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Olympic Countdown aka clear those debts by July 2012!

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  • aytch
    aytch Posts: 1,721 Forumite
    Please could you add me - scarily my target is £12,679
    DEBT FREE since 2011
    Retiring to Spain has changed my world

    :beer:
  • Hello to all Olympic Contenders :hello:

    Some regular payments have come out in the last couple of days, so I'm off the starting blocks with £453.63 paid.

    Happy new year everyone.

    Polly
  • Hello to all Olympic Contenders :hello:

    Some regular payments have come out in the last couple of days, so I'm off the starting blocks with £453.63 paid.

    Happy new year everyone.

    Polly

    Excellent start,:T I can wait for 2nd JAn to add my updates too
    £23366/ £39206.92 DFD Nov 2016
  • Could you put me down for £10,000 by the start of the olympics. Our overall debts are higher but this would make a very serious dent in them and seeing the target go down is going to be a great motivator!

    Thanx.

    Oh and need to update sig...got to try and remember how hmmm.
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Good to see you aytch and lisalongsox, you are added to the first post (along with your amounts to clear - so if you want your Olympic number it is one there as well :D).

    Pollydaydream - I have added your amount paid (you have cleared 1.03% and we are not even in 2010 yet :p) and I have updated the overall totals

    To pay - £736,369.59
    Paid - £1,112.73
    Percentage paid 0.15%

    Slowly but surely we are getting there!
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • The_Dragon wrote: »
    Pollydaydream - I have added your amount paid (you have cleared 1.03% and we are not even in 2010 yet :p) and I have updated the overall totals

    To pay - £736,369.59
    Paid - £1,112.73
    Percentage paid 0.15%

    Slowly but surely we are getting there!

    Dragon, thanks for this - it's a new way of looking at things for me and really motivating :D
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Dragon, thanks for this - it's a new way of looking at things for me and really motivating :D

    Well I am hoping that people seeing percentages paid going up and up with boost them to get them moving even faster :D
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • Hi Dragon,

    Just to let you know that I've managed to pay £543.09 towards my debts so I've started the marathon!

    Enjoy your evening x
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Thank you NoDebtDiva - another one off the starting blocks with a 4.19% paid figure!

    Overall totals £1,655.82 paid which equates to 0.22% of the total to pay :beer:

    Here's hoping everyone has a fantastic New Year's Eve and is fired up for debt busting tomorrow and onwards!
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • shanks77
    shanks77 Posts: 1,182 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Hi i would like to join please put my debts down as £7000 which does not include mortgage £6000 is to my mum (so no interest to pay) but she doesnt think she will ever get it back and i would love to see her face when i can.
    Silly question but how do i find this board again to update my debts and see how others are doing
    Thanks
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