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

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  • My_World
    My_World Posts: 64 Forumite
    Hi - Can I join as well please?

    I was kinda doing a similiar challenge quietly myself but if everyone's in it together we can do it!!

    I have about £17k of debt but I'm going to aim for £20,000 so I can build up a small savings pot also!

    I'm off to update my sig and start ebaying!!!

    Good Luck everyone!!

    xLx
    Aims for 2009:
    Lose weight: +4.25lbs/65.75lbs :mad: ,
    Get 4 a's in exams,
    Pay off debt £1,568.60/£19,657.84 (only £18,089.24 to go!),
    Have savings: £1210/£2000
  • mumofcookers
    mumofcookers Posts: 234 Forumite
    Hi everyone,

    I have not posted on here for a week or so because I have been waiting for some money to clear, it did today!!
    So I have paid £399:j

    Which also takes me down to 3 credit cards instead of 4, which at the start of the year it was 5 credit cards:T

    So I'm feeling very smug today (sorry!)

    I hope everyone is having a good day.
    Pay off all your debt by Xmas 2012
    Aim £8200
    Total so far £3700
    Left £4500
  • Piquant_2
    Piquant_2 Posts: 5,769 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    Today I have cleared 138.33 bringing my total to 231.43. I hope to really start it rolling in January!
    Total debt at October 2008: £67,213.30
    Total debt today: £0     - debt and mortgage free 29th November 2013 :T
    Sealed Pot Challenge member 14
    Save £12K in 2014 - £6,521.90/£6K member 138


  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Bake Off Boss!
    It's amazing sitting here watching all the money being paid off from all the people. Can't wait until I can start counting on January 1st.
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
    Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off
    Met NIM 23/06/2008
  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    You are all doing fantastically.My loans start leaving my account from next week so at last I'll be starting to pay some decent amounts off.Can't wait.
  • boredofbeingathome
    boredofbeingathome Posts: 15,657 Forumite
    I can add another £168 coming off my total..as car is on interest free credit..just off to update,
    Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
    Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:
  • determinedtodothis
    determinedtodothis Posts: 593 Forumite
    :dance:

    Thought i had no spare to help me with this challenge this week and then a chat at the photocopier revealled..... council tax only has the Jan Payment to go - totally forgot...means i'm £20 up (or is it down?) because i lost track of where i was and i only have £20 of arrears left to pay :T

    Well impressed week 2 of december and over the £400 mark
    TOTAL: (1.9.2008) £[strike]20,971.00[/strike] (02.12.10)£11,006.07
    £9,262.93 Paid off (Since LBM) :D
    Debt Free Date [strike]2021[/strike] 2015
    Savings £100 Dec NSD 11/20, Sealed pot challenger 1043
    :xmassign:
  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    Thanks Mel. I know you're right, just having a down day. I get paid on Monday so doubtless I will be feeling better then!
  • paybacktime2008
    paybacktime2008 Posts: 1,208 Forumite
    £2.80 showing as paid off Virgin credit card. Shocking figure!

    New total in sig.
    LBM 10/08 £12510.74/
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    sarahs999, I've had one of those days too.

    But I withdrew my paltry ISA cash balance and paid £50 off my egg loan today, so my signature has been duly amended.
    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)
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