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My Very Long Journey

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  • Excellent news on the barclaycard. It's much quicker spending the money than it is paying it back isn't it. I've just been calculating all my debts up and it's an horrendous figure and every time I look at it, it depresses me so I'm going to do one thing at a time as it seems more manageable. I'm hoping that by posting my successes on here it will give me the incentive to pay it all off quicker. That's the plan anyway. As all mine are with DCA's I'm not paying any interest.
    12/04/2019
    Savings £134 nothing changed here
    Credit Score 134/700 - Jan. 171/700 - Feb. 151/700 - Mar.
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    Spending the money was so easy, I can't believe the amount I have wasted, what the hell was I thinking!

    Like you said though one thing at a time, penny by penny we will become debt free and I will be out on a Friday night not sat in thinking about all the mistakes I have made!

    Sorry, that probably didn't cheer you up much!
    LBM Aug 09: £18,650.47 - Current: £12,854.93 (£5946.79)

    Barclays: £2,928.34 Lloyds: £2,499.60
    MBNA: £3,788.99 Overdraft: £1,900.00 Mum: £1,738.00

    Surveys: £6.60/£40.00
  • Trouble is it's not just on a Friday night I sit and think about all the mistakes I made, it's every blinking night. Can't remember the last time I had alcohol :) Never mind, have got to stay focused on paying the debt. Am going to have a little look to see if there's anything I can e-bay. I seem to have sold everything except the cat and kids but I'm sure there's always more.
    12/04/2019
    Savings £134 nothing changed here
    Credit Score 134/700 - Jan. 171/700 - Feb. 151/700 - Mar.
  • 3 items listed so far and they were the ones to hand. Off to see what other goodies I can find :)
    12/04/2019
    Savings £134 nothing changed here
    Credit Score 134/700 - Jan. 171/700 - Feb. 151/700 - Mar.
  • Herewego
    Herewego Posts: 2,541 Forumite
    You've caught the bug 46 listed and I dont need to hunt
    MARCH 2016 DEBT £25750/ £25035
    EST DFD JAN 2021 (that needs to change)
    NOW JAN 2019 (that still needs to change)
  • I can't find anything else. I'm having a bit of a flap about it. I'm in an e-baying mood and nothing to sell :(
    12/04/2019
    Savings £134 nothing changed here
    Credit Score 134/700 - Jan. 171/700 - Feb. 151/700 - Mar.
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    I can't find anything else. I'm having a bit of a flap about it. I'm in an e-baying mood and nothing to sell :(


    Did you not say you had kids, my sister constantly threatens to put hers' on:rotfl:
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • It looks as if that's all I've got left to sell. Off out now for a bit, DD having her hair cut.
    12/04/2019
    Savings £134 nothing changed here
    Credit Score 134/700 - Jan. 171/700 - Feb. 151/700 - Mar.
  • Didn't manage to find anything else to sell and the 4 items I listed are all 99p items so not going to make my millions there. Have got loads and loads of books listed on Amazon and they've been there a while so I've just updated my prices to make sure mine are the cheapest. Fingers crossed they#ll sell.
    12/04/2019
    Savings £134 nothing changed here
    Credit Score 134/700 - Jan. 171/700 - Feb. 151/700 - Mar.
  • Herewego
    Herewego Posts: 2,541 Forumite
    Have you thought about taking afew items off amazon and onto ebay might do a bit better I have done that with some books today.
    Do you find amazon goes in fits and starts, I read somewhere that you items move to the bottom of the lists if you dont make changes to your items, you can move back to the top by putting your items on holiday for a few minutes then take it off. Seems to work for me very strange.....
    MARCH 2016 DEBT £25750/ £25035
    EST DFD JAN 2021 (that needs to change)
    NOW JAN 2019 (that still needs to change)
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