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***The A Fixed % of Money Left After Bills Goes On Debt Challenge***

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  • Happytogetdebtfree
    Happytogetdebtfree Posts: 6,798 Forumite
    im too confused with percentage so im doing just 13k ! lol so 155.27 paid off today :)..... woo woo im sure you will meet target i have no doubt about it :) enough focus and it should be no problem a couple of carboots cutting back weekends in can make the difference :D im feeling full of positive relief im off xmas shopping this weekend and im not spending crazy crazy id like to be able to make a little extra debt payment if possiblaaaa lol xxx
    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 = £41157.68
  • **Kat**_2
    **Kat**_2 Posts: 969 Forumite
    Hey - adding starnac now - sorry soooooo busy in work will have to properly read on weekend. Everyone is doing amazingly so far though - need to takes leaves out of your books as I'm not that great!
    Loan - [STRIKE]£6991.95[/STRIKE]£6180.01; Barclays Res - [STRIKE]£600[/STRIKE] £0 - £22 per week :eek:, NWB Grad O/D - [STRIKE]£1185[/STRIKE] £887.86 18.28% SWALEC - [STRIKE]£700[/STRIKE] £0 NPOWER [STRIKE]£220[/STRIKE] £0 Kays - [STRIKE]£591.28[/STRIKE] £0 TOTAL DEBT - [STRIKE]£10,288.23[/STRIKE] £7,000.01 31.96 % Paid off. BS Fund - £1 Savings Fund - £41.17 % Challenge Member 1
  • Kepp
    Kepp Posts: 4,390 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Happytogetdebtfree wrote: »
    im too confused with percentage so im doing just 13k ! lol so 155.27 paid off today :)..... woo woo im sure you will meet target i have no doubt about it :) enough focus and it should be no problem a couple of carboots cutting back weekends in can make the difference :D im feeling full of positive relief im off xmas shopping this weekend and im not spending crazy crazy id like to be able to make a little extra debt payment if possiblaaaa lol xxx

    Well done Happy! :)
    Debt at LBM Apr 2010 £28,767 Debt free as of Nov 2013 :j
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    updated my accounts tonight, i've paid off 43% of my net pay today. Yet to do OH's accounts which may give me some more to put aside but don't think i'll be hitting 50% this month. But that's what a challenge is about.
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    43%/50% is very good LT, well done :)
    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
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    ta, i think it's quite respectable. A lot different to what it was when i first started out.
  • Kepp
    Kepp Posts: 4,390 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well done LT :)
    Debt at LBM Apr 2010 £28,767 Debt free as of Nov 2013 :j
  • EB69
    EB69 Posts: 878 Forumite
    Good going Lemon Tree!
  • Happytogetdebtfree
    Happytogetdebtfree Posts: 6,798 Forumite
    I have paid a mere 0.46 after intrest ona card lol its hillarious but at some point quite shocking really i have estimated next months wage :) it shows after everything we should have 200 spare we could have 700 spare but comitted to a cruise althogh i dont know if it should be cancelled im in debate thinking thats one whole credit card gone ! we are due to receive some money i dont know how much its ohs will money i feel sad that it will be paid on finances :(
    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 = £41157.68
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    How much money would you lose by cancelling Happy?
    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
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