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light at end of tunnel

Nyquist
Nyquist Posts: 39 Forumite
in Debt-free wannabe
YES!!!!!!!!

Am over the moon. never thought i'd be getting this close but finally there is light at the end of tunnel. have just paid back a whopping £1000 which I earned in extra shifts over the last 6 months which now means my CC debt is down to £600. Even though I'm at work at midnight on a bank holiday Sunday and I've worked all weekend I'm completely ecstatic because soon I won't have to live to on £50 a week and I can walk around happy in the knowledge that I no longer have this weight on my shoulders. life is brilliant


peace to you all x

:j
Debt at worst - £13000 (Jan 2011)
Debt remaining - £13000
Debt free date - 31st January 2013
Mortgage - £163000.00
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  • Smashing
    Smashing Posts: 1,799 Forumite
    You utter star! :D
    One of the greatest thing money can't buy - peace of mind.
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    :j woo hoo :j congratulations nyquist
  • Janey51
    Janey51 Posts: 1,195 Forumite
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    Well done nyquist. And you did it with your own hard work. Looking forward to the same feeling myself in a few months...if the house sells.
  • K9cuddles
    K9cuddles Posts: 2,202 Forumite
    Well Done! Don't worry about working bank holiday weekends as I am too!!! As you say it's worth it in the long run!
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  • saubryn
    saubryn Posts: 610 Forumite
    Wooohooo :) Nice work!
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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    OMG thats fantastic :T GO YOU!!!
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    congratulations, you give us all hope
    Lem
  • Mrs_Sparkle
    Mrs_Sparkle Posts: 1,805 Forumite
    What a fantastic post- am so happy for you! It just shows that if we keep chipping away at our debt, making small changes where we can, it will get results and there will be light at the end of the tunnel. I love reading people's success stories.
    Debt at highest May 2006: £27,472.24
    currently: £13,353.25
    DFW Nerd 178
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Yay, well done you!!!!!_party_

    Now, about that mortgage....... get onto mortgage board next!!!!!!
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
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  • debbycatz
    debbycatz Posts: 209 Forumite
    That is fantastic :j Well Done to you :T

    May I ask what you will be differently in the future to avoid getting back into debt?

    I only ask this because I have realised I got into debt simply because I didn't budget properly for things like birthdays, christmas and 'leaving do's' etc so whenever they happended, I'd use my credit card over and over. Now that I am debt free, I have done myself a proper budget so that I have enough in my little pots to cover this sort of thing.......well, that's the theory anyway :D
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