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Debt Free in 2009 support thread

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  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    sinnoc00 wrote: »
    Finally paid off the last of my credit cards!! Only the rest of my Natwest loan to go now and that'll be paid off next payday - 22nd May is my official Debt Free Day! Woo Hooooo!!!

    wooo fab news! :T
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another £980 off for me.

    Well done to sinnoc - we'll all be toasting you next month.
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £33,821

    Boiler fund £925/3000

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • Party Time!

    Final Payment of £400 today, making me debt free a whole month early!!!

    :j:j:j:j:j:j:j
    Don't worry about typing out my username - Call me COMP
    (Unless you know my real name - in which case, feel free to use that just to confuse people!)
  • YIPPEE Well done clearing out my pockets! What a brilliant effort! Champagne all round :beer:
    Credit card [strike]£1032[/strike] £0.00 :j
    Halifax Loan [strike]£6995[/strike]
    £0.00 :j

    debt free 24th July 2009 :beer:
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Party Time!

    Final Payment of £400 today, making me debt free a whole month early!!!

    :j:j:j:j:j:j:j

    WOOTNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Go clearing!! :beer::beer::beer::beer:
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • utopiah
    utopiah Posts: 316 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    well done to sinnoc and clearing-out-my-pockets thats excellent news. :jAnother £50 off for me, long way to go yet :huh: !!
    Mortgage free 25/9/2019 8years and 7 months early 😁😁😁
  • sinnoc00
    sinnoc00 Posts: 21 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Thanks again everyone - so close now, I can almost smell the debt-freeness!!!
    Congrats Clearing - great news!!!
    Total Debts at LBM October 2008: £5692 Currently £0!!! Bank Loan: £[STRIKE]488[/STRIKE] CLEARED 01/06/09!!! Abbey Zero CC: £[STRIKE]424[/STRIKE] CLEARED 24/04/09!!! Debt Free: 1st June 09:j Weight Loss: 95/95lbs Started 17/09/08 :D
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Another £10 paid off today - I will get there (it might be 2012 but I will get there!)
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • ~evanesco~
    ~evanesco~ Posts: 814 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    £92.44 paid off this month.
  • COMP OH has paid off £402 today
    Don't worry about typing out my username - Call me COMP
    (Unless you know my real name - in which case, feel free to use that just to confuse people!)
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