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  • snailmail
    snailmail Posts: 131 Forumite
    I've done it! Debt free! Well, apart from my student loan, but that comes straight out of my wages, and i don't actually earn enough to pay it back so...whooohooo! 252.42 paid off making my total £2204.53 which is over my original estimation, but i wasn't far off lol!

    so here it is, my last official post!

    £2204.53/£2117

    now i need to find a thread similar to this for saving...can anyone suggest a good one?
    LBM: January 2012
    Debt Free as of 20th September 2012
    Savings: ISA:£14.74/IF:£3500ish)
  • jacci45
    jacci45 Posts: 1,636 Forumite
    Well done snailmail, it must be the greatest feeling!!!

    No 36 reporting 10.00 PAD so now owe 2254/31943 and paid 14326/10000 in 2012.

    Happy Friday all!!
  • archery
    archery Posts: 238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    snailmail wrote: »
    I've done it! Debt free! Well, apart from my student loan, but that comes straight out of my wages, and i don't actually earn enough to pay it back so...whooohooo! 252.42 paid off making my total £2204.53 which is over my original estimation, but i wasn't far off lol!

    so here it is, my last official post!

    £2204.53/£2117

    now i need to find a thread similar to this for saving...can anyone suggest a good one?

    Well done on clearing your debt, must be a great feeling
    Practising Scrooge and stingy old miser.
  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    £41 paid to Virgin.
  • snailmail
    snailmail Posts: 131 Forumite
    archery wrote: »
    Well done on clearing your debt, must be a great feeling

    thanks for all the thanks lol! it is a great feeling, i don't think i believe it yet!:j
    LBM: January 2012
    Debt Free as of 20th September 2012
    Savings: ISA:£14.74/IF:£3500ish)
  • seasideDreamer
    seasideDreamer Posts: 1,363 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Well done:j £75 paid off the Barclaycard so that's £3950.76/£5684.54. I might even manage my target this year:eek: Although there is actually £3888 to go but still won't be far to go next year and fingers crossed I might get a pay rise for the first time in 5 years:)
    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 think the winter coat may be coming out next week though

    mised a week of reporting on my extra payments towards my mortage so two more weeks of living out of the freezers/cupboards. i think about 4 more weeks and i may have to go food shopping, but will make a list and only buy what i need as still have so much in the cupbaords.

    £40 week 20 of eating out of freezers/cupboards

    will have some ebay extra payments hopefully next week as bike being picked up tomorrow

    total extra payments £40.00
    number89
    archery£9325.59/£13,500(69.07%target)
    Practising Scrooge and stingy old miser.
  • archery
    archery Posts: 238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    push bike sold on ebay and collected today so another £43.00
    towards my mortgage


    number89
    archery£9368.59/£13,500(69.39%target)
    Practising Scrooge and stingy old miser.
  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    Only a week left of September people! Put those pennies and pounds to good use!

    Waiting for some money to come in so I can kock a bit more off the Virgin card. The light at the end of the tunnel is blinding!
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    £25 put towards my catalogue :)

    brings my total to £3896.96 / £5000
    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
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