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Pay off as much as you can in 2012 challenge!

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  • jacci45
    jacci45 Posts: 1,636 Forumite
    No 36 reporting 10.00 pad so now owe 2581/31943 and paid 13999/10000 in 2012.

    Happy Thursday all!!
  • cutestkids
    cutestkids Posts: 1,670 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Payments totalling £370.24 over the last week or so, which takes me over my initial target making my totals now £5050.85 / £5000, this means that the rest of this year will be just seeing how much more I will manage to pay off, :j:j:j:j:j:j
    1 Sealed Pot Challenge # 1480
    2 Stopped Smoking 28/08/2011
    3 Joined Payment A Day Challenge 3/12/2011
    4 One debt vs 100 days part 15 £579.62/ £579.62New challenge £155.73/£500
    5 Pay off as much as you can in 2013 challenge!£6609.20 / £7500
  • jacci45
    jacci45 Posts: 1,636 Forumite
    No 36 reporting pad 47.00 so now owe 2534/31943 and paid14046/10000 in 2012. On 92% now!!!

    Happy Friday all!!
  • mr2jay
    mr2jay Posts: 191 Forumite
    #133 reporting in.

    Paid off another £217.48
    Total Paid Off £2008.82/£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]
  • archery
    archery Posts: 238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 25 August 2012 at 7:50PM
    pay day yesterday so have paid by bills on my computer
    and have reduced my debt by £1059.28

    new totals below

    just two more payments left on my car loan - can then concentrate on overdraft and mortgage debts

    number89
    archery £9184.31/£13,500 (68% of target)
    Practising Scrooge and stingy old miser.
  • lynnsey30
    lynnsey30 Posts: 466 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #98 with £10 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 20.00 pad so now owe 2514/31943 and paid 14066/10000 in 2012.

    Happy Sunday all!!
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    afternoon :wave:

    Sent another £25 towards my catalogue :) brings my total to £3438.57 / £5000

    got my CC coming out soon and that'll be me for August :)

    hope everyone one 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
  • clippy_girl
    clippy_girl Posts: 2,283 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    hello, £797 paid to mum last week which cleared that debt :D

    member 7- £4115 total in 2012
    :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j
  • archery
    archery Posts: 238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    back to Jail tomorrow :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

    but having been away for a week another easy week on no grocery shopping week 16 :j so an extra £20 off mortgage

    also winding down *opa so another 3p also

    total paid £20.03


    number89
    archery£9204.34/£13,500(68.18%target)
    Practising Scrooge and stingy old miser.
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