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My Debt Diary

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  • James240
    James240 Posts: 16,392 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Go James go!
    Nearly there now.

    I know :) im soooooo close :j :j cant believe its nearly time to be debt free :ji Started this on the 8th February 2006 and i never beleived i would see the end of it :o just doing some rough calculations every month ive been paying roughly £684.59 a month of my debt over 22 months and im just really proud of myself for acheiving this :) im almost there peeps!!!!! :dance: :dance:
    Savings Total so far for 2026: £0/£10,000
  • kipper_2-2
    kipper_2-2 Posts: 56,024 Forumite
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    James240 wrote: »
    im just really proud of myself for acheiving this :)


    I'm proud of ya too, you have worked damn hard :kisses3:

    James240 wrote:
    im almost there peeps!!!!! :dance: :dance:


    and again I shall say.....




    whooooooooooopppppppppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :D :j
  • D&DD
    D&DD Posts: 4,405 Forumite
    :j Ooh James you're sooooo close now well done!!!! It's so good to see everyones debts clearing :T :T Keep it up now or else you'll have us to answer to...
  • James240
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    i know :j :j im keeping me head down and ploughing on to the finsih line peeps im almost at the top of the hil and can nearly see the finsihing straight :j :j :j :dance:
    Savings Total so far for 2026: £0/£10,000
  • :beer: i rarely post, but you deserve a huge well done. that's a serious amount of money, just think when the debts gone if you kept saving at that rate you could run up £20,000 of savings in two years! another thread me thinks!
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  • Verbatim
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    Wow that's a thought.

    Well done James. Does your sig mean that you've got £3344.14 MB AND £184.86 ss xmas challeng or is the latter included in the former, iyswim?
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  • lunar
    lunar Posts: 1,805 Forumite
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    Hi, just wanted to say well done for sticking wit it and paying off so much debt, i cant wait to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
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  • James, you're amazing to have wiped so much off your debt in such a short space of time. Plus, you've still got all that lovely MB lolly if I understand your sig right:confused:.

    I think in your future life together you and Kipper will be a formidable team money-wise.:beer:
  • James240
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    aawwww cheers peeps :kisses3:
    verbatim wrote:
    Wow that's a thought.

    Well done James. Does your sig mean that you've got £3344.14 MB AND £184.86 ss xmas challeng or is the latter included in the former, iyswim?

    Thanks verbatim :) The 184.86 SS challenge is from the matched betting board and is included in me total figure of £3344.14 :)

    gollygosh wrote:
    :beer: i rarely post, but you deserve a huge well done. that's a serious amount of money, just think when the debts gone if you kept saving at that rate you could run up £20,000 of savings in two years! another thread me thinks!


    Thats me aim to get a nice deposit so i can afford to move out of me mates house and actually have me own place :j :j :j thats me next aim in life :)
    Impomdasp wrote:
    James, you're amazing to have wiped so much off your debt in such a short space of time. Plus, you've still got all that lovely MB lolly if I understand your sig right:confused:.

    I think in your future life together you and Kipper will be a formidable team money-wise.:beer:

    aawwww thanks :beer:

    The matched betting total will be used to pay off the remaining parts of my debt at the end of the year leaving me totally debt free :)

    Im on top of the world peeps im almost there :dance: :dance: :dance:
    Savings Total so far for 2026: £0/£10,000
  • PeachPickle
    PeachPickle Posts: 9,924 Forumite
    Nice to see you buzzing so much James :T :T
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