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The big challenge - pay off £20k by Christmas 2010

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  • Pay day here :)

    Paid £500 into my ISA. Will wait til debt payments come out on the 1st March and then make some overpayments to those as well.

    Sig updated x
  • well done everyone! OH's been paid today so going to pay £50 off the nationwide overdraft - will be back to update my status once this is done :D XX
    :j6 debts cleared since joining MSE:j
    :eek: Remaining debts... Very / Halifax Loan/ A&L / Virgin cc / Lloyds / Sister :eek:
    :smileyheaGetting Married 04.12.10 - The MSE way :smileyhea
    :dance: Making this house a home :dance:
  • Just updated my signature as paid £50 off nationwide! also paid £2 off very xxx
    :j6 debts cleared since joining MSE:j
    :eek: Remaining debts... Very / Halifax Loan/ A&L / Virgin cc / Lloyds / Sister :eek:
    :smileyheaGetting Married 04.12.10 - The MSE way :smileyhea
    :dance: Making this house a home :dance:
  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    Great payments everyone and def agree that Feb seems to have dragged.
  • Couple more payments made today, £213 in total, and one more left once I get the statement in a couple of weeks.
    Decided that this comming month I will have a skint month and try and pay as much as I can especially as I am working away for most of the month living off company expenses. So expect a few little one off payments through the month.

    Hyp
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    taxi73 wrote: »
    Great payments everyone and def agree that Feb seems to have dragged.

    Yes, why is it that the shortest month seems like one of the longest!!!

    I for one will be glad to see March arrive - March brings with it so much positivity - the start of spring, the arrival of British Summer Time as the clocks go forward, lighter evenings, and (with any luck) a bit less greyness in the weather.

    Keep going guys - you are all doing really well. I've not been posting much here as I have other crap going on in life which is deferring my debt free plan, but I am still keeping up to date with your progress :T
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • March brings my birthday :DD:
    I 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 = £41157.68
  • Payday yesterday for us, final payment for the month to MBNA of £1,315

    I have to hurry up and pay this off as its 34.9% APR which starts in April eeek!

    Total left to pay on the card is £4,825...

    Well done everyone, looks like a great month!

    Total paid this month for us is £3,027

    Total paid for challenge £6,588:j
    Paying down the mortgage:
    At 1 October 2011: £226,000
    Currently: £224,499
    Aim: 85% LTV (£212,500)
    Paid £1,500
    Target remaining: 88.89%
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    payday yesterday so all numbers updated.
    This month i will pay off £991 which is low compared to the past few months but it's all steps in the right direction.
    Total paid against my £15k challenge is now £4338 which is 29%. I seriously fear that i will reach the challenge but maybe it will give me the kick i need.
  • chops22
    chops22 Posts: 650 Forumite
    £124.07 today for me.
    LBM Total: £33356 15/11/09 :eek: £6085.63 paid
    Pay off 10% by March 2010 (3336) yes!!!:j
    Pay 19k by Dec 2010 19000/5732.39 30.12%
    DFW Long haulers #198.
    23/40lbs
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