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One debt Vs 100 days
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Hi all, glad to see we are all ready to get into this challenge tommorow morning :j Welcome to all the newcomer and I wish you all the best. Now those of you who want to join please do before midnight tonight so I can add you to the front page. Once joining has closed I can still add you but I cant add you to the 'bigger' numbers

So we still have a few hours sign up left but so far... drum roll please...
There are 51 members attempting this challenge :j The total amount of debt we are hopeing to repay is £47,348.98. The amount we are trying to save is £15,576.71. So thats a grand total we are all attempting to repay in 100 days of...
£62,925.69 :j :j :j
So a bit of extra statistic for you... Thats £1,233.83 per person (averaged out). Which is £629.25 per day throughout the challenge. Or £26.21 per hour :j
Heres to the next 100 days :beer:0 -
How is everyone planning to meet their target??
Ebay seems very popular.Make £10 a day, October 2023 - £105/£3100 -
i am planning to do it with ebay, car boot, mystery shopping, quidco, surveys free bingo and grabbing any extra money making opportunity i can find!0
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I'd love to join. Aiming for
£2000 off credit card
in 100 days!
Thanks
2019 fashion on a ration 0/66 coupons0 -
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What a great idea. Can I join please? I would like to pay off an extra £200 - hopefully more (but I need to remain realistic!).
Many thanks for starting this post.This time I haven't smoked since 6th Jan 2014 and still going ok.
Fingers crossed x0 -
Have seen a few people mention quidco, gonna have to look it up

Just joined bingo site as well woo hoo!!Make £10 a day, October 2023 - £105/£3100 -
I'm hoping to get extra through Ebay, cutting back and even offering to babysit/iron!1st debt - Next [STRIKE]£583.32[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£408.71 [/STRIKE] £0 :j
2nd debt - MBNA - £6,618.52
First in many many to go - baby steps and all that!
First lump sum to go - fingers crossed!
08/06/09 - [STRIKE]£11,497.68[/STRIKE] NOW - £9,757.75
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lol @ PAP with her stats. I love figures too so read these with relish :rotfl:..
Gawd knows how I am going to manage tbh. I will try and cut down as much as possible, Pray that ex starts the maintenance payments again and just keep plodding on. My target is above realistic so I will have to push myself to get there.x5 Year plan. April 2020 to June 2025- CC and mortgage free by time I'm 60
Currently CC £23,674.36 /£14,895.41/£14315.42
Mortgage £28,214.65/ £26,254.71/ £25,746.43
By end 2020 I want CC at £ 19,000.00.
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I have been umming and ahhing over whether to join as I would love to pay off my £1560 left outstanding. I have joined a few challenges though, but why not. I'm in.
Hope I can do it.0
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