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Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2013

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  • NinjaSavingKat
    NinjaSavingKat Posts: 3,384 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Thank you for the welcome... I recognise some folk on here!! For those of you who haven't read anything of mine ( don't blame you..:p) I have been hit with a house move in two months time ( thankfully rental property ) following a planned 30th Birthday Trip and the only holiday this year....

    So no over payments in March / April and May = GUTTED!!!

    Feeling guilty already... £1100 pus aside to assist with the house move from many weekends on overtime... another £700 hopefully in April and I can have a half decent holiday to Italy although seriously on the cheap. Still feel like I want to whack the lot on my debt though...!! :T

    Although you have no idea how far my determination reaches!!!

    I will check in as much as I can when more money is taken off.. Roll on payday!!!.. but must keep an eye on my Chickadees on my monthly challenges... Grr! :rotfl:

    Onwards and Upwards!!!
    “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent".
  • fennmad
    fennmad Posts: 83 Forumite
    SpagBol wrote: »
    I know, I'm over the moon :j

    After a year of austerity and a few months of unadulterated carp we are finally getting lots of good news. We have someone coming over tomorrow to assess us for being a host family for foreign students over the summer which will be a lovely cash injection :D
    SpagBol wrote: »
    Oh, and we are doing a car booty this weekend and I am going to continue to ebay like a demon :D

    Oh my parents do that. I want to do it too but I don't think my house is ready for paying guests!!:eek: lol definitely worth it if you can.

    Are boot sales starting already? I thought it would be too cold for that?!
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  • Woo Hoo

    Payments off.. but new TV on tick... mixed emotions about that...

    #075 £1531 / £14594 / 10.49%

    :beer:
    Debt free wannabe... cleared it with MSE help!
    Like a yoyo... right back in it however... d'oh!
  • LolaLemon
    LolaLemon Posts: 958 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    edited 13 March 2013 at 11:38AM

    I will check in as much as I can when more money is taken off.. Roll on payday!!!.. but must keep an eye on my Chickadees on my monthly challenges... Grr! :rotfl:

    Onwards and Upwards!!!

    I came across your march challenge the other night... im aiming to Join in May, June and July, i should be in for a whipping! lol
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  • NinjaSavingKat
    NinjaSavingKat Posts: 3,384 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    LolaLemon wrote: »
    I came across your march challenge the other night... im aiming to june and july i should be in for a whipping! lol

    HA HA! The more the merrier!!!
    “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent".
  • SpagBol
    SpagBol Posts: 1,371 Forumite
    fennmad wrote: »
    Oh my parents do that. I want to do it too but I don't think my house is ready for paying guests!!:eek: lol definitely worth it if you can.

    Are boot sales starting already? I thought it would be too cold for that?!

    I think it will be far too cold :rotfl::rotfl: but our local school has one that is famed for miles around so it is worth doing. I will send DH :D
    Woo Hoo

    Payments off.. but new TV on tick... mixed emotions about that...

    #075 £1531 / £14594 / 10.49%

    :beer:

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: about the mixed emotions! Well done for the payments. :T
    DMP started Oct '17: £79,974 :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
  • amr547
    amr547 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Awesome news Spagbol!!!

    I'm really tired and have an ear infection too:( Just done a 'top up' shop.... my cupboards are full to the brim because things were on offer. Naughty naughty :-/

    Can't wait for some payments on Friday!!! gotta get that total DOWN!!!!
  • Fleurlur
    Fleurlur Posts: 99 Forumite
    I'm having a really good day today! :D

    First of all I got approval for the 0% balance transfer so as soon as that comes through I'm going to transfer the F1 ticket money over which is nice! :D 0% interest until July so we can at least make a decent size dent in it before we switch it back to the interest card.

    Then I got my eb4y selling allowance upped to 100 items a month yay! But not going to list anymore until the next free listing weekend I think, unless, is it free to list at 99p?

    Then been to my mums for tea tonight so that's saved us some of our food and I also brought home left over mince meat and sauce so I can make my own spag bol another night! :D

    Bad thing was I had to take out the money I put aside for rent because we desparately need curtains, our living room is freezing because the one wall is just a window with a breeze coming through the balcony door! Not too bad though because I can just put it back on payday and take it out of the money I was going to put in my savings anyway.

    Phew that was an essay!
    DF by Xmas 2013 #135: £833/£1195 (69.7%)
  • SpagBol
    SpagBol Posts: 1,371 Forumite
    AARRGGHH!!!:mad::mad::mad:

    Someone has closed my spreadsheet again without saving!! (I know it is my fault for not saving it every time I move away but I am still going to blame DH ;) )

    I have been back a few pages and updated but please feel free to nudge me if the front page isn't up-to-date!

    Meanwhile I have tidied up Mr B's card...

    #002 £909 / £45,000 2.02%

    :j
    DMP started Oct '17: £79,974 :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
  • Ariel2013
    Ariel2013 Posts: 14 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 13 March 2013 at 11:18AM
    Hi everyone! My payments are not as big as i would like them to be as i have had a run of extra big bills, feel really frustrated but at least my debt hasnt gone up!


    Number 59 Ariel2013 £314/£14041

    Well done to everyone who is paying off debt :)
    Thanks Spagbol
    Mbna- £3165
    Virgin- £256
    M&S- £255

    Total- £3676
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