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Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2013

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  • amr547
    amr547 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
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    My Dad just fixed our fryer so we don't need to buy a new one :T

    OH's xbox controllers are broke so we just bought a screwdriver from fleabay for £1.75 to try and fix them.

    Can't WAIT to hit £2050! Will be 50%!!
  • 32b3in2013
    32b3in2013 Posts: 2,471 Forumite
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    loubie_lou wrote: »
    Had a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad week. The client I look after says we don't "click" anymore and has asked me not to go back. So this means my income is going to drop quite a bit! :mad::mad:

    And I'm just getting going with my debt busting too, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

    oh no, thats sad. Hope something better comes up for you very soon xx
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  • 32b3in2013
    32b3in2013 Posts: 2,471 Forumite
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    amr547 wrote: »
    My Dad just fixed our fryer so we don't need to buy a new one :T

    OH's xbox controllers are broke so we just bought a screwdriver from fleabay for £1.75 to try and fix them.

    Can't WAIT to hit £2050! Will be 50%!!


    Good news about the fryer amr547 :j

    You will soon get to £2050 :D
    SPC9 #125 - £816.85
    SPC10 #125 - £851.81
    SPC 11 #7 - £968.46
    SPC 12 #7 - £2682.90
    SPC 13 #7 - £4829.85
    SPC 17 #7 - £7313.63
  • amr547
    amr547 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
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    :mad: hate being messed about! called up to pay my insurance in one go as it wouldnt let me do it online, they were messing about increased the price by £50 and i said forget it, then they changed it back to what it was and i said no im not interested any more because youre messing me about!!!

    i think i am just going to do the pay monthly option even though it costs a bit more. :mad:
  • mrsyallop
    mrsyallop Posts: 69 Forumite
    amr547 wrote: »
    Going to try and help my parents sort out their budget soon. Sister has declared she's moving out because she doesn't want to pay board.... LOL. She paid £20 a week !! She's moving inwith her friend who lives at their parents. I guess she's expecting they will keep her for free !!!!

    But yes, need to help mum and dad out. They will most likely be hit by the bedroom tax and as they don't have anything spare I do worry how they will cope. :S

    Just to check, do your parents live in a council house? Do they get full housing benefit at the minute?
  • amr547
    amr547 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
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    mrsyallop wrote: »
    Just to check, do your parents live in a council house? Do they get full housing benefit at the minute?

    they live in a council house and they get housing benefit, but my sis is over 18 and employed so she has to pay x amount towards rent / ct for the council.
  • amr547
    amr547 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
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    hurry up n*ddle reports!! a week left...
  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,140 Forumite
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    edited 3 March 2013 at 6:17PM
    dd1981 wrote: »
    Small issue is that my name has changed and they need a certified copy of my marriage certificate. Does anybody know how I get one? Any help would be appreciated :) Am looking forward to banking that cheque and boosting my payments this year :D
    Dd
    x

    Hi, RBS did one for me recently - I don't have a current account with them, just a credit card, as I see you also have.
    They don't let you take it from the branch so take in your original document and an addressed, stamped envelope, covering letter etc and they will copy the doc, stamp the copy as certified and post it for you from the branch.
    The good thing is the recipient should return it to you and then you can re-use it if you need to change your name with anyone else.

    Also I was told later that if you have been with the same bank for both maiden and married names they should let you bank your cheque, maybe worth asking first.
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £545/£800 68%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£38.4k 64.3%
    It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this tub of ice-cream, 🍨 but the important thing is that I tried...
  • amr547
    amr547 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
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    ooh, just realised we will break the £2k barrier on friday! :D so hurry up friday!!!

    i need to book an opticians appt - i hate choosing glasses and the prospect of spending £100-odd on them doesn't impress me either!
  • Fleurlur
    Fleurlur Posts: 99 Forumite
    Managed to make a small payment. Got my £5 bank account reward so I used it towards that pesky overdraft.

    #135 £305/£1195

    Also I'm working ALL of bank holiday weekend which is double pay so the following Friday I should be able to pay off my half of the credit card bill. :)
    DF by Xmas 2013 #135: £833/£1195 (69.7%)
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