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The "Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2012" challenge - PART 3!!!

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  • jakes-mum
    jakes-mum Posts: 4,646 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    just made another payment to the CC :j :j

    New Total isssssssssssssssss:

    #16 £3326.35 / £8806.89 37.77%
    SPC No 002 SPC(3) £285/£250 (4) £519.84/£500 (5) £768.32/£500 (6) £911.30/£600 (7) £913.23/£600 (8) £1184.82/£750 (9) £2864.04/£750 (10) £3846.25/£1000 (11) £1779.72/£1000 (12) £1596.55/£1000 (13) £1534.70/£1000 (14) £775.60/£1000 (15) £700.20/£1000 (16) £2081.34/£1000 (17) £1691.15/£1000 (18) £2470.95/£1000 (19) £0/£1000
  • catmort
    catmort Posts: 80 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    jakes-mum wrote: »
    Now youve said it, you have to do it ;) i fully expect you on the list innnnnnnnn . . :think: . . . 5th place :T

    Im not feeling as bad today but have been taking pain killers, knew I was bad yesterday as I couldn't finish me roast dinner :eek: something that has never happened in the history of me eating solids :o. Unfortunately this is the downside of no immune system, once I get one thing they all come along like buses :(



    Beat you tooooooooooooooooo it! :rotfl: We did the big spring clean last week and ebayed all the carp, only got DH's shed left and he is very reluctant to let me in there :rotfl: Im begininng to think hes housing a family of illegal immigrants down there :think: :rotfl:

    It is DH's birthday today . . 42 years old :D, he is currently at work and has been bouncing around for a week to know what I have got him that could take 3 months to sort out :D. Been out and wasted £1.79 on a birthday card for him as the £1 shop didnt have a husband one :o I really begrudge paying that kind of money for something that 90% of recipients only want for the hope there is money inside :rotfl:.

    Have got him a little cake and also 4 blueberry muffins and the kids have spent the morning writing and decorating a label each to go round their present for him (a home made jar of retro sweets for £4.30 rather than the £15 a shop would want :D)

    Also had a good clear up so the house is lovely and tidy now :D

    It took 3 months to sort out a little cake and 4 blueberry muffins??! :D
    Debt Free by Xmas 2012 member #281: £6,627.08/£7,735.45 (85.67%)
  • kerri_dfw
    kerri_dfw Posts: 4,556 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Do you know how excited I am? My fabric has just arrived from America!!! I can make my incredibly geeky quilt now :D well once I've washed and dried the fabric. Hmmm I wonder if I could use a hairdryer to speed up the process :p

    Today is an allocated spend day, so I've spent £30 on purse frames, keyfob hardware, and cotton webbing so that I can make keyfobs and coin purses from the 8 gorgeous 1/2 yd fabrics I also bought.

    Oh and I've paid off another £1 to the credit card, and and and my expenses have been approved so I shall have pennies in my account on Thursday to *fingers crossed* almost pay off the c/c :D
    Diary: Getting back on track for 2013 and beyond
    DEBT FREE 13-10-13 :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:
    Beautiful daughter born 11.1.14
    Mortgage: [STRIKE]£399,435.91[/STRIKE] £377218.83
    Deposit loan from Dad: £9000[STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE]
  • Linzight
    Linzight Posts: 194 Forumite
    100 Posts
    mf0u1098 wrote: »
    oooh was it your birthday??? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :bdaycake:

    It was my birthday on Wednesday. :) Had a lovely time and even some champers on Sunday when I was visiting my parents. Yum. :D
    Debt Free by Christmas 2012 #205 DONE!
    £2012 in 2012 #128 £1900/£2012
    £2 Saver 2012 #78 £0/MOT
  • jakes-mum
    jakes-mum Posts: 4,646 Forumite
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    catmort wrote: »
    It took 3 months to sort out a little cake and 4 blueberry muffins??! :D

    Well these things take time you know! its not like i'd just pop into Mr C on the way back from the post office and grab some random cake ralated items off the shelf for him is it? :rotfl:
    SPC No 002 SPC(3) £285/£250 (4) £519.84/£500 (5) £768.32/£500 (6) £911.30/£600 (7) £913.23/£600 (8) £1184.82/£750 (9) £2864.04/£750 (10) £3846.25/£1000 (11) £1779.72/£1000 (12) £1596.55/£1000 (13) £1534.70/£1000 (14) £775.60/£1000 (15) £700.20/£1000 (16) £2081.34/£1000 (17) £1691.15/£1000 (18) £2470.95/£1000 (19) £0/£1000
  • choclover
    choclover Posts: 522 Forumite
    Couple of DD gone out today and some statements from last month, so have a new total:

    #304 £1,503.66/£5210.12 28.86%
    £2013 in 2013 £866.71/£2013
    DF by Xmas 2013 #027£841.28/£6000 (14.02%) 12/2
    DFD February 2015 £2,303.63/£19,520.26 (11.80%)
  • camuk81
    camuk81 Posts: 1,559 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Well finally I can see the light clearing. Just had a look at the council tax and it says I should be a band C rather then a band D.

    Just been very happy to update all my debts with the bank and got a well done from the bank. Feeling so amazingly positive today.

    A biut bummed out as payday is on a Sunday so hence they shift it to a Monday which is a pain.

    I'm starting to feel super organised this is a bit scary!
  • Hi all, thank you for the kind messages. Can't focus at all on work today. OH is on holiday this week before his OP so hopefully he's tidying up round the flat a bit.

    Jemma - Our friend loved the flat, she can't wait to come visit again.

    My amusement for the day has come in the form of being Fedex'd 5 dishwashers at work.
    HSBC CC - £3000 / £3000
    Halifax CC - £1032.77 / £1032.77
    Mortgage currently at [STRIKE]£82,299.71[/STRIKE] £76,017.62 would love to overpay
  • his_missus
    his_missus Posts: 3,363 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hello all!

    Been AWOL for a month or so, lost focus on the money side of life for a while then, well, just lost focus in general. Spending been a bit erratic these past few weeks too but trying to get back on track...

    Update for me is
    #012 £2501.98/£6583 38% and 23/70lbs

    Hope you're all ok and moving forward towards being DF xx
  • camuk81
    camuk81 Posts: 1,559 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Goodness, just worked out if I can see this reclaim thing all the way through we might get over a grand back
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