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

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  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    lynzpower wrote: »
    I live in leytonstone, just by the Green Man :D You?

    Clayhall, near Barkingside. I used to live in Mornington Road near the Green Man years ago :D

    I'm really gonna have to get on with some work as since this challenge started I've done virtually no work :rolleyes: I also think that losing my job will not help with the DFW situation :rotfl:
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • shamu95
    shamu95 Posts: 355 Forumite
    yes but what do i do with it? do i keep it till end of challenge and have a great big lump sum to pay off or do i just go and pay it off a card or stick in my savings account?
    cant believe i had that much just lying in my bedroom
    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
  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    shamu95 wrote: »
    yes but what do i do with it? do i keep it till end of challenge and have a great big lump sum to pay off or do i just go and pay it off a card or stick in my savings account?
    cant believe i had that much just lying in my bedroom

    Keep it if you don't have any outstanding payments to make, otherwise get rid of it and just add it up on paper - doesn't make much difference really.

    Well done :T
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    Shamu

    Id get down the bank and pay it off one of your pesky cards :)
    :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:
  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
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    If you have high interest savings put it in there! Add to it without doing anything! :T
  • Sea78
    Sea78 Posts: 6,185 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    HI

    Can I join in? I've just got silver in the olympic challenge and need another challenge. I think this is going to be a really hard one but I'll give it a go - even if I get bronze, that'll be fab! :)

    So far I've got together £1.02 from my change jar!! lol!!

    So only another £998.98 to get :D

    Sea xxx
    CCCS DMP:Feb 07
    Total:£37,016.47 now £0 DEBT FREE FEB 14

    2022 Decluttering Campaign 49/1011
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    welcome SEa :wave:

    course the more the merrier! :j
    :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:
  • System
    System Posts: 178,353 Community Admin
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    Well Im off to a good start.

    I sold 2 broken laptops - £80
    1 Desktop - £180

    So I am just over a quarter of the way there, even with some stuff left to ebay!
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    oh wow

    wonder waht i can sell thats so lucrative :confused:
    :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:
  • boo2905
    boo2905 Posts: 129 Forumite
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    Hello :hello:

    Wondered if I could join in with this one as well as my own 6 month challenge that's going on.

    I've got to pay a bill that's racked up to about £1125.00 so to try my hardest to get this challenge would be good.

    I'm working my little socks off this weekend on AQA work and I'm in the process of getting a pub job and selling things on Ebay so we'll see how I go. Fingers crossed.
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