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Pay off as much as you can in 2012 challenge!

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  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    I meant to do some listing on ebay too. Didn't happen. Spent the whole weekend cleanign and organisng instead, with DH in the lead - his spring cleaning fever is starting to make me worry! Our oven is more sparkling now than it was when we bought it...
  • Just paid off £10 to Amex so that's £56/£4065.
    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
  • cutestkids
    cutestkids Posts: 1,670 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Another little bit paid off today so my totals are now £921.09 / £5000
    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 4.00.....

    Now owe 16317/31943 and paid in 2012.....273.05/10000

    Happy Tuesday all....
  • That's me with an overpayment of 200 squid.

    So I am now: 264.29/2,500
    Pay off as much as you can in 2012 challenge No. 64: 328.75/2,500
  • Eltee12
    Eltee12 Posts: 768 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    sneaky £10 made

    Jan/running total

    £356 / £4,000

    ew, disgusting colour combination :p
    2018 AFD 23/240
    2018 CCC #11 £38.40/£250
    Mortgage-free since 2013

    Debt-free since Nov 2017
  • jacci45
    jacci45 Posts: 1,636 Forumite
    No 36 reporting....Small overpayment to Cap One of 11.00.....now owe 16306/31943 and paid in 2012 284.05/10000....
    Happy Tuesday all!!!
  • Debtbust
    Debtbust Posts: 56 Forumite
    I have just paid extra £10 of my credit card.

    Will get there slowly, but if I was not on this thread I would not even done that. It is so inspiring to read about other people doing their extra payments however small they are.

    Good luck everybody:T

    New total - £595.41/£12,000
    Extra payment a week - this week £28 - total £187.11
    Pay as much as u can 2012-£3,280.89/£12,000
  • £375.21 paid yesterday. first cc gone, gone, gone :j. going to be a struggle for the rest of this month but so well worth it. aiming to pay off my argos card within the next 2/3 weeks, fingers crossed.

    £700.70/£6036.63

    t, x
    The £1,000 emergency fund challenge #163 - £536.16/£1000
  • sarahs999
    sarahs999 Posts: 3,751 Forumite
    £112.50 mADE on ebay! very pleased. Coming to a credit card near you soon...
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