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  • candyblue
    candyblue Posts: 640 Forumite
    Shanks,your new years resolutions sound near enough the same as mine! My house is still a tip but it is getting better day by day as I do something else, and as you say taqking something with me from each room makes a difference!

    Well a whole 20P!! from me today, roll on payday on Friday!
    £23366/ £39206.92 DFD Nov 2016
  • £6.12 today thanks
  • Kiwisaver_2
    Kiwisaver_2 Posts: 1,169 Forumite
    Woohoo!!! I'm off the starting blocks, my usual fortnightly direct debit came off today £220.43 (Plus Interest)

    New balance £25,939.57
    Mortgage
    Start January 2017: $268,012
    Latest balance $266,734
    Reduction: $1,278.45
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Thank you Paul and Kiwi :D with the amounts you have paid the group is creeping down the marathon route and we are now at 1.07% :T
    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
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Another £89 paid today :D
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Thanks Gemmzie - that takes you up to 1.18% paid so far! Sneaking up 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
  • Jboy
    Jboy Posts: 26 Forumite
    After interest I paid off £4.65 from one card and £929.32 from another. Yay!
    CC1: [STRIKE]£4990.46[/STRIKE] £3048.57 / CC2: [STRIKE]£5616.99[/STRIKE] £5583.10 / CC3: [STRIKE]£4815.75[/STRIKE] £4738.86 / CC4: [STRIKE]£3844.66[/STRIKE] £3723.32 / CC5: [STRIKE]£2669.82[/STRIKE] £2655.09 / CC6: [STRIKE]£1897.17[/STRIKE] £1861.01 / CC7: £1227.52

    Debt Free Olympic Contender #47 (£24,984.81) paid £1,675.19 (6.70%)
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Well done jboy :j - this takes you up to £955.67 or 3.83% paid :j and it brings the team to

    Total to pay at start - £1,256,411.92
    Total paid to date - £14,423.48
    Percentage paid = 1.15%
    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
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Just worked out, it's about 3.22% per month to pay off per month if they are doing it equally across the challenge. So anyone ahead deserves a huge clap :T :T
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • £13.13 today thanks
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