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Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2013

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  • Hudson1984
    Hudson1984 Posts: 259 Forumite
    kerri_dfw wrote: »
    Just checking in, we've found a house to move to next month :D need to start packing eep. Anyone got any good ideas for where to get packing boxes cheap? We have some leftover from our last move but I don't think it will be enough.

    have a look on freecycle. Stick a wanted add on there, be surprised what you can get. Unless you're in norfolk in which case PM me and you can raid my garage :)
  • triple_choc_chip
    triple_choc_chip Posts: 1,139 Forumite
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    edited 2 July 2013 at 7:10PM
    SpagBol wrote: »
    Well done everyone :T:T (except me I haven't contributed at all :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:)

    In June you all paid off:

    £32,283.05

    More than last month!!

    :T:j:T:j:beer:

    That's fantastic, it was sad to see the totals dwindling, it seemed like I was the only one wearing a sack cloth, limping in just the one shoe and gagging on porridge made with water twice a day. ;)

    Well, it's almost that bad - I haven't bought a lipstick all year :p
    Debt Free 🍾 since 6.8.13 £31,997
    Saving for 🎄 🎁 2025 £460/£800 57%
    6 mth 🆘 fund £6k
    Mortgage offset fund £24.7k/£40.3k 61.3%
    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...
  • kerri_dfw
    kerri_dfw Posts: 4,556 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    That's fantastic, it was sad to see the totals dwindling, it seemed like I was the only one wearing a sack cloth, limping in just the one shoe and gagging on porridge made with water twice a day. ;)

    Well, it's almost that bad - I haven't bought a lipstick all year :p
    I can't wear lipstick, or lip balm for that matter :( it disintegrates the skin on my lips.
    Diary: Getting back on track for 2013 and beyond
    DEBT FREE 13-10-13 :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:
    Beautiful daughter born 11.1.14
    Mortgage: [STRIKE]£399,435.91[/STRIKE] £377218.83
    Deposit loan from Dad: £9000[STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE]
  • Jonesy88
    Jonesy88 Posts: 959 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Yay to Junes total! :D:cool::T

    I absolutely love lipstick. Foundation however i do not - makes my skin go all flaky and horrible :(
    :rudolf: DF by Xmas 2018: #83 £8,250/£15,000 55% :rudolf:
    SPC 7: #135 :staradmin | MFW 9.72% | Groceries: £6.49/£80 | Exercise 0/20 | NSDs 0/15
  • minicooper272
    minicooper272 Posts: 2,131 Forumite
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    Have been sent to research possible courses in my local area so that I can stop going insane with boredom. The classes I'm interested in won't start until Sept/Oct, so I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions of courses they have tried, so that I can have a few more things to look up?

    I've been looking at swimming classes, language courses, cookery classes...
  • moneyless_mac
    moneyless_mac Posts: 532 Forumite
    edited 2 July 2013 at 10:52PM
    £200 to declare

    #114 - 5740.42/6381.81 89.94%


    Apologies I messed up my figures last month .
    No more buying toiletries
  • suzitiger
    suzitiger Posts: 947 Forumite
    Hiya!! I haven't been on this thread for aaaaages, apologies! I have been reading via my email digest though. So, I hear congratulations are in order for SO MANY PEOPLE!! Am I right that it is HisMissus, Kerrie and Spagbol? Have I missed anyone?
    :j:j:j:jCONGRATULATIONS!!!:j:j:j:j
    I am not doing very well paying off debt at the moment, the bank has really being taking the pee pee with charges so I'm really behind. I have just got a new job that is more hours, better pay and costing zero for transport so that will help lots. I will catch up properly with you all soon :D
    Don't turn a slip up into a give up:D
    *NSD Challenge Nov 0/10* *£10 a day challenge Nov £0/£300*
    No buying unnecessary toiletries challenge-in it for the long haul
    :D

  • SpagBol
    SpagBol Posts: 1,371 Forumite
    Have been sent to research possible courses in my local area so that I can stop going insane with boredom. The classes I'm interested in won't start until Sept/Oct, so I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions of courses they have tried, so that I can have a few more things to look up?

    I've been looking at swimming classes, language courses, cookery classes...

    Apologies if you have already tried this but enter a half marathon in October and start training! Buy some good-quality running shoes from proper independent running shop that will assess your gait and print off a training schedule from Runners World. Basically runnng 3 times a week with a long run at the weekend increasing by about a mile a week. It is addictive and FREE apart from the shoes and entry fee. You could raise money for charity too :D
    DMP started Oct '17: £79,974 :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
  • SpagBol
    SpagBol Posts: 1,371 Forumite
    p.s. I did try this myself (I'm not a complete sadist :D), I went from only being able to run a few minutes on a treadmill and hating it to loving running outside, got up to 13 miles in a couple of months and then ran a marathon the following spring! It might help if you join a club or go with a friend, I trained with a friend and it was really useful for the times when you feel sluggish and need help or they feel they can't do it and you can boost them :)
    DMP started Oct '17: £79,974 :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
  • his_missus
    his_missus Posts: 3,363 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    suzitiger wrote: »
    Hiya!! I haven't been on this thread for aaaaages, apologies! I have been reading via my email digest though. So, I hear congratulations are in order for SO MANY PEOPLE!! Am I right that it is HisMissus, Kerrie and Spagbol? Have I missed anyone?
    :j:j:j:jCONGRATULATIONS!!!:j:j:j:j
    I am not doing very well paying off debt at the moment, the bank has really being taking the pee pee with charges so I'm really behind. I have just got a new job that is more hours, better pay and costing zero for transport so that will help lots. I will catch up properly with you all soon :D

    :eek:I am not, I repeat, NOT preggers! It's someone else on the thread beginning with H but it's not me:eek:Maybe Helenpie?
    I did get a little kitten though :p

    Suzi, hopefully the new job will help you gey back on track
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