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4 years of hard work finally over

andy.1987
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Hi just a quick bit of info on my problem s just before the credit crunch i was earning very good money but the bubble soon burst. I got another job straight away but it was at the local chicken factory not good money at all so my finances very quickly turned very bad missing payments on credit cards loans etc etc they then defaulted as i chose to bury my head in the sand which i can now see made things 100 times worse. in total i was £24k in the red. I managed to get a better paid job of £22k a year and finally sort my self out it has not been easy living on my own paying £500 a month to the banks as well a living expenses. But today was my final payment and i now owe nothing to anybody and it feels great and it does prove it can be done. If anybody reads this and they are in a similar situation stay positive there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
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Im not in that position but I know the exhilarating feeling of paying off my mortgage. Euphoric to say the least when I walked out of the building society.
Congratulations, end of a long road, well done you.:beer::j:T:T:Tmake the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
Good for you! Well done! On wards and upwards, if you can pay that much off imagine what you can save and what you could achieve.Happiness, Health and Wealth in that order please!:A0
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
Well Done :j:jsealed pot challenge 099
2013 £365 in total
2014 ???? Target £400
debt 1 [STRIKE]6753[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]6386[/STRIKE] 0000 debt 2 [STRIKE]4973[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]4731[/STRIKE] 0000 debt 3 [STRIKE]3673[/STRIKE] 0000 debt 4 [STRIKE]2400[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]2239[/STRIKE] 0000
OH debt [STRIKE]3800[/STRIKE]2780
Bank of Mum [STRIKE]£2750[/STRIKE] 20000 -
Well done and wishing you all the best for a debt free future
Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.0 -
Nice to hear about your success and hard work well done.Penny wise pound foolish. 366 days 1p challenge 2020/21/22/23 completed.
No.13 1p a day challenge 2024
No. 24 52 week savings challenge completed August 24
No.16 1p a day savings challenge.0 -
Well done - you are an inspiration!0
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Hi just a quick bit of info on my problem s just before the credit crunch i was earning very good money but the bubble soon burst. I got another job straight away but it was at the local chicken factory not good money at all so my finances very quickly turned very bad missing payments on credit cards loans etc etc they then defaulted as i chose to bury my head in the sand which i can now see made things 100 times worse. in total i was £24k in the red. I managed to get a better paid job of £22k a year and finally sort my self out it has not been easy living on my own paying £500 a month to the banks as well a living expenses. But today was my final payment and i now owe nothing to anybody and it feels great and it does prove it can be done. If anybody reads this and they are in a similar situation stay positive there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Well done, you are right nothing stays the same and anything can be improved.Debt-Free day 30th September 20140 -
Staying positive and following your shiny example ;-) Well doneLBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/220
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Thanks all now for the next little mission try and claim back some of my bank charges from lloyds and nationwide they have had enough of my money time to get some back0
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