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The big challenge - pay off £20k by Christmas 2010
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paid £122.94 to my car loan so we're off.Goals for FebruaryDeclutter 2/50Money Made £0/£200Overpayments £0/£2000
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i forgot to mention the min payment to DH's c/c went out so that's another £80 paid and added to the totalGoals for FebruaryDeclutter 2/50Money Made £0/£200Overpayments £0/£2000
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Just on to catch up with everyone's progress
Eagles74 - just wanted to say good luck with the job hunt and your attitude is brilliant
Well done everyone on the progress so far, December is so hard for debt busting and everyone is doing so well !!!
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Evening All
Ohbummer have just realised I'm going to be late for work oh well I'll just have to rush.
I have been reading through and catching up and thought I'd give you all a progress report from the duck household.
I have done another quick calculation and well it can't be right it would seem I have paid off 9% of my total so far - not quite 90 I grant you but some how it seems tooo much, anyway, am rather pleased with that we all seem to be making excellent progress. I cant see January being as good or Feb or March for that matter but as long as I am enployed and well I'm happy to be plodding on. Not long till christmas.. still have no present, may get a grip sometime soon......
Duckie:DTo be figured out!0 -
I have added all my payments this month to my signature minus the interest. What an eye opener I knew what the interest was on different things but never done a monthly total. If I was to clear all debt I would be £200 better off monthly with just interest payments.Debt at LBM £19700 :eek:
Arrears £4800
:j married 14/08/2010 :j
Date wife can move to live with me 28/02/2011 (date she can leave work for good) :beer:0 -
Woo hoo!!! I just worked out how to make overpayments to my Egg loan from my RBS current account through online banking :T. Made a small overpayment tonight to check it works! Loan is due to be paid up on 1/12/2010 but if this works out ok I can make regular overpayments and hopefully clear it by summer. I am delighted!!0
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It seems our egg loan end at the same time. And good riddance xxI AM A MONEY MAGNET, THEY ARE MAKING MORE MONEY FOR ME AS WE SPEAK:pMIKES MOB, DFW NERD 1071, DFW LHS 132!MIRACLES HAPPEN I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES. LBM 08£77240.69 Current outstanding total £36083.01 Paid so far = £41157.680
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Here here Happy!!0
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min payment gone out today on DH's c/c so that's an extra £44 to add to my total.Goals for FebruaryDeclutter 2/50Money Made £0/£200Overpayments £0/£2000
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Well done everyone for getting off to a good start. DEcember's a tough month to start this challenge, but a good one for the same reasons.0
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