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Olympic Countdown aka clear those debts by July 2012!

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  • rachelww1
    rachelww1 Posts: 680 Forumite
    Just paid an extra £200 to my mastercard. Can you update please xx
    LBM Dec 10. Total unsecured debt £41176 :eek: Nov 12 Debt Free Thanks Mum x RIP x

    2013 Savings £250
    2013 OP £3500
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    rachelww1 wrote: »
    Just paid an extra £200 to my mastercard. Can you update please xx

    Got it Rachel :) and this means you are off the starting blocks! :j: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
  • thrifty_fifty
    thrifty_fifty Posts: 1,298 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Good to see you back Dragon :) Hope you're well and having a lovely Christmas.

    Bit of an update for me, my new grand total paid off is £5921, that 50% paid off is sooooo close now i can smell it.

    xx


    M&S £2878.22/ Natwest £3526/ Loan £405/ [STRIKE]Sofa £0[/STRIKE]/ [STRIKE]Ring £0[/STRIKE]/
    Savings £12.04     NSD 3/10 :cool:    Total £6915.88

  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    thrifty_fifty wrote: »
    Good to see you back Dragon :) Hope you're well and having a lovely Christmas.

    Bit of an update for me, my new grand total paid off is £5921, that 50% paid off is sooooo close now i can smell it.

    xx

    Thank you thrifty fifty and yes you are at 46.98% really close to half way there! :beer:
    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
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    D'oh! Someone slap me up the side of the head with a wet kipper! I have been very carefully putting in my CC payments and forgot that I had added my o/d to my pay off total and £140 was not being included :eek:, I have suddenly gone from nearly 9% paid to nearly 16% paid :rotfl:
    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 got an unexpected cheque through so please take -£85 from my total.
    Hope everyone has a lovely New Year and looking forward to reducing my totals further in 2011 xxx
  • viv.
    viv. Posts: 160 Forumite
    I would love to join this challenge please as the thought of being debt free by 2012 is a fatastic thought I would this to become a reality
    #1200 - Sealed Pot challenge £1263/£300
    #67 - Virtual sealed pot challenge £360/£300
    #64 - £2 coin Challenge £290/£300
    #89 - £365 in 365 days £365/£365
    How much can you save £8932.49/£10000
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    viv. wrote: »
    I would love to join this challenge please as the thought of being debt free by 2012 is a fatastic thought I would this to become a reality

    Welcome viv. and yes you can jump in :p all you need to do is let me know how much you want to clear and I will add you to the list :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
  • skaps
    skaps Posts: 2,255 Forumite
    edited 1 January 2011 at 2:11PM
    Happy new year to everyone. Here's to a debt busting 2011.

    Made some payments yesterday so now my total debt has been reduced by £3391.04 which is 27.16% paid off.
    MFW 2016 No 68 £1300/£8500 No new toiletries Cook sth different
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    skaps wrote: »
    Happy new year to everyone. Here's to a debt busting 2011.

    Made some payments yesterday so now my total debt has been reduced by £3391.04 which is 27.16% paid off.

    Thanks skaps and Happy New Year and happy debt busting all round here as well :rotfl:
    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
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