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Pay off as much as you can in 2013 challenge

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  • seasideDreamer
    seasideDreamer Posts: 1,363 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Payday:j only a couple of small payments for now so thats £44.90 off and £493.75/£2125
    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
  • smcshane
    smcshane Posts: 199 Forumite
    Can't believe half the year has already passed us by. Just a little update for the end of the month.

    121 reporting - £253.52 paid today as a start to next months payments so at 2606.23/4000 - 65% :j

    Won't update my main signature with full amounts outstanding until i have all statements to see the interest added.

    Sx
    Faced up to debts April 2009: £43099:eek:
    31/12/2013 £3516.66 91.5% paid :beer:
    DMP Mutal Support Thread Member 303!
    POAMAYC 2013 Member 121 - £4262.98/£4000
    6% above target :j
  • misselvis
    misselvis Posts: 285 Forumite
    Energy Saving Champion
    signature update £2700/8000 pay day folks moving in the right direction but need to escalate.:j:j:j
    enjoy the sunshine folks
    misselvis proud and in motion - dealing with her debts step by step :)DFW #107
    challenge pay off 6.5k by the end of 2017~ £388/£6500 challenge 1% challenge = 6% of debt cleared; challenge - build up 3 months emergency fund- £0/£6000
  • Hi, please could you add me to the list for this challenge? Current total debt is £16,458 ! Looks like I have exactly 50% of the year left to make a big dent in this ... Thanks!
  • seasideDreamer
    seasideDreamer Posts: 1,363 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Welcome and good luck. It really motivated you being to add payments on here:T
    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
  • My update for June


    Total paid £1107.63

    89 £5172.32 / £8,989.97 :j
    Smile loan - £2821.98 / £0:)
    Lloyds CC - £3102.54 / £3071.51
    B'Card - £7615.65 / £7444.30
    Bank of mom - £6000 / £6000
    28/02/17 £ 19,540.17 / £16515.81 05/04/17
  • OrangeFairy
    OrangeFairy Posts: 2,630 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi all.

    Haven't updated in a bit.

    Payments for may /June

    Cc1 73
    Cc2 48
    Loan 488

    Total 609

    So I m now at £2267/8816

    I may have to up the total as a holiday crept onto a credit card. Need to get those final figures! Big over payments to come!
    Orange Fairy
    House Purchased April 19 :) CC1=? CC2=? DH CC= Mortgage Overpay = £0 Savings = £0 Xmas savings = £0 Weightloss = 0 lb


  • lynnsey30
    lynnsey30 Posts: 466 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #124 £45 today please
    vanquis £630/£3019 Robinson way £1207.41/1682.41
    hsbc £11749
    Declutter 2021 6/52
    Pad 2021 £1318.00
  • Aria`s_Tail
    Aria`s_Tail Posts: 380 Forumite
    Quick catch up. £261.28 to add

    £3919.59/£9900
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Paid £30 towards my catalogue brings my total to £864.31 / £2500
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
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