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  • candyblue
    candyblue Posts: 640 Forumite
    Glad to see everyones doing fab already, another £33.06 paid off today (making a total so far of £395.76) from selling some vouchers and using a voucher offer on some shopping and putting the voucher amount towards this challenge.
    I also got some good news today in the form of a letter from the council asking me if I wanted to work the elections again this year, so that should be some extra money I can throw at the debt:T
    £23366/ £39206.92 DFD Nov 2016
  • jamjam3
    jamjam3 Posts: 30 Forumite
    Can you add me in:

    Total Debts: £10000 :eek:
  • I'd love to join this too. I have £15,468 to pay off of credit card debts and this would be a great challenge to help me to do just that. Thanks
    5 Year plan. April 2020 to June 2025- CC and mortgage free by time I'm 60
    Currently CC £23,674.36 /£14,895.41/£14315.42
    Mortgage £28,214.65/ £26,254.71/ £25,746.43
    By end 2020 I want CC at £ 19,000.00.
    By end 2021 I want CC at £10,000.00
  • I just wanted to know do my payments for challenge include minimum monthly repayments - of course I intend to pay more than minimum but....?

    Thanx.
  • Just 3p today thanks
  • jay20043
    jay20043 Posts: 93 Forumite
    Just worked out i've paid £120 off my debt. Will update more on payday!
  • natsing
    natsing Posts: 555 Forumite
    As of tomorrow my first monthly amounts will be paid, will update then, anything I make over and above my basic outgoings will be paid off this challenge, and I'll try and work out what I have actially paid off and not include interest payments (should work for most of my debts- the two loans may be tricky mind!)
    Good Luck All
    Debt free 11/05/11!

    Savings £4000/ £300
  • shanks77
    shanks77 Posts: 1,182 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Hi Dragon can you take£55 off my total as i have managed to put some to my cc
    Gl everyone with the challange we can do it:j
  • katenut
    katenut Posts: 530 Forumite
    Hi everyone, just dropped in to say how impressed I am with how you're all doing! This is definately my favourite challenge :j
    I'll be updating my total in a couple of weeks when all my card payments have gone through, can't wait to see the percentages going up everyone! :T
    Trying to jump back onto the moneysaving wagon .... :cool:
  • Swinstie73
    Swinstie73 Posts: 2,897 Forumite
    Hi Dragon,

    Can you please take £68.34 off my total as I made an extra payment to my CC? Should now be at £8,380.12. Well done everyone else!
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