bay and car boots etc. Also look at the make £10 a day challenge. I made £110 in 2 weeks in July and have made £114.50 the first 2 weeks of August so yes you can have some success....
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality by mid 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £201,999 with 233 payments to go - now £180,463 Equity 27.81%
    2) Spend on handyman & external building works & new patio door £13.45K
    3) CC £9.35K on 0% spends card (includes £1K work expenses) & offset by £34.9K savings (part EF, part future home improvement)
    4) Mortgage neutral by June 2030 AVC £11.6K/£127.5K AVC target 9.09% value at 15/8/24
    5) FI Age 60 annual income target £13.7/30K 45.7%
    6) SIPP £4.2K at 15/8/24
  • Well done Kiora, I've keep thinking about e-baying but have got up and done it, good on you:D
    lost 3stin 4mnths GC nov£90/£51.65 July£100/£97.67 Aug£90/£18.59
    LBM Nov05 Loan £4910.65 Paid April07 sealed pot challenge#256
    Nov06 CC £2,590.56 Paid aug07 + Savings07/08 Night Owl 22#
    Mortgage £87,000/£84,000/ £82,261.00/£81,785.30 £80,268/£75402.00/£71229.15 DFW NERD 987 Long Haul member 125 debt free 24th aug 07
  • Well done you!:beer:
    STARTED WITH £11,153 TOTAL DEBT
    NOW HAVE £7389.81:beer:

    DEALING WITH MY DEBT!
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