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Olympic Countdown aka clear those debts by July 2012!

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  • welshkaz
    welshkaz Posts: 288 Forumite
    a crazy money month everything that could go wrong has but a small payment off debts this month £61 please dragon hope everyone else has had an easier month x
    may groc challenge £167/£280...
  • skaps
    skaps Posts: 2,255 Forumite
    Total debt is now £12,183.48
    MFW 2016 No 68 £1300/£8500 No new toiletries Cook sth different
  • natsing
    natsing Posts: 555 Forumite
    Just cleared the last of my overdraft with £130, so £1600 now paid off!
    Debt free 11/05/11!

    Savings £4000/ £300
  • scoobylicious
    scoobylicious Posts: 378 Forumite
    The_Dragon wrote: »
    Hi scoobylicious, some people know they will not clear the whole lot (mortgages etc in there!) so they opt to clear a chunk of it (maybe a couple of credit cards or a personal loan, something along those lines), anyway think about it and when you know let me know how much debt you want to shift during this run up :D

    Thanks for all the encouragement! Will start working it all out-might go with the idea of planning to clear particular cards, feels more positive than trying to clear a random large sum! :o
    Scooby
    :eek:CCs[STRIKE] £46287.82[/STRIKE] £40071.74 13% DFD Feb17nowNov[STRIKE]16[/STRIKE]15:o ODsRBS £425, A/L £2500
    LBM March2010 Good bits...Boots£97.78 Tesco£30.50 Nectar£62.06 JL£105     PADs £447.90
    dfw longhauler#220 DebtFree by Olympics#91 £6215.28/22000 28.2%     £10k in 2010#125 £6215.28/£1    0k 62.1% :A
  • freedomahead
    freedomahead Posts: 10 Forumite
    Hi

    Another £317.43 for me today please

    Thanks
    LBM # 2 = 1 January 2016
    Barclays CC £2150.00 0% October 2018
    Virgin Mortgage arrears £3120.00
    Emergency Fund £0/1000
  • Pollydaydream
    Pollydaydream Posts: 306 Forumite
    Just popped in to say hi and well done to everyone.

    I get paid on Friday so will be able to update again next weekend (I really, really must start trying to pay something in between paydays!).

    A big thanks to Dragon for updating all the totals. I have to say that seeing how much I've paid out in just 3 months is quite shocking - these days I don't know how I would be able to bring myself to actually spend that much money.

    Okay, I've learned my lesson, now let me win the lottery :rotfl:.

    Have a good week.

    Polly
  • sunday_girl
    sunday_girl Posts: 186 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    £15 pound to Barclaycard for me today :)
  • dentonemma
    dentonemma Posts: 240 Forumite
    £113 paid today.
    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
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Thanks for the payments through folks - we are creeping up the percentage and the total paid - go us!!

    I reckon these will jump up at the start of April as people do their end of month payments :p - speaking of which I am away for the Easter weekend so I will clear down my Private messages area just in case you want to send amounts to there OR wait until I am back and I will do a HUGE update comprising Thursday 31st March to Tuesday 6th April inclusive :eek:
    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
  • emsikins
    emsikins Posts: 121 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Payment made today of £17.57. Which makes:

    Total paid = £646.92

    Payday tomorrow so I'm hoping for a few more payments in the next few days :j
    Total debt at LBM... £16,815.02 :eek:
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