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Olympic Countdown aka clear those debts by July 2012!

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  • dentonemma
    dentonemma Posts: 240 Forumite
    Today payment is £498.

    Thanks Dragon for organising and updating its great to see how much % is done.
    Pay £7,500 in 2011 paid £29,325 No 43 OP £21,825
    Olympic 78= £20,000 paid £35,708 over paid £15,708
    Mortgage over payment £1996/£1497 paid in 2011
    sealed pot 4 number 845
    Weight Loss 29lbs/13lbs
  • Claireloulin
    Claireloulin Posts: 18 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Another £135.18 paid today for me please Dragon. :)
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Thank you for your updates purple_angel, runmichellerun, sunday_girl, planning_ahead, dentonemma and Claireloulin - everything has been updated on the first post and thanks to you all we have now cleared 2.44% with £34,744.27 :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
  • learn2cope
    learn2cope Posts: 87 Forumite
    I've paid another £25.46 today :beer: Thank you Dragon for keeping us all up-to-date xxx
    Nerd No. 1245
    2014 Challenges:
    Attempting to snowball to freedom!
  • welshkaz
    welshkaz Posts: 288 Forumite
    ive paid £20 today a start heh x
    may groc challenge £167/£280...
  • natsing
    natsing Posts: 555 Forumite
    Finally off the mark with our monthly payments, £600 off our total this month
    Debt free 11/05/11!

    Savings £4000/ £300
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Another few strides to pay off thanks to learn2cope, welshkaz and natsing!

    Total paid to date - £35,419.73
    Percentage paid = 2.48%
    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
  • Hawkofeagles
    Hawkofeagles Posts: 7 Forumite
    Made a payment today Dragon of £229, so please take that off my total.

    Thank you very much.
    Debt Free Olympic Contender #70 (£4,344) paid £229 - Mortgage free in 10 Years (Overpayments made £0) 79k
  • clodagh_trubble
    clodagh_trubble Posts: 120 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Another £186 off for me today please:).

    Thanks for this challenge Dragon, it's keeping me on the straight and narrow:A.
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    £201 paid off today :D
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
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