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You can do it!!!

sandycheeks
sandycheeks Posts: 1,801 Forumite
Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
in Debt-free wannabe
Well folks as of today I am debt free, yes it's been a slog but I have always been a glass half full person and my mantra has always been "you can do it" (Roy Schneider always pops up in the Adam Sandler films and says this tagline) - So guys and girls turn that frown upside down and keep running towards your goal even though you might sometimes trip up!!


REMEMBER - YOU CAN DO IT!!!
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  • rockm87
    rockm87 Posts: 847 Forumite
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    congratulations!!!!! well done
    Total Debt in Feb 2015 - £6,052 | DEBT FREE 26/05/2017
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  • jodles16
    jodles16 Posts: 1,477 Forumite
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    Thats incredible!! Extremaly well done! :beer:
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  • sourcrates
    sourcrates Posts: 32,517 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Name Dropper
    Well done, and welcome to the "club" ;) !!!
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free wannabe, Credit file and ratings, and Bankruptcy and living with it boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.For free non-judgemental debt advice, contact either Stepchange, National Debtline, or CitizensAdviceBureaux.Link to SOA Calculator- https://www.stoozing.com/soa.php The "provit letter" is here-https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2607247/letter-when-you-know-nothing-about-about-the-debt-aka-prove-it-letter
  • lulu_92
    lulu_92 Posts: 2,758 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler I've been Money Tipped!
    sandycheeks wrote: »
    "you can do it" (Roy Schneider always pops up in the Adam Sandler films and says this tagline)

    YOU CAN DO IT MSErs! PAY THAT DEBT OFF :rotfl:
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  • PinkPoppies
    PinkPoppies Posts: 562 Forumite
    Congratulations!!:T
    Total Starting Debt August 2014- £38,061
    Current Debt- £3600
    Mortgage Offset Savings- £600
    90.5% paid off so far...
  • National_Debtline
    National_Debtline Posts: 7,998 Organisation Representative
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Well done from all of us here at NDL Sandy. Always nice to hear a success story.

    Regards

    Dennis
    Twitter: @natdebtline
    We work as money advisers for National Debtline and have specific permission from MSE to post to try to help those in debt. Read more information on National Debtline in MSE's Debt Problems: What to do and where to get help guide. If you find you're struggling with debt and need further help try our online advice tool My Money Steps
  • SOMam
    SOMam Posts: 102 Forumite
    Congratulations Sandycheeks!

    It's always great to hear people wiping out their debts...can't wait until its actually mine! xD

    Congrats again!

    Mam x
    DFD - 12/2016 with 6.7% paid as of 07/14
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  • lobbyludd
    lobbyludd Posts: 1,464 Forumite
    congratulations :)
    :AA/give up smoking (done) :)
  • jaxsmar
    jaxsmar Posts: 547 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    well done nice to hear a success story :)
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  • heartbreak_star
    heartbreak_star Posts: 8,287 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Rampant Recycler
    Well done you :)

    HBS x
    "I believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another."

    "It's easy to know what you're against, quite another to know what you're for."

    #Bremainer
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