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Sparkle's seven week credit card challenge!
Sparkle80
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I seem to have accrued just over £800 in the last six months or so, really just with bad planning and over doing it on the shopping :embarasse
It's all on a 0% card until the end of January so obviously I would like to have it cleared by then.
I joined in on the 100 day challenge thread earlier on this year and plan to carry on some of the things I picked up there...ebaying, free bingo, quidco etc. I have just had a huge clear out and listed around 35 things on Ebay. Not sure how well they will sell as a lot of the things are summery tops but could be used as dressy tops for Christmas too, I'll see how it goes.
To start me off I won £10 on the lottery last night so that's going onto my total straight away! I'm giving myself a target of £1000 so that if I get the credit card out the way I can treat myself or save the rest.
Wish me luck!
It's all on a 0% card until the end of January so obviously I would like to have it cleared by then.
I joined in on the 100 day challenge thread earlier on this year and plan to carry on some of the things I picked up there...ebaying, free bingo, quidco etc. I have just had a huge clear out and listed around 35 things on Ebay. Not sure how well they will sell as a lot of the things are summery tops but could be used as dressy tops for Christmas too, I'll see how it goes.
To start me off I won £10 on the lottery last night so that's going onto my total straight away! I'm giving myself a target of £1000 so that if I get the credit card out the way I can treat myself or save the rest.
Wish me luck!
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Ok so a slow start but a start none the less! £25.00 from Ebay sales today...sig updated.0
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£26 today from Ebay sales, sig updated. Think this will be the last until into the new year but you never know, might have a big lottery win tomorrow
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A little extra from Ebay sales today...£11 added to sig.0
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Hope it goes well for you
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
Good luck with your challenge Sparkle!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
Received £10 from Quidco, had forgotten about that so was a nice little surprise :j0
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£26 from Ebay sales over the weekend...sig updated. Still got a few more things on Ebay so will see how they go this week!0
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