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Olympic Countdown aka clear those debts by July 2012!

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  • Hello everyone, :wave:

    Made a payment of £35.00 this morning, no interest on this one and an over payment of £30.00 across two C.C. £65.00

    purple_angel
    July NSD's 10/20
  • Just 15p today
  • I have made a total payment of £369.85 towards my debt today :j.
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    I managed another £10.14 myself last night so that coupled with the payments from Paulgonnabedebtfree, Purple_Angel and Claireloulin has us with a nice decent amount paid so far!

    Total paid to date - £15,135.52
    Percentage paid = 1.18%
    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
  • Paid £35 today so added to the £100 I paid last week gives a total of £135. thats 0.48%

    I'll update with minimum payments later in the month once I know what they are

    £27,865 to go in 924 days = £30.15 per day :eek::eek:

    UD
    Total debt at 01/01/2010 £34,262 (Excludes mega mortgage) Daily interest £12.42
    02/10 Now £3.12 due to repayments, BT and :money:
    Olympic challenge £5081/£28,000 (18.15%)
    Aim to lose 35 lbs from 01/01/2010 to 30/06/10 9.5/35
    1 debt in 100 days £2886/£3839
  • candyblue
    candyblue Posts: 640 Forumite
    Another £8.41 taking me up to £490.63
    £23366/ £39206.92 DFD Nov 2016
  • £6.50 for me today
    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
  • stacy
    stacy Posts: 660 Forumite
    I'm still here reading everyones progress.
    I'm itching to update with totals paid off debts but im doing it on a monthly basis and will only update when all my interest comes off of my payments and i know exactly how much i have paid off.
    Can't wait!! :D
    Due to budget cuts the light at the end of the tunnel will be switched off.
    Debt free Olympic challenger No.11
    Paid off so far: £3274.75
  • katenut
    katenut Posts: 530 Forumite
    stacy wrote: »
    I'm itching to update with totals paid off debts but im doing it on a monthly basis and will only update when all my interest comes off of my payments and i know exactly how much i have paid off.
    Can't wait!! :D

    Me too!! I'd love to do it now but will just confuse myself I think! Still checking everyones progress tho, have been on here every day since New Year. OH was starting to think I was up to something until I showed him the thread haha!!
    Trying to jump back onto the moneysaving wagon .... :cool:
  • stacy
    stacy Posts: 660 Forumite
    Haha Katenut thats funny about OH.
    Oh an great minds think alike :D
    Due to budget cuts the light at the end of the tunnel will be switched off.
    Debt free Olympic challenger No.11
    Paid off so far: £3274.75
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