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The big challenge - pay off £20k by Christmas 2010
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Only a little change to my total, but it all helps

£25 transfered from my bingo and scratchies a/c to savings, new total £1434.500 -
Can I joint too please? I've given this far too much thought and am aiming for a grand total of £18,600 which will make us totally and utterly debt free until something else unexpected and expensive rears it ugly head and bites us on the arrse.Saving for a Spinning Wheel and other random splurges : £183.500
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just a quick update to this thread.....havent made mega progress but small steps ey..... I am now off the mark and have paid off £63.35 of my proposed £20k!! Im looking forward to seeing this fingure rise at the end of the month when payments are due to be made.
In between those payments i will just quietly chip away at the debts as best I can!!
Hope everyone is well!
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£150 paid off. Free cash from scratchcards and bingo.Saving for a Spinning Wheel and other random splurges : £183.500
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Another little change to my total, but it all helps

£25 transfered from OH's bingo and scratchies a/c to savings, new total £1459.500 -
Can you put me down for 21K please to overpay on mortgage. Aiming to do this by July but realistically with baby due this isn't going to happen!Debt Free Wannabe.0
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Woohoo, a decent payment at last! £200 off my Virgin credit card!
My Mum has said she would help us out with an interest free loan for a house deposit so it has made it all the more important to clear my debt and have some savings to add to the pot
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Please add me to this challenge, I am determined this year is my year and I would like to be put down for £15 k please, this would take at least 3 years off my DFD£23366/ £39206.92 DFD Nov 20160
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Morning folks payment for me today £165.49 to Capital One.
Off to update my sig
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£244 just paid to Virgin.0
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