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  • No 28 reporting in with another £300.
  • kavics17
    kavics17 Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    £412.99 paid towards Sainsburys. The balance on loan is now 0.
    Good luck to everyone, I hope you all achieve your targets and don't despair if not, every penny we paid towards to our loans/debts reduces the amount we own.

    24. kavics17 - £31,382.99/£30,000
  • #98 with £20 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
    Well done Kavics!!

    No 36 reporting...10.00 PAD so now owe 2404/31943 and paid 14176/10000 in 2012.

    Happy Thursday all!!
  • #98 with another £20 today 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 2394/31943 and paid 14186/10000 in 2012.

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

    £100 towards lawyer fees
    £50 towards rent arrears due to stupid council mucking up my housing benefits

    brings my total to £3630.13 / £5000

    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
  • Just paid Octobers minimum Barclaycard payment and another £125 ish off so that's another £149.90 and £3672.50/£5684.54.
    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
  • archery
    archery Posts: 238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker

    have a great weekend everyone the Sun is out :j

    i have managed some extra payments on my mortgage today
    another week of eating out of the freezers/cupboards £20 - week 18

    *opa wind down 8p

    total extra payments £20.08

    number89
    archery£9285.59/£13,500(68.78%target)
    Practising Scrooge and stingy old miser.
  • Not been on here for a while. My total is now....

    860/1200
    Official DFW nerd no 551 - proud to be dealing with my debts
    Debts as of March 2014
    Nationwide - £5745, Overdraft - £350,
    Debts as of January 2015
    Nationwide - £4997, Overdraft - £0:j
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