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  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    I am 41 for a couple more weeks. Then I will be 41! (again)

    £27,000 when I had my light bulb moment.

    Not much less when the unthinkable happened and me and OH lost our jobs!

    Still managed to reduce our debt a year later to now and we owe just over £13,000.

    good luck!!
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • shamu95
    shamu95 Posts: 355 Forumite
    Hi, Ive just turned 26 and owe over £60000 not inc mortgage. My main reason for getting into debt was due to the fact i got ill when pregnant. Up till 21 i was loaded-was such a saver,got a mortgage at 18 and was rather good with my money.
    Oh if only we could all travel back in time.
    june debt totals:
    Citifinancial £11700
    Morgan Stanley £860
    Capital one Mastercard CLOSED
    Capital one visa £1676.3
    Halifax £6650
    Barclaycard CLOSED
    Abbey £1756.85
    Dad £6625
    Mbna £2282.20
    Total £31550.35

    £1000 in 2mths challenge £228.19
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