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Story of one man's LONG road to financial recovery

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  • LondonGirl252
    LondonGirl252 Posts: 1,983 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I too am a pound shop junkie!

    I once had once of those tins that would hold £500... I managed to get to £80 before I took the tin opener to it!! Ooops!
    Santander 0% £1,529.94
    Sainsbury's 0% £4,371.31
    Total 0% £5,901.25
    AIM: Pay off debt & simultaneously save for deposit to buy a house by Oct 2020.
    Mar Challenge: Stay within groceries & eating out budget.
  • turbo.jet
    turbo.jet Posts: 549 Forumite
    80 quid is still good! For pennies! We just write pennies off!
    December 2005 TOTAL DEBT at its worst - [STRIKE]£20,596[/STRIKE]
    LBM - March 2008
    Finally Debt Free - October 6th, 2011 :beer:
    Now a committed saver!!!!
    Sealed Pot Challenge member since October 4th, 2011. Member
    number 1415
  • LondonGirl252
    LondonGirl252 Posts: 1,983 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Ah no, the £80 was pounds! haha

    However, I did empty my spare change last weekend and in 20p change and below had £71 which i was damn proud of!
    Santander 0% £1,529.94
    Sainsbury's 0% £4,371.31
    Total 0% £5,901.25
    AIM: Pay off debt & simultaneously save for deposit to buy a house by Oct 2020.
    Mar Challenge: Stay within groceries & eating out budget.
  • turbo.jet
    turbo.jet Posts: 549 Forumite
    I just did some testing, if I log off and view the threads, I still don't see the avatars, I created another account, logged in with that one and could. Must be a setting somewhere.
    December 2005 TOTAL DEBT at its worst - [STRIKE]£20,596[/STRIKE]
    LBM - March 2008
    Finally Debt Free - October 6th, 2011 :beer:
    Now a committed saver!!!!
    Sealed Pot Challenge member since October 4th, 2011. Member
    number 1415
  • I broke my tin opener on it :o :rotfl:
    Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200
    Total- £1783.67
    Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
    EF- £642.41/500
  • turbo.jet
    turbo.jet Posts: 549 Forumite
    Oops, hope the new one didn't cost too much! :)
    December 2005 TOTAL DEBT at its worst - [STRIKE]£20,596[/STRIKE]
    LBM - March 2008
    Finally Debt Free - October 6th, 2011 :beer:
    Now a committed saver!!!!
    Sealed Pot Challenge member since October 4th, 2011. Member
    number 1415
  • haha no tesco cheapy :p less than the pound shop ;) !
    Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200
    Total- £1783.67
    Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
    EF- £642.41/500
  • hey - found you and subscribed!
    Trying to shift that debt!
  • turbo.jet
    turbo.jet Posts: 549 Forumite
    Oh great! Nice to have more readers! Hope it's interesting enough :)
    December 2005 TOTAL DEBT at its worst - [STRIKE]£20,596[/STRIKE]
    LBM - March 2008
    Finally Debt Free - October 6th, 2011 :beer:
    Now a committed saver!!!!
    Sealed Pot Challenge member since October 4th, 2011. Member
    number 1415
  • Well course, nice place you got here!

    And I am delighted for you with the PPI result.

    Would appreciate any credit file tips (hence my vodafone madness seeping the cobwebs off my file) Have been accepted for a mortgage but am doin what I can to get a slightly better rate...

    Anyhoo, off to poke round everyone elses business!
    Trying to shift that debt!
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