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How Much Have WE Paid Off Our Debts In 2006?

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  • We've paid off our joint debts £12077, it's amazing how it mounts up - if only I could save at the same rate!!!

    Total is now £1,517,542.51

    BLIMEY!!
  • What are you all doing to be debt free??

    Paul C
    If it is to be, it is up to me
  • paying off the debts!!

    lol
  • Had my LB moment in May and since then have paid off £3075.14

    Total now is £1520617.65[/SIZE]


    CC debt at 8/7/13 - £12,186.17
    Barclaycard £11,027.58
    Halifax £1,158.59
    5 year plan to live unsecured debt free and move home
  • tru
    tru Posts: 9,139 Forumite
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    We paid off £2990.60

    Total is now

    £1523608.25
    Bulletproof
  • System
    System Posts: 178,390 Community Admin
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    So the total so far is 1 Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand, Six Hundred and Eight Pounds, Twenty Five Pence?? Im not very good at maths!

    Lenny
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  • jillie1974
    jillie1974 Posts: 6,997 Forumite
    :D oh my god!!!
    how amazing is this!!! over £1.5 million!!!
    has this been in any press cos i think it should be!!
    flippin' hell inagine how much it will be next at the end of this year with us al being mega MSEs!!!!!
    :j :j :j :j :j
    'Children are not things to be moulded, but are people to be unfolded'
  • System
    System Posts: 178,390 Community Admin
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    jillie1974 wrote:
    :D oh my god!!!
    how amazing is this!!! over £1.5 million!!!
    has this been in any press cos i think it should be!!
    flippin' hell inagine how much it will be next at the end of this year with us al being mega MSEs!!!!!
    :j :j :j :j :j
    Good Shout Jillie.
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  • Go away moron!

    :spam:
  • last year i paid £2850 of my debts, shame
    they have only gone down by £405 :(:(

    Total is now
    £1526458.24
    Debit was £64k (light bulb Feb 05)
    Debt now 60K Dec 07 DFD= nov2019 :confused:
    "The only time money comes before work is in the dictionary"
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