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  • £60 paid off today and another debt gone!! Only 3 big ones and one small one left. yay me :)

    #165 2345.36/4000
    Debts Jan 2014 £20,108.34 :eek:

    EF #70 £0/£1000

    SW 1st 4lbs
  • An extra payment of £27 to one of the credit cards today.

    Now at #163: £4404/9141 (48%)

    Payday on the 27th Sept so will finally hit 50% then!
    Starting 2016 debt-free :D
    Emergency Fund: £350/£1000
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Hi there :hello:

    Paid £100 towards my argos card need to clear it before the 0% deal runs out which is October :eek: it's went in too fast so another £200 still to go to clear it but hubby gets paid on the 25th so will chuck another £100 at it then xx

    Brings my total to £1987.83 / £3000
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • Yayyyyyyyyy £100 less to go.

    Dxxx
  • Hello! Thought it was about time i update, My totals are:

    #205 £3536.53/£7800.84- 45.33%

    Well done to everyone paying off more debt!
    Mbna- £3165
    Virgin- £256
    M&S- £255

    Total- £3676
  • Mat_Lock
    Mat_Lock Posts: 2,386 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I am trying to flog a load of bits n bobs at the moment.

    Sold some homeplugs for £20
    Selling some after shave on ebay and currently at £15
    Selling an old iPhone for £20

    Hoping to make a bit and pay off some more.
  • Mat_Lock wrote: »
    I am trying to flog a load of bits n bobs at the moment.

    Sold some homeplugs for £20
    Selling some after shave on ebay and currently at £15
    Selling an old iPhone for £20

    Hoping to make a bit and pay off some more.

    Such a good idea.
    Am going to have a look around for some things I can maybe ebay too.
    Thanks for the idea Mat :money:
    2017 [STRIKE]48000[/STRIKE]
    2018 [STRIKE]25900 [/STRIKE]
    2019[STRIKE]11950 [/STRIKE]to pay off
    £[STRIKE]4400[/STRIKE] to pay off !
    DEBT FREE :)
  • Mat_Lock
    Mat_Lock Posts: 2,386 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Well I am trying to avoid ebay cos you lose so much for fees.

    Bit silly though I just spent £20 on cat toys haha I think they ar bored of the current toys.
  • amr547
    amr547 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Oh dear ... Oh's car won't start and he thinks the alternator might be the problem. Hope it's not too expensive... And. I have to walk to work again!! Need the car on tuesdaymfor work so hopefully we can get the other one up and running! The joys of having a really old banger.
  • Paid another £110 off my Credit Card.
    I was going to do £200, but my MOT is due :undecided

    £510/£7500
    2017 [STRIKE]48000[/STRIKE]
    2018 [STRIKE]25900 [/STRIKE]
    2019[STRIKE]11950 [/STRIKE]to pay off
    £[STRIKE]4400[/STRIKE] to pay off !
    DEBT FREE :)
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