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SS's 2007 Debt Free Challenge

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  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    spud30 wrote: »
    That's not what I heard ;)

    Theres alot of lies spread about me spudly. The last one was I'm £18k in debt! :rolleyes:

    :p
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    southernscouser wrote: »
    Theres alot of lies spread about me spudly. The last one was I'm £18k in debt! :rolleyes:

    :p


    Wow, you're so close to being sub £18k

    Well done you :beer:
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
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  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
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    southernscouser wrote: »
    Theres alot of lies spread about me spudly. The last one was I'm £18k in debt! :rolleyes:

    :p
    lol... oh and the lie about you being a raging pervert?

    :rotfl:
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    spud30 wrote: »
    Wow, you're so close to being sub £18k

    Well done you :beer:
    Will be by the end of the month. :)

    But then I've got to save for a laptop! :(
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    immoral_angeluk wrote: »
    lol... oh and the lie about you being a raging pervert?

    :rotfl:

    Exactly! I don't rage. ;)
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    Bloody hell this year is going quick! :undecided

    Doesn't feel like I've gotten anywhere either which is crap coz I've paid off £4,560.92

    So much for the pipe dream of becoming debt free this year! It won't even be next year at this rate! :(


    So I think the new challenge is to pay off all credit card debt before the end of the year! Again probably unlikely but not impossible.

    It's currently £5,973.37

    This means I'm gonna have to be paying back about £1,400 a month including my loan so I need to find an extra £400 a month from somewhere. I reckon I could do £200 a month from matched betting so that leaves £200 to pull out of my @rse! :p

    If I manage that then I will start 2008 with only my loan of about £10,000

    If I can carry on paying £1,400 a month then I'll be debt free July 2008. A year from now!

    Watch this space. :)
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    Sounds like a good plan! Dont be too disheartened :) -hug- x
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    slowlyfading wrote: »
    Sounds like a good plan! Dont be too disheartened :) -hug- x

    I'm full of plans me. Most of them end up turning out to be wind though! :o:p
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    Well, if you plan and figure out what you need to do, like you did, you'll be fine. Have faith! :p
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    slowlyfading wrote: »
    Well, if you plan and figure out what you need to do, like you did, you'll be fine. Have faith! :p

    The problem is I'm pushing myself further than might be possible. Again!

    Bollox I hate myself for getting in this sodding deep! :wall:
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