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  • Wonder_Girl
    Wonder_Girl Posts: 999 Forumite
    Damnation & blast! Fiddlesticks and bother! I have a £1200.29 VISA balance to clear which I have just tarted over to Tesco 0% credit card (0% runs out March 2007).

    I've just missed out on this, thought we could have had a Magnificant 7 but LJD1 needs to be in really, she was there before me.

    Unless you want an "Exclusive Eight" ??

    No....LA....stop, this will get out of hand and keep escalating. I will join in unofficially too and read the thread!

    Good luck you guys!

    Why don't we start a new one every month?

    this one can be the August challenge.

    You could be top of the list for the September list?

    And maybe we could look at ways to include debts of different sizes? like working out what percentage you had cleared rather that amount?
    All comments and advice given is my own opinion and does not represent the views or advice of any debt advice organisation.

    DFW Nerd #132
  • Mirtos
    Mirtos Posts: 728 Forumite
    Nooooo! I want to join! I have my egg card of just under £1000 to clear, AND £1077 to clear from my barclays overdraft before the interest free period expires! I think I'd do the barclays one. Maybe I'll just lurk and secretly join in! Wicked idea em.
    xxx
    Official Debt Free Wannabe Nerd Club member 095! Debt Now:
    M&S £5000 £2071.49 - 3.9% |Cahoot Loan £8646.96 £7453.24 - 5.8%| Barclays OD £2250.00 £991.99 - 0% Halifax Card £1620.60 - 0% Savings: £927.59
    Grand Total = £22,540 £11,209.73 :eek:Total paid off since 31st May '06 = £11,330.27 :T Semi-DFD Dec'07?
    Savings for temporary unemployment fund: £763.05 @ 8%, £164.54@ 4% Total savings: £927.59

    £18k Challenge £18,934.21 £11,209.73 to go!
    Proud to be dealing with my debt.
  • LookingAhead
    LookingAhead Posts: 4,633 Forumite
    Sure thing! I would like to be included if another one is set up then.

    Not sure about the percentage thing cos I am pretty poor at maths but...very happy to see the total start to tumble! Tumbling totals! Got a certain ring to it.

    Anyway I will stop hijacking Emily's thread now and again wish everyone the best of luck!! Brilliant idea Ems. xx
    Bank Balance: In the black for the moment.
    Sainsburys Loan: Cleared July 2010
    Credit cards: AMEX Airmiles Card: direct debit set to clear balance monthly
  • Mirtos
    Mirtos Posts: 728 Forumite
    good idea wonder girl and looking ahead. I'll save mine til next month - see there's already a queue of us!
    Official Debt Free Wannabe Nerd Club member 095! Debt Now:
    M&S £5000 £2071.49 - 3.9% |Cahoot Loan £8646.96 £7453.24 - 5.8%| Barclays OD £2250.00 £991.99 - 0% Halifax Card £1620.60 - 0% Savings: £927.59
    Grand Total = £22,540 £11,209.73 :eek:Total paid off since 31st May '06 = £11,330.27 :T Semi-DFD Dec'07?
    Savings for temporary unemployment fund: £763.05 @ 8%, £164.54@ 4% Total savings: £927.59

    £18k Challenge £18,934.21 £11,209.73 to go!
    Proud to be dealing with my debt.
  • LJD1_2
    LJD1_2 Posts: 2,173 Forumite
    Yip that sounds good to me...unless we have another thread called the 'unofficial challenge'!
    January budget
    Nothing left!
  • ehallett
    ehallett Posts: 1,960 Forumite
    Emily - can you let LJD1 join? Lucky SEVEN and all that!

    Hmm - I don't like odd numbers so LJD1 can join and LookingAhead why don't you join in too?

    The more the merrier :D

    We can all put our money making ideas together and clear our debts that much quicker :D

    Welcome aboard :j
  • ehallett
    ehallett Posts: 1,960 Forumite
    Sorry Mirtos, I've only just seen your post.

    How about having 10 people in the challenge? That's a nice round number and with Mirtos that makes 9 so 1 other person can join.

    How would that be?

    I think we would have to stop at 10 though or we could go on forever :D
  • LJD1_2
    LJD1_2 Posts: 2,173 Forumite
    Aw thank you! I'm so excited now, this is just what I need. I'm off to find all those accounts that might have a few pounds in. Good luck all!
    January budget
    Nothing left!
  • ehallett
    ehallett Posts: 1,960 Forumite
    LJD1 wrote:
    Aw thank you! I'm so excited now, this is just what I need. I'm off to find all those accounts that might have a few pounds in. Good luck all!

    What debt are you clearing and how much is it?

    Don't forget to add it to your signature if you want to :D

    Good luck :j
  • LookingAhead
    LookingAhead Posts: 4,633 Forumite
    Woohoo! Thanks Emily, you little love you.

    :kiss:

    I am off to amend signature :D
    Bank Balance: In the black for the moment.
    Sainsburys Loan: Cleared July 2010
    Credit cards: AMEX Airmiles Card: direct debit set to clear balance monthly
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