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Pay off as much as you can in 2012 challenge!

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  • mr2jay
    mr2jay Posts: 191 Forumite
    #133 reporting in.

    Paid off another £206.28

    Total Paid Off £1791.34/£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]
  • misselvis
    misselvis Posts: 285 Forumite
    Energy Saving Champion
    Hey good folks
    Updated my signature its been a bad month for me- have overspent managed to keep up the standing orders but had to minimise my savings. the payments £580 towards cc and loans, £215 towards mortgage but only made £50 towards savings.

    hope your journey is going well and that everyone is embracing the wonderful weather and the Olympics:T:T:T
    misselvis proud and in motion - dealing with her debts step by step :)DFW #107
    challenge pay off 6.5k by the end of 2017~ £388/£6500 challenge 1% challenge = 6% of debt cleared; challenge - build up 3 months emergency fund- £0/£6000
  • snailmail
    snailmail Posts: 131 Forumite
    another payment of 354.02 to the cc. just over £300 left to go....I can almost taste the freedom lol!
    new total...£1952.11/£2117
    LBM: January 2012
    Debt Free as of 20th September 2012

    Savings: ISA:£14.74/IF:£3500ish)


  • jacci45
    jacci45 Posts: 1,636 Forumite
    No 36 reporting pad 12.00...Now owe 2680/31943 and paid 13900/10000 in 2012.

    Happy Monday all!
  • lynnsey30
    lynnsey30 Posts: 466 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #98 with £5 please
    vanquis £630/£3019 Robinson way £1207.41/1682.41
    hsbc £11749
    Declutter 2021 6/52
    Pad 2021 £1318.00
  • lynnsey30
    lynnsey30 Posts: 466 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #98 back with another £6.42 please :)
    vanquis £630/£3019 Robinson way £1207.41/1682.41
    hsbc £11749
    Declutter 2021 6/52
    Pad 2021 £1318.00
  • jacci45
    jacci45 Posts: 1,636 Forumite
    No 36 reporting 10.00 PAD so now owe 2670/31943 and paid 13910/10000 in 2012.

    Happy Tuesday all!!
  • lynnsey30
    lynnsey30 Posts: 466 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #98 with a final £20 please, hopefully back in a couple of days with some more :D
    vanquis £630/£3019 Robinson way £1207.41/1682.41
    hsbc £11749
    Declutter 2021 6/52
    Pad 2021 £1318.00
  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    Very exicited - just killed the capital one card. Just one CC left to go, and under £1k! The light is definitely shining at the end of the tunnel....
  • Yey well done Sarah it will all be gone soon:)
    Debt free and busy treating myself:)

    No more toiletries/make up until I've used what I've got stashed since Jan 2011, graduated October 2012. Restocked Dec 13..damn those sales
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