The 'extra payment every week' challenge

embirch

Well I've rounded up my minimum payment on the cc this week and paid off £1.56 totalling £71.71 all together can't believe I've managed to do this and keep up with it.

Well done everyone xx

purplegrape

Mavvymoo, great to hear!

I think it's helping me to realise that I must be living a lot more comfortably than I considered, and how lucky I am in comparison to others that I've been able to put extra aside for this challenge.

That, and watching everyone else on here make the effort is brilliant motivation!

scotmumof3

purplegrape wrote: »

Quick question - is anyone else totally surprised about how they actually have surplus each week to pay against their debts?

I've spent months (years?) convincing myself that I simply can't pay more than my usual payments, so it's been a bit of an eye opener to pay anything extra and still have enough for other things.

I know what you mean I am not paying off a huge amount but it's still more than I had convinced myself I could do so thanks to all of you for the inspiration :T x

scotmumof3

£9.39 for me this week

inamin

I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :j

Hey guys, well done to everyone for your continued payments. I am now back and feeling so much better. Hubby is home and tings are getting a bit easier so I'm back to it. I've missed three weeks payments due to the stress of things that have been going on but have been keeping loose change over those three weeks and have been to the bank today and made 3 extra payments (Iknow this kind of goes against the whole pay it every week which is what I started this about but I have kept the money seperate each week just couldn't get out to bank)

Paid £1.46 for first week i missed, £2.16 for second and £3.43 this week :j

Well done to us all, the total for Jan was immense, I was soooo proud of us all. Lets hope this months target will be just as much.

I'll be totting up the totals on the 1st so please make sure you've updated your signature by then. I'll post it as soon as possible thereafter.

Thank you to everyone whose messaged me such kind words and thoughts, I'm so pleased to be back at the helm and your support, as always, has been fab. xxxxx

inamin

Purple grape: Yes I am with you, i am sooooo surprised that i have any spare cash, I too spent years sying I couldn't afford more than the minimum and yet here I am with a few pounds available each week for this. Ok so it's not massive amounts but every penny counts. xxxx

cutestkids

I mamaged an extra £10.00 to the cc this week so my total since starting this challenge is £42.50

missladyannie

Hi everyone, £7.29 for me this week off the CC. This was the surplus left over in my Direct Debit bank account after the last of this months DD came out x

Debtbust

Glad everything is ok again Inamin.

This week it is £5.61 for me so total £89.61.

Well done everybody!

flev

Another £4.44 paid off this week