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I have done it

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  • Congratulations and very well done :T

    Stories like this keep us all inspired and give many people hope :j
    LBM 10/1/12 ~ DFW Start 6/2/12: £82,344 ~ Now Zero
    :staradmin:starmod::staradmin Debt free 17th April 2015 :staradmin:starmod::staradmin
    Eternal thanks to the DMP & Mutual Support (no.439) and Payment a Day Threads
    Mortgage free 3rd July 2014 - Grateful thanks to the 2013/14 MFW threads
    "Debt is normal. Be weird!" Dave Ramsey
    Proud to have dealt with our debt :)
  • Well done on becoming debt free :) , what will you do with the money now save? or will you be attacking a mortgage ?? x
    I AM A MONEY MAGNET, THEY ARE MAKING MORE MONEY FOR ME AS WE SPEAK:pMIKES MOB, DFW NERD 1071, DFW LHS 132!MIRACLES HAPPEN I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES. LBM 08£77240.69 Current outstanding total £36083.01 Paid so far = £41157.68
  • Mort
    Mort Posts: 552 Forumite
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    edited 15 December 2012 at 8:19PM
    Well done plum44 and welcome to the debt free world.

    You should enter yourself on the Debt Free Roll of Honour
    Proud to have dealt with my debts, became debt free on 03/11/2011. Repaid £54,723.41 LBM May 2006.
    Debt Free Roll Of Honour #504
    Mortgage Free from October 2019
  • Well Done Plum. What a fantastic achievement. :D
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • cookson
    cookson Posts: 42 Forumite
    Congratulations :)

    Now to keep the momentum going and turn a lot of what you spent on debt into saving for the future...

    Fantastic job!
    Current Debt:
    Mortgage
    31/12/12 - £78,075.68, 31/12/13 - £76,149.82
    01/02/15 - £66,356.11 :j , 01/07/15 - £39,900 (woooooooooo)
    Target mortgage free date: 1st May 2019. Funds to pay it by December 2017 (but would have to pay tax back on some shares).
  • Malky
    Malky Posts: 694 Forumite
    Well done but how did you clear £34K so quickly?
  • Well done!! That's amazing news!! Very proud of you :-)
    Started again 25th December 2017
    Current tracking - £7,955.84/ £18,282.25 to pay off. (31.12.19)
  • Well done OP. What an inspiration you are!
  • jaxsmar
    jaxsmar Posts: 527 Forumite
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    give yourself a pat on the back well done! so nice to hear some good news. What a weight off your mind and bank balance! :)
    Penny wise pound foolish. 366 days 1p challenge 2020/21/22/23 completed.
    No.13 1p a day challenge 2024
    No. 24 52 week savings challenge completed August 24
    No.16 1p a day savings challenge.
  • Congratulations. You have done fantastically well to get interest frozen on such a short DMP.

    HHx
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