Can I clear a debt a month??

meggiemoo_d · 24 January 2007 at 8:12PM

Great, thanks! I'll keep an eye open as it sounds ideal!!

ehallett · 28 January 2007 at 12:48PM

Hi everyone

Not done nearly enough of what I wanted to this week :rolleyes: .

I have got up to £500 on AQA though which is good - I'm hoping to get to £600 or maybe even £700 if I can :j .

I got a parking ticket on Thursday which wasn't good - I was parked on double yellows but I have got a disabled badge so thought I would be ok. I think it was because I was parked in a loading bay which I didn't realise. I have appealed against it anyway so hopefully I should get away with it or that's £30 down the drain!!

I've won another couple of prizes but they are not suitable for my boyfriend. They are an Ice Age 2 DVD which I will Ebay today and a Thomas the tank engine train set worth £50 (hmm, maybe I could give this to my boyfriend? :rotfl: ). I haven't received that one yet so I will wait and see what it is like. I might put it away for my little cousin's birthday present (he's mad on Thomas) or I might stick that on Ebay too.

I need to plan my next few days off in February in terms of getting things done as I've been hopeless this week - just sat around answering questions and watching some films (on a free 2 week rental trial with Amazon

).

Oh well, back to the grindstone!!

Emily x

ehallett · 30 January 2007 at 6:06PM

I have decided that the key to becoming debt free for me is 'comps & questions'!!

I need the regular income that my work with AQA brings (up to £600 so far this month) to keep my head above water and have extra cash every month to snowball my debts.

I also need the extras that competitions bring so that I can also chuck these at my debts to clear them more quickly.

I have won around £200 worth of prizes this month alone as I won a sat nav at 3am this morning (the things I do for money!!). I can sell this for at least £100 and clear this off a credit card.

Therefore, my life starting from now and ending when I am debt free is 'comps, questions, comps, questions, comps, questions'!!! (don't worry, I will look after my health too

).

How sad will that be?!

Emily x

Snaggles · 30 January 2007 at 6:24PM

Well done on winning the SatNav Emily! You've earned an amazing amount on AQA too - you'll be out of debt very quickly if you can keep it up. You say you have been hopeless at getting things donen this week, but you have achieved loads, and if you HAVE taken some time out to relax and watch some films.....GOOD!! You deserve it.

justruth · 1 February 2007 at 5:43PM

Well done you Emily!

Yeas I think that the jey to maintaining a regular second income might be AQA, however I am about to nag you again to sort out reclaiming your bank charges. It really is so very easy now, all the letters all already written for you, the court bundle is ready for you and you usually get an offer after the first letter or so.

It really will amaze you just how easy it is and think of the interest you are paying out in the meantime!

webitha · 1 February 2007 at 6:32PM

ooohh im soooooooo jealous

i enter loads of comps and havent won a sausage
i must be just unlucky

summerday · 1 February 2007 at 6:46PM

Emily, please listen to justruth, the bank charge refund would be in effect money for nothing and it is soooo easy now to claim it. Please say you'll do it hun.

Sarah x

ehallett · 1 February 2007 at 7:23PM

I promise I will do it - I am just trying to sort out my AQA account now.

Apparantly my answers are not up to scratch and they have suspended me :eek:

I've got a chat with my SR at 6:30pm tonight so I will let you all know how I get on.

I really don't want to lose this job

Wish me luck

Emily x