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The 1% Challenge - 100 ways to make your 1%

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  • happytails
    happytails Posts: 1,554 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Sold my leatherwork stuff to my friend for £50 (coming in installments) and also she may buy some clothes off me tomorrow. :j

    Had to buy new bras today, my last 2 have both broken in the last few weeks after being repaired a few times already I gave up and bought more, 3 in m&s for the grand total of £10.99 :j and swapped dd2 gap hoody for 2 summer cardigans as she hasn't got any outfits to match hoody that I impulse bought before Xmas so swapped it for things she needs in summer that will match :D and got 1p back haha

    Had a costa today, first one of the year, £2.50 no cake :T

    Sarah x
    DFW Total £21,800 to clear by Dec 2022
    MFW Total £184,950 £179,066 to clear by 2035
  • happytails
    happytails Posts: 1,554 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Evening!!

    Said friend bought £8 worth of my clothes but i did have a charity shop spend of £16 today. Bought 2 jeans, cardigan, 3 jeans for DD1, shorts for DS and wellies for DD2.

    Als bought an Iphone 4s off my borther for £10, its broken but he said i can do what i want with it so cashing it in, i can get £55 for it :D £45 profit there when i get it sorted :)

    Sarah x
    DFW Total £21,800 to clear by Dec 2022
    MFW Total £184,950 £179,066 to clear by 2035
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Another sale tonight on eBay with 4 more with bids on finishing tomorrow. No big sales but steady amounts topping the loan amount some more
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • Ooh, what a great way to make my debt seem more manageable. Please can I join??


    NOTENOUGHCASH - 1% - £76.32
    Debt busting! Jan 2014 £7632.50 £7445.80
    Belly busting! Jan 2014 12st 2lb 11st 11lb
  • Although I'm not technically part of this challenge, I've paid off around 10% of the loan I'm focusing on (not including my minimum payments) since November! :T
    LBM moment Nov 2013
    Barclaycard 0% [STRIKE]£2,719.64[/STRIKE] £1,575.22 Virgin 0% [STRIKE]£3,224.00[/STRIKE] £2,533.08 MBNA 0% [STRIKE]£1,994.72[/STRIKE] £2,473.53Lloyds Card 0% [STRIKE]£1740[/STRIKE] £1,260 Loan 22.80% APR [STRIKE]£3,585.63[/STRIKE] GONE:j Invisalign 0% [STRIKE]£2,493.26[/STRIKE] GONE :jOriginal Total: [STRIKE]£13,120.17[/STRIKE] Now: £7,841.43
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    £50 made this week on eBay after deducting fees and postage - will transfer to loan account shortly
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • tudorfan22
    tudorfan22 Posts: 436 Forumite
    edited 16 January 2014 at 1:37PM
    Ive amended my total as ive changed my challenge. So far my 1st debt is a total of £4300, so my 1% is £43, which is better than it was last year at £65! So it should be easier to clear this debt as I hope to dedicate at least £600 of my monthly pay packet to this debt, which is potentially 13.95% a month! (I love maths!) so far through ebay and the like I have paid off £200 so I am at my grand 2014 total of 4.65% yay!


    Member 102 – 1% = £43, total so far 4.65%
    )

    :beer:
  • Hi, Can I rejoin this as i have overspent over christmas!! so

    #87 checking in again with £22.40 being my 1%.

    This is definetly going to be the year i sort myself out. Im fed up with being in debt!!
    Lets Do this!!!!!

    XXXX

    Clearing off the credit card
    Every little helps!!!
    1% at a time #87
  • Sorry #87 my 1% is £22 Stupid fat fingers lol!!
    xxx

    Clearing off the credit card
    Every little helps!!!
    1% at a time #87
  • happytails
    happytails Posts: 1,554 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Earned £6 selling some toys to a friend today. Though she owes me £55 now and will be paying me weekly.

    Nothing much else to report except trying not to spend much money and so far I feel like I'm doing ok:p

    Sarah xx
    DFW Total £21,800 to clear by Dec 2022
    MFW Total £184,950 £179,066 to clear by 2035
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