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NEW - pay off £20,000 (ish) by Christmas 2009

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  • Well done Mel :T that intrest rate should be criminal!, tis daylight robbery!!!!
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Well done mel - I hope you have cut that card up and closed the account!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    Brilliant Mel. Post it back to them in little bits....
  • pania
    pania Posts: 8,258 Forumite
    hi all. usual payments of £661.56 made today!!! next month i will be very under the £20k mark woot woot woot woot woot woot!!!!! :)
    debt @05/11/11 £12210.63!! slowly chipping away!!
    :heart2:impossible is nothing.:heart2:
  • mel19632
    mel19632 Posts: 647 Forumite
    Well done Pania, what an amazing feeling that must be! I'm looking forward to breaking through the £30k barrier - hopefully some point in Feb!
    Paying down the mortgage:
    At 1 October 2011: £226,000
    Currently: £224,499
    Aim: 85% LTV (£212,500)
    Paid £1,500
    Target remaining: 88.89%
  • pania
    pania Posts: 8,258 Forumite
    thanks mel i can't wait tbh!!! :) and good luck for dropping under 30k!! i remember that point!! and it feels goood!
    debt @05/11/11 £12210.63!! slowly chipping away!!
    :heart2:impossible is nothing.:heart2:
  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    You are all doing fantastically well.Let's keep going guys.
  • Little bit off my LTSB today, but shows the BT so o/s amt owed on this card had doubled (does not look good!) but will be at 0% for 6 months so will settle down & look better, I hope!
    So capital paid off was £62.78.
    Off to do siggie,

    Love Suzi xx
  • gailey_2
    gailey_2 Posts: 2,329 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Yay finally something to report, sig updated!
    £80 to barclays od-still over limit!
    £40 to Lloyds /tsb loan

    need to find another £30 for barclaycard
    £30 for catalouge
    £100 orange

    Has been very slow hard month so now feel like im achieving.

    went job hunting again tuesday.
    rang tax office about tax rebate
    doing mad listing on ebay and already sold lots
    dooyoo stedily going up on £18 now and should be able to withdraw £5 paypal off lightspeed tommorow.
    Will list bike in paper again.

    Well done everyone. Im trying to stay motivated and positive still seems huge but im not doing it alone in good company
    pad by xmas2010 £14,636.65/£20,000::beer:
    Pay off as much as I can 2011 £15008.02/£15,000:j

    new grocery challenge £200/£250 feb

    KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON:D,Onwards and upward2013:)
  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Well done Gailey..keep going!!

    Can't wait for pay day on Friday and then I can update my totals..my only weakness is paying off towards credit cards and then finding for some reason:o that my overdraft gets larger... but hey February is a short month!!
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
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