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Olympic Countdown aka clear those debts by July 2012!

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  • Hello All,

    Quick update for number #124: £28,850 paid off (90%)

    So some healthy movement for me which means by pay day of February I should be debt free... Lets hope so

    Thanks Dragon
  • skaps
    skaps Posts: 2,255 Forumite
    Debt is now £5985.74 - its taken me a while but am finally under 6k. Half paid off and wont clear the debts by July 2012 but oh well.
    MFW 2016 No 68 £1300/£8500 No new toiletries Cook sth different
  • jacci45
    jacci45 Posts: 1,636 Forumite
    Sorry no 30 reporting....realised I have never updated my amount paid so hear goes.....owe 16644/33000 and paid 16356 in total...yay!!
    Premature Happy New Year to all!!
  • Quick update, heading into the final stretch of the challenge now! Total today is £9,629 so a total of £6691 paid since start of the challenge (£10,171 paid off from debt at its highest *added in to make me feel better!*). No 32, thanks Dragon.
  • Happy New Year everyone the Olympics will soon be here (although I am sorry to admit I have no interest in the olympics whatsoever :o but I do want to get rid of this debt)

    So the figures for No 127 £23985.29 paid 74.95% Just the normal minimum payment of £80.95 this month but to survive Christmas and my eldest twins 21st birthdays without increasing CC debt is a massive achievement as far as I am concerned :D

    So close to that 75% mark

    DTxx
  • Hello,
    No 158 reporting (I thinkl that's my number - it's in my sig!)
    A total of 919 paid off. Christmas sucks!! Think that's 10% though - and 10% more than I'd have paid off if I wasn't here!
    Hopefully a bigger chunk in the next few months!
    Olympic Countdown No 158
    CC1 2419 - 1800
    CC2 5000 - 4900
    CC3 1469 - 1269
    Was €8888 Now €7969 10.33%:o
    0/12,000 in 2012 :cool:
  • New total paid for 52 is £12058.81.
    HSBC Credit Card £608.69, HSBC Overdraft: £4123.67, HSBC Loan: £8,270.69
    Lloyds Credit Card: £1418.62, Very Account: £518.99, Barclaycard: £126
    Total Debt as of 9th June 2020: £15066.66
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    New total paid for 52 is £12058.81.

    95% of the way there :j:beer::j
    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
  • Siouxsie32
    Siouxsie32 Posts: 1,987 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Cashback Cashier
    Today marks the start of the 200 day countdown to the Olympics :eek: So far I'm pretty much on track.....

    Here are #156's totals:

    Original Balance: £3000.00
    New Balance: £2531.17
    Total Paid: £468.83
    Percentage Paid: 15.62%
  • jacci45
    jacci45 Posts: 1,636 Forumite
    edited 9 January 2012 at 9:18PM
    No 30 reporting ...now owe 16561 and paid 16439/33000!!
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