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My LBM
Gettingtherequickly
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Hi there
Been reading this forum for a little while and had my LBM yesterday, only it was in reverse!
About 2 1/2 years ago, I realised that I couldn't bury my head in the sand much longer and addressed my debts. As my debts had all been sold, I worked out what I could afford to repay and contacted everyone and offered a monthly repayment with an option to increase should the situation arise. I was lucky as they were all accepted, I set up SO's & have been religiously paying since.
Initially it was difficult, but once I was used to it, I found that I can still have a holiday & treats, which is just as well as I had to spend a fortune on flights when my mum was ill.
Anyway, I was reading on the forum yesterday and decided to work out what my debts were and was shocked to realise, that by the time I finish paying them off in Jan 2011, I will have paid off just under £25,000. Now I am not looking for brownie points for this achievement, they were my debts & my responsibility, but believe me, I do wish I had known about this forum when I was in my deepest darkest days. The support that you give is amazing and I salute you guys.
Been reading this forum for a little while and had my LBM yesterday, only it was in reverse!
About 2 1/2 years ago, I realised that I couldn't bury my head in the sand much longer and addressed my debts. As my debts had all been sold, I worked out what I could afford to repay and contacted everyone and offered a monthly repayment with an option to increase should the situation arise. I was lucky as they were all accepted, I set up SO's & have been religiously paying since.
Initially it was difficult, but once I was used to it, I found that I can still have a holiday & treats, which is just as well as I had to spend a fortune on flights when my mum was ill.
Anyway, I was reading on the forum yesterday and decided to work out what my debts were and was shocked to realise, that by the time I finish paying them off in Jan 2011, I will have paid off just under £25,000. Now I am not looking for brownie points for this achievement, they were my debts & my responsibility, but believe me, I do wish I had known about this forum when I was in my deepest darkest days. The support that you give is amazing and I salute you guys.
A smile costs little but creates much 
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well brownie points you can have my friend, £25k in roughly 3 years is an incredible achievement so a big well done to you
, Drop a brand challenge
on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)0 -
Well done and all the best on your dfw journey
x I AM A MONEY MAGNET, THEY ARE MAKING MORE MONEY FOR ME AS WE SPEAK:pMIKES MOB, DFW NERD 1071, DFW LHS 132!MIRACLES HAPPEN I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES. LBM 08£77240.69 Current outstanding total £36083.01 Paid so far = £41157.680 -
Aw, shucks guys:oA smile costs little but creates much0
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