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get rid of £1000 debt in 2 months challenge!!

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  • thanks everyone!

    Ill start it asap! woo hoo!!

    I really hope this nice weather holds out! It doesnt matter if u dont reach ur target even £100 is cool. well done u proper smashed that target ha ha. :)

    Dont forget tho cause i work in a school I get 6 weeks off so its easy for me to work in a cash in hand job, although money means more to me now im working for £5 an hour!!

    xx
    Total debt £17,135 total paid off £525
  • LoLo
    LoLo Posts: 545 Forumite
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    Hi all, not been around for ages and I had just about given up hope as have had a really bad month financially, but I have this morning taken a phone call and it seems I have won £1000 so as soon as my cheque comes I will be paying off my credit card. I am so excited I can't believe it.
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    OMG LOLO thats amazing :T :T :T
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • WELSH-DRAGON_2
    WELSH-DRAGON_2 Posts: 5,683 Forumite
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    Well done LoLo that wonderful news - well done !

    I won a bottle of Baileys yesterday so was pleased with that, one less christmas present to buy.

    Dezzi - are the results out for the photo comp yet - hope you won ?

    Welshy x
    ;) I am the only Voucher Queen in my village LOL ;)
  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    LoLo that's great!

    Well done Welshy, you are also very controlled if you manage to keep a bottle of Baileys in your house till xmas and then actually give it away!!!

    Carla, when's the new challenge starting?
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    Isnt today the last day of the challenge?

    I need to do that count up!
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • hiya everyone well we are at the end of this challege sniff sniff ... :( but we've all done sooo well!! congrats to everyone!! im going to start the new challenge today but the money saving wont start until the 20th and at least that way weve got until december 20th to finish it!

    Im going to call it the £1000 CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE!! woop woop.

    :)

    Please everyone who's on here join even if ur not saving I love hatting with u all.

    Welshy someone went seiorusly OTT on the votes and got us all thrown out of the comp!!! I was gutted!! never mind as if i was going to get a free holiday!! ha...

    Hope to see you all soon!! xx
    Total debt £17,135 total paid off £525
  • Big thanks go to Dezzi for starting this challenge and the next one which I'd love to join - you have all been so welcoming and helpful.

    This challenge has really made me think about generating some money and yesterday saw me selling a cot and baby swing for £80. Mr Welshy was abit taken back as I think he always hoped for a number 5 and wanted to keep the cot just incase, but 4 mini-welshy's is enough for me and £80 towards clearing my debts is a brilliant sum to make.

    Dezzi sorry to hear you didn't win - I did have my fingers crossed

    Welshy x
    ;) I am the only Voucher Queen in my village LOL ;)
  • well done welshy sounds like a good day, yes 4 mini's sounds just enough thats how many I want when I get my bum into gear!! ha. ive started the next challenge cant wait to get cracking!! woop woop.

    xxcdxx
    Total debt £17,135 total paid off £525
  • Dee123_2
    Dee123_2 Posts: 4,396 Forumite
    Awww is that it now?? I've been a bit lazy on posting but I do read regularly what you have all been up to :)

    Right, final total from me. I've failed but would have passed if I had just a few more days lol.

    Quidco £137.37
    Yougov £ 3.50
    Mirror Bingo £15.00
    AQA £129.00 (ok, I'm cheating this is the before tax figure)
    Matched Betting £263.28
    R-points £5.00
    Changing Home Insurance £127
    Loose change £5.38
    Sandwiches £90
    Supermarket loyalty points £20.7
    Overtime £18.00
    Bonus Job 2 £20
    Prize Job 1 £50

    Total £884.23

    Annoyingly, I have a £100 matched bet I cannot afford to match just yet. I'm getting some quidco from a hotel I'm booking and some cashback for car insurance renewal this weekend so I'll scrape through a bit past the finish date :cool: .

    Thanks for starting the thread, Dezzie, and well done everyone. Extra is extra and I think most of us have learnt a trick or two.

    Here's to the next challenge! Take care until then

    Dee x
    "Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is
    determinism; the way you play it is free will.” Jawaharlal Nehru
    I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
    I am a wunderkind oh
    I am a ground-breaker naive enough to believe this
    I am a princess on the way to my throne
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