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Pay off as much as you can in 2012 challenge!

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  • kavics17
    kavics17 Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    I got some money from our travel insurance claim so I made £350 overpayment on Lloyds.

    24. kavics17 - £17,350/£30,000
  • lynnsey30
    lynnsey30 Posts: 466 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #98 reporting with £20.58 today please which means Lowell is PAID :j and I am finally over half way to target :j
    vanquis £630/£3019 Robinson way £1207.41/1682.41
    hsbc £11749
    Declutter 2021 6/52
    Pad 2021 £1318.00
  • mr2jay
    mr2jay Posts: 191 Forumite
    edited 20 July 2012 at 8:06AM
    #133 reporting in.

    Paid off another £149.07

    Total Paid Off £1157.50/£5000
    Key - Balance/Remaining - Total £15073.21/£8283.11
    Rent Arrears - £4770/£985, Council Tax £1582.26/£1200, Eon Energy £907.10/£600, Anglian £317.06/£105.32, Car Loan £1200/£450, CC £4632.79/£4152.79, Personal Debts £1270/£790, [STRIKE]Wage Advance £400/£0[/STRIKE]
  • jacci45
    jacci45 Posts: 1,636 Forumite
    No 36 reporting...12.00 PAD so now owe 2881/31943 and paid 13695/10000 in 2012.

    Happy Friday all!!
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    my car payment came out yesterday meaning goodbye to another £125 only two more payments to go and the car is all mine mine mine :j:j:j

    brings my total to £3025.07 / £5000

    woo hoo hit the £3k mark only £2k more to go......i think its feasible :D

    hope everyone is well xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • snailmail
    snailmail Posts: 131 Forumite
    i love payday! another £337.17 off the cc

    new total is £1577.81/£2117
    LBM: January 2012
    Debt Free as of 20th September 2012

    Savings: ISA:£14.74/IF:£3500ish)


  • archery
    archery Posts: 238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Yet anotherweek off no shopping week 11:j:j:j also did some tidying up of money

    *opa being wound down 7p
    money found on way to work 5p
    cash back from reward site £2.48
    closed another small savings account that i forgot i had £2.77
    no food shopping week 11 £20

    all adds up so with no food shopping paid an extra £25.36 off my mortgage

    new totals below

    have a great weekend everyone - two more small savings accounts to find outpasswords and close


    number89
    archery -£6823.92/£13,500
    Practising Scrooge and stingy old miser.
  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    We're off to Lanzarote for a week tomorrow so I'll see you lot when I'm back. Enjoy the weather - you're all getting hot stuff too (so annoying - what's the point in going on holiday if everyone at home gets nice weather too :) )
  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    Oh - a quick one before I go. £25 min to Virgin.
  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    And another one! £30.82 to cap one.
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