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Olympic Countdown aka clear those debts by July 2012!

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  • allym464
    allym464 Posts: 106 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi all, I have just recently joined - can I please join the Olympic challenge? I would like to pay off my £5000 debt by July 2012.

    thanks! :beer:
    __________________________
    Debt free by xmas 2013 #111 Credit card debt [STRIKE]£5000[/STRIKE] paid off!| Santander loan: [STRIKE]£3000[/STRIKE] paid off!. SPC#5 1374 saved £75.47!. SPC#6 TBA!
  • suze72
    suze72 Posts: 209 Forumite
    Hi Dragon and everyone

    Number 134 here, with a new total paid amount of £2730.

    Thanks, Suze x
    Debt free Olympic Contender # 134
    DMP Mutual Support Thread member # 250
    DMP March 2010 [STRIKE]£9786 [/STRIKE] now £990 :)
  • mrsspendalot
    mrsspendalot Posts: 3,238 Forumite
    #145 reporting in

    Another £152.60 down :j

    Running total now £2087.07 / £12,000 (17.39%)
    Olympic Countdown Challenge #145 ~ DFW Nerd #389 ~ Debt Free Date: [STRIKE]December 2015[/STRIKE] September 2015

    :j BabySpendalot arrived 26/6/11 :j
  • MrGreen
    MrGreen Posts: 585 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    #67. MrGreen here with another update.

    Starting amount - £23,245.73
    Left to pay £11,886.05

    Paid to date - £11,359.68
    % Paid - 48.87%
    Nearly debt free
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Good to see you allym464 and I am sorry I didn't welcome you before but I was away for a week :o, anyhow you are now added to the opening post and you are away with debt busting :p

    All the updates have been done (including mine which has gone downwards again - flipping interest! :mad:)
    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
  • TooMany4Legs
    TooMany4Legs Posts: 104 Forumite
    #140 dropping in to report a further payment of £128.90

    Hope you had a good week away Dragon

    TooMany xx
    :D:D:D:D:D Debt Free as of 26/3/2012 :D:D:D:D:D:D
  • dfw123
    dfw123 Posts: 55 Forumite
    Awesome Challenge - I would like to join please!!!

    My target is to pay off £6,203.17 by July 2012! *fingers crossed*

    xx
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    dfw123 wrote: »
    Awesome Challenge - I would like to join please!!!

    My target is to pay off £6,203.17 by July 2012! *fingers crossed*

    xx

    More than welcome dfw123, your running vest is #151 and we look forward to hearing about your debt busting! :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
  • Almost there!!!! I have now paid a total of £8,137.54 out of £8,686.54. Less than a month to go until the finish line :j
    LBM February 2008. DFD March 2013 19 August 2011
    Debt at LBM £14,395.48. Debt Now £0
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Almost there!!!! I have now paid a total of £8,137.54 out of £8,686.54. Less than a month to go until the finish line :j

    Fantabulous news! I'll start dusting the podium off again :p
    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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