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One debt Vs 100 days

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  • penelopedee_2
    penelopedee_2 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    £28 for me today please.

    £310 remaining.
    This time I haven't smoked since 6th Jan 2014 and still going ok.
    Fingers crossed x
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Am skint, but am reading this and hoping to be able to join it at the beginning of next year, when SFE have given me my finance, I'll know what I can pay a month as basics and then what I can throw on top to get things running
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    Hi all, sorry I havent posted in what seems like forever. I am contantly updating the main post though and to date we have all made payments totalling...

    £17,208.26 :j :j :j

    Well done to all those who have contributed, it has certainly been a fab few days/weeks and we are barely 1/4 of our way through the challenge. Keep on going all :T

    A very big shout out to penelopedee though who has payed something from her debt everyday without fail, way to go penelope :j

    elfen, I will definatly be redoing this challenge in the new year, It will prob go live around the 10th January maybe? I will keep you all updated never the less :D

    Have a great weekend all :beer:
  • BabyBetty
    BabyBetty Posts: 196 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi PAP,

    I have made my final payment to HMRC (6.35am this morning) - the debt is now gone. I am so relieved.

    Can you update me as clearing this debt.

    Will update and what debt will be next with the time limit.

    Cheers.

    BB
    Original debt at LBM July 2008, £47, 654.34. Debt at January 2016, £21,443. Barclaycard [STRIKE]£9,000[/STRIKE]£8,756, Tesco cc [STRIKE]£3000[/STRIKE]£1,136. Debenhams storecard [STRIKE]£350[/STRIKE]£263, OD [STRIKE]£3,500[/STRIKE] £3,000, Corp Tax £3,036, Study loan £1,750, Smaller debts £2,000.

    Since my LBM I have not been fully committed so now I have had a 2nd LBM.
    Aiming to be debt free by December 2016:D
  • penelopedee_2
    penelopedee_2 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    Well done Betty!

    Thanks for the kind words PAP, without your challenge I would have just frittered this away each day. I find having a smallish target to reach helps me keep at it, rather than getting despondent at the bigger picture.
    So many thanks for setting this up.

    £5 for me today please.

    £305 remaining.
    This time I haven't smoked since 6th Jan 2014 and still going ok.
    Fingers crossed x
  • kathy40uk
    kathy40uk Posts: 874 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Well done Betty for clearing a debt and well done Penelopedee for a payment a day :T:T:T

    I can only agree this has kept me focussed thank you so much for the challenge PAP, I too would have frittered this especially after the dentist costs I would so have given up if I hadn't had this thread :)

    Quidco money came today, another £15.00 off the debt :T

    Thanks all again for the encouragement :)

    DFD Need to August 2027 :(
    NSD March 15/20
    NSD April 17/15
    NSD May 13/15
  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    Considering I've been saving £2 coins, along with taking some extra out of wages on payday (£50), I can't for the life of me work out how my total is £75 :confused:

    It's easy to see why I'm in debt with maths this bad! :D
    @ LBM = £15,872.65, now £10,819.82
    AF Jan = 7/? Feb = 5/14 Mar = 14/20 Apr = 6/14 May = 2/14 June 2/14 July 0/TF Aug 1/TFv Sept 6/TF Oct 4/7
    "NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,934 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    43.16 paid today, when did we move?

    and have been busy at work, hope all is well with people xxx
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • BabyBetty
    BabyBetty Posts: 196 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 3 October 2009 at 6:27AM
    Hi PAP, now that I have cleared my HMRC debt I would like to knock out two small debts.

    Debenhams card £250.00
    Wallis Card £194.00

    Total to clear £456.00

    Can you put me down for this new amount please. Hoping to clear by November if it all goes to plan.

    Cheers.

    BB
    Original debt at LBM July 2008, £47, 654.34. Debt at January 2016, £21,443. Barclaycard [STRIKE]£9,000[/STRIKE]£8,756, Tesco cc [STRIKE]£3000[/STRIKE]£1,136. Debenhams storecard [STRIKE]£350[/STRIKE]£263, OD [STRIKE]£3,500[/STRIKE] £3,000, Corp Tax £3,036, Study loan £1,750, Smaller debts £2,000.

    Since my LBM I have not been fully committed so now I have had a 2nd LBM.
    Aiming to be debt free by December 2016:D
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »
    when did we move?


    No idea Buffy :confused: I pm'ed Fermi but Andrea moved us. Ho hum...
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