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Olympic Countdown aka clear those debts by July 2012!
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The_Dragon wrote: »Well done you (when I first read it I thought you said you had cleared the mortgage and I was all ready to :eek::eek::eek::eek::beer::beer::beer:)
If only! We have over £150k left on that, sadly!Don't worry about typing out my username - Call me COMP(Unless you know my real name - in which case, feel free to use that just to confuse people!)0 -
clearing_out_my_pockets wrote: »If only! We have over £150k left on that, sadly!
Ah well! once the other debts are cleared you can start throwing stuff at that!
I now have no overdraft :beer:, and made another payment to the CC so nibbling away at mine (hit 16.50% paid today :j)Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup
NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4)
C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
Every Penny's a Prisoner
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Hi Dragon
I would like to start back at making a dent in my debt and hopefully succeed in paying it off totally in time for July 2012
. So can you put me down for £420 paid off in January please! thanks LBM - October 2018; finally debt free on 16 March 2021
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Another £16 for me please! total up to £203.oops, ive spent to much!0
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Hi Dragon,
Could you please update my figures, this week we have paid off £3,449.
number 78 £20,000/£8,664 43.32%. :j
Cheers,
Pay £7,500 in 2011 paid £29,325 No 43 OP £21,825
Olympic 78= £20,000 paid £35,708 over paid £15,708
Mortgage over payment £1996/£1497 paid in 2011
sealed pot 4 number 845
Weight Loss 29lbs/13lbs0 -
Bit more paid off now. 8.45% complete
HSBC 1 - [STRIKE]£46661[/STRIKE] £40807, HSBC 2 - [STRIKE]£3378[/STRIKE] £2895, Halifax - [STRIKE]£22692[/STRIKE] £24344, Tesco - [STRIKE]£7546[/STRIKE] £6000,
Student Loan - [STRIKE]£1285[/STRIKE]£1090
Citibank - [STRIKE]£3192[/STRIKE] £2957, Next - [STRIKE]£1219[/STRIKE] £579, Sygma - £1038, Capital One - [STRIKE]£468[/STRIKE] £362, Barclaycard - [STRIKE]£115[/STRIKE] £34
Mortgage - £88437
Olympic Contender No. 112 £7,389/£87,495 8.45%0 -
Ooh some nice amounts and percentages appearing folks! AND we have tipped over 12% paid off in total!Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup

NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4)
C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
Every Penny's a Prisoner
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£4,012.14(32.05%) paid off so far
MFW 2016 No 68 £1300/£8500 No new toiletries Cook sth different0 -
£4,012.14(32.05%) paid off so far
According to my calculations (well the spreadsheet's calculations!) you are at 32.13 % paid off :j:j:j:j:jDo not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup
NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4)
C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
Every Penny's a Prisoner
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Thanks dragon i had miscalculated and every little bit to the percentage helps!MFW 2016 No 68 £1300/£8500 No new toiletries Cook sth different0
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