We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
Enjoying the journey to becoming debt free - paying back the credit cards
Comments
- 
            2 interviews completed for 1st stage of analysis and will do one more today once the tennis is over
 C'mon Andy! You can do it!final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
- 
            So pleased Andy won - what a match! All hard work pays off, well done!
 Did drag myself to do 2 interview analyses today - one more to do today and that's quite enough for one day although I'm struggling to concentrate now after that match and result!
 Tennis is one of my favourite sports btw ( I used to love to play when I was at school) I love to watch it all year or listen to that brilliant radio commentary that brings it alivefinal unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
- 
            Back to financial updates.
 Inbetween analyses today worked out some more budgeting plans to bring my account back into credit over the next 2 months. Increased overdraf to stay in credit then stick like glue to my budgeting plans. Good job I'll be too super human busy finishing this dissertation over the next 5 weeks!final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
- 
            Interview stage 1 analysis completed for number 3
 4 to do tomorrow then back to work tues!final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
- 
            1 interview done this morning, will do 2 this afternoon and last one this evening to get that 1st stage completed.
 1 week into a no clothes spend month - good work girl!
 NSD going well
 Food budget updated - going ok
 Petrol spends on track
 All budgets up to date
 Feeling the determination to stay on track and the work that's required to get my account back in credit at the end of the month out of that overdraft.
 Next set of financial goals
 Stay within overdraft limit this month
 Get the overdraft right down some more next month
 Stay in credit by end Sept
 Pay more off credit cards once new minimum payments are revealed this week and I work out extra paymentsfinal unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
- 
            6/7 interviews completed 1st stage of analysis. No idea really what I'm doing but at least it's a start.
 5 weeks to go till deadline day.final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
- 
            After a busy old week at work its time for a NSD weekend, lots of study, usual long dog walks and ebay listings
 Upto NSD 10 yesterday - not many pennies left at this point in the month as usual and shouls just scrape in unser overdraft limit if I've worked it out rightfinal unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
- 
            Oh dear took a right tumble this morning. Just before I finished too, went flying and now have a massive graze on my leg, a smaller one on my knee and a really nasty massive deep gash on the other leg - good job I was almost home.
 Have attempted to clean them up and get all the gravel out - looking good fir summer! Good job I'm not going anywhere this weekend and I hope they heal up soonfinal unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
- 
            Bank accounts checked, snowballs updated after CC statements checked. New CC repayments to sort out next
 Min payment mbna £41.35
 Min payment virgin £80.84
 Total £122.19
 Previous payments were £120, £75, £32 = £227
 Leaves £104.81 to split between both cards £52.40 extra to min payments plus any ebay profits
 Onwards and upwards I go towards a credit card free lifefinal unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
- 
            12 items listed on ebay along with relistings
 2 small sales this week and one item collected today
 Plenty more to list tomorrow too
 Time for a long dog walk then a couple of hours study - legs stinging merrily after this morning!final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
This discussion has been closed.
            Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
 
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.2K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.3K Spending & Discounts
- 245.3K Work, Benefits & Business
- 601K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.5K Life & Family
- 259.1K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards

