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The "Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2012" challenge - PART 2!!!
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So, I have got my overdraft down from about £750 to £150 since November, and I'm thrilled!!
Had a NSD today and as it's payday I celebrated by bunging another £25 towards my CC.
So:
#38 new total: £345 / £2529.33
Lightbulb moment Nov 2011
Pay off my debt by Xmas 2012 Challenge #038 : £699.33 / £2529.33 (26.46%)Overdraft @ pay day: Oct: £-733.90 Nov: £-662.01 Dec: £-306.61 Jan: £-147.86 Feb £-73.84 Mar: £+367
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recurrent-ostrich wrote: »Ooh, this new format is a bit icky isn't it? Everything is so long and skinny now, my "scroll" finger is getting worn out. :rotfl:
oooh i don't like change _pale_
i keep checking my ebays every few mins getting obsessed with watching it totalling up, Mr Vanquis i'm up to £75 now and its all for you. xPay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2023 #59 £7008 Paid £570 Owing £6438 #1 H1 £151, #2 H2 £100, #3 O £200, #4 M £1500, #5 Z £295, #6 C1 £340, #7 L £1084, #8 N £840, #9 C2 £19300 -
recurrent-ostrich wrote: »Ooh, this new format is a bit icky isn't it? Everything is so long and skinny now, my "scroll" finger is getting worn out. :rotfl:STILL waiting for d*mn Virgin bill, it always comes on the 23rd.....apart from this month, apparently. :mad:
I don't mind that it is a bit narrower, but I know what you mean about the scroll finger! Could do with a touch screen phone type deal to scroll ultra quickly.
Been freelancing today, and looks like I'll have another contract worth $450 over the next month, so even more work for me. Worth it though, and it means I can ditch even more of the low-paid stuff.DFW - DEBT FREEEEEE!
Total - 10762/10762
Every silver lining has its cloud.0 -
Well done Miss information.
Well been a very lucky girl had a low mobile phone bill which started at £160.00 dropped to £13. So paid to avoid any late payment markers and didn't realise my overdraft/ credit loan from the bank starts next month. So a very lucky few days.
No 149 New paid off total now stands at £4524.57
Now the waiting game till I can pay some more off. My new pay off stands at 31.73% would like to push to get to past 35% this month!0 -
New profile making my eyes hurt!
Anyhow.....................car only cost £75 quid.................phewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! :beer::beer:In debt no more!0 -
loubie_lou wrote: »New profile making my eyes hurt!
Anyhow.....................car only cost £75 quid.................phewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! :beer::beer:
I feel your relief.... that is pretty awesome! :j:j
I have to hold my breath and pray really really hard any time my car goes near a garage... luckily it seems ok right now...0 -
Jakes-mum I'm so jealous, I'm still trying for my first Amazon voucher on sb, I don't know how you do it, I'll be so excited when I reached enough points only 200 points to go :-)I will stop spending on things I don't need :eek:
Lloyds TSB CC - £3577/£3650, HSBC CC - £2425/£2621, VIRGIN CC - £5349/£5405, BARCLAY'S CC - £3700, HALIFAX - £109/£199
Pay off all your debt by Christmas 2012 - number #145 £608.00/£15,3130 -
I dont like the new layout

New total for me is £1313.03/£7873.87 #130Pay off all my debts before Christmas 2015 #165.0 -
Hi everyone, it's nearly the end of the month and I still have money in my account and I haven't even got paid yet. Paid another fifty pounds off my debt. My new total is
# 150 / 4000
I know it's not much but it's a start. I even walked around my local shopping centre tonight and didn't buy a thing. To tell you the truth I came out abit deflated because I knew I couldn't afford to buy anything. So I came home and did a DIY job on my hair (coloured) and eyebrows (plucked) and now I'm going to have a bar of chocolate. Feel so much better.
Congrats to all you debt busters out there:T0 -
My housemates in Paris until Friday and I've been dogsitting since Friday. Since I moved in in December I've been training them slowly, but I seem to have had a massive breakthrough this week
They no longer jump up at me and they don't lick my face, they still lick my feet but I can live with that. Anyhoo, just showered them but had no idea where the dog shampoo was so used a normal shampoo... I made sure to rinse thoroughly but do any dog owners know if this was wrong? It was a very gentle shampoo without the nasty silicone stuff in, I double checked Diary: Getting back on track for 2013 and beyondDEBT FREE 13-10-13 :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:
Beautiful daughter born 11.1.14Mortgage: [STRIKE]£399,435.91[/STRIKE] £377218.83
Deposit loan from Dad: £9000[STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE]0
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