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  • Molanole
    Molanole Posts: 1,563 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    29

    c. £29,400

    February 2010 unless something drastic happens
    Debt Free Nerd No. 89, LBM: April 2006, Debt at highest (Sept 05): £40,939.96
    NOW TOTALLY DEBT FREE!!!!!!!! Woooo hooooooo!!! DEBT FREE DATE: 23 December 2009
  • FatJock
    FatJock Posts: 196 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi,

    Age 35 - down to £3017 (was 20k). This is on one credit card and will all be clear by xmas unless something horrible happens.

    also owe about 7k on student loans which I'm not tackling yet. CC first - SLC later.

    cheers,
    FatJock
  • laurajayne
    laurajayne Posts: 629 Forumite
    22

    £4,211

    DFD - May 2007 :j
    :cool: Proud DFW Nerd 135 :cool:
    Sealed Pot Challenge - 019
  • Donedoingdebt
    Donedoingdebt Posts: 1,196 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Age - 46
    Amount of debt as at 16/07/2006, the day after payday.
    BLS collections £3112.81 (£77 per month) DFD December 2009.
    BLS collections £1036.02 (£47.10 per month) DFD May 2008.
    Wescot £2231.50 (£61 per month) DFD August 2009.
    Blair, Oliver & Scott £2442.52 (£85 per month) DFD December 2008.
    BoS credit card current balance £9592.13 DFD ???????
    Black Horse loan £85 per month (Not defaulted) DFD June 2011.
    Balance inc. interest is £5100.

    Total debt is £23,514.98.
    DFD somewhere between May 2008 & June 2011, depending on how much I
    transfer onto other debts as & when the earlier ones finish.
    Donedoingdebt Lightbulb moment January 2000. Debt at highest approx £102,000. Debt now (October 2009 - absolutely fork all!!!):beer:
    CSA case closed on 02/09/10 :beer::beer:
  • oakdale_minx
    oakdale_minx Posts: 1,174 Forumite
    36

    £25,000

    DFD - - hopefully 2010 - I'll be 40!
    Hoping loads of bank charge refunds will wipe about £4k off my debt this year.
  • MrsTinks
    MrsTinks Posts: 15,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Name Dropper
    26
    £7574.31 (was a lot more!!!)
    DFD Hoping for end of dec 2006 but realistically it's gonna be next summer :)
    DFW Nerd #025
    DFW no more! Officially debt free 2017 - now joining the MFW's! :)

    My DFW Diary - blah- mildly funny stuff about my journey
  • llh189
    llh189 Posts: 533 Forumite
    31

    cc 3k

    Loan 15k ish

    August 2008
  • 31

    £ 12,329

    Officially Dec 07, but hoping I'll manage it sooner.
  • jessicamb
    jessicamb Posts: 10,446 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    24

    £2940 + student loan (£oodles but not concerned about it atm)

    2009 DFD but hope to half this with overpayments.
    The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese :cool:
  • amosworks
    amosworks Posts: 1,831 Forumite
    23
    £1k-ish left
    Some time before October probably
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