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Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2015!

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  • Dizzy_Imp
    Dizzy_Imp Posts: 2,782 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I go away for a few days and just look what happens!

    Happybunny - Congratulations on your debt free status - :beer:

    Mat_Lock - a new home and a bubba :grinheart this post is fabulous!

    Ali bf - that's a great result - well done :T

    Pablosammy - Just look at how much you're appreciated on this forum - :) a superstar xxx

    I've got some updating to do but feeling rather rough so might have an early night. Oh how Saturday night's have changed....lol
  • amr547
    amr547 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Congrats Matlock!
  • No. 144 here, have paid £323.74/£3043.30.
    HSBC Credit Card £608.69, HSBC Overdraft: £4123.67, HSBC Loan: £8,270.69
    Lloyds Credit Card: £1418.62, Very Account: £518.99, Barclaycard: £126
    Total Debt as of 9th June 2020: £15066.66
  • elleJay42
    elleJay42 Posts: 165 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Quick update from me, a little later than usual as I was off to a craft fair on Friday. I did well to stay in budget for me wee trip though :)


    #050 £959 / £4544 (21.1%)


    Getting SO close to paying off my first £1000 :j
    Total debt at LBM = £4861.03

    DFBXmas2018 #91 - £3342 / £3500 (95.4%)

    HTB ISA - £0 withdrawn for house purchase! :D
    Wedding Fund £2550 / £5000
  • mossy
    mossy Posts: 1,263 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Aww Mat-Lock, double congratulations!! So exciting!! :T

    Sold a lovely basket today (had to declutter because him who must be obeyed said so). :o I've put most of it towards holiday savings but it would be rude to not pay a few quid off the card. :D

    New figures:

    #28 £232/£2000 11.60%
    Saving for Disney again, oops why book one Disney holiday when you can book two!
    :starmod: Emergency Fund Savings - #148 - £10/£1000 1% :starmod:
    :xmastree:#083 SPC6 £63 - SPC7 £90 - SPC8 £63 - SPC9 £54 - SPC10 £26 - SPC12 £70 :xmastree:
  • Mat_Lock
    Mat_Lock Posts: 2,386 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Thanks all for the kind comments. I guess I've finally grown up haha
  • Congrats Mat_Lock on your two new and exciting changes.
  • LadyEB
    LadyEB Posts: 13 Forumite
    Well I'm off the blocks at last with a few direct debits

    #157: 347.78 / £30,681

    It's a start I suppose

    I'm applying for part time jobs to work alongside my own business. I need a big change to really put a dent in this. I've had 2 interviews but didn't get them, third time lucky maybe:(
    DF by Xmas 2015 #157: £874.04 / £30,681 = 2.8%
    Sell £500 in 2015 : £28/£500

    Creation CC - [STRIKE]£1,584.80[/STRIKE] £1,570.09, My barclaycard - [STRIKE]£11,511.14[/STRIKE] £11,049.31, Other barclaycard - [STRIKE]£7,620.40[/STRIKE] £7,281.56, Virgin CC - [STRIKE]£5,866.69[/STRIKE], 5808.03, HSBC loan - £3,000, HSBC OD - £600, Santander OD - £500
  • Sorry I disappeared for so long! It has been a slow month for me, I'm #38 but I'll check in anyway, don't want to lose track completely.

    £688/£1378

    Keep going everyone, it's going in the right direction! :)
    I AM DEBT FREE!
  • Kittycat1981
    Kittycat1981 Posts: 168 Forumite
    Congrats Mat_Lock exciting news :j on both counts. :beer:

    We complete our house purchase on Monday 16th but i aint counting it as debt as such- its cheaper than the rent and we have to pay to live in a house :rotfl: ;)
    Finally dealing with debt: 01.01.2015 -£10,562.:(
    01.02.15-£8820 01.03.15-£8066 01.04.15 £7036 01.05.2015- 6128 01.06.15 £4957

    Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2015! #59- £5605/[STRIKE]£10,562[/STRIKE] 53%
    2015: Sell £1000 #69 £510.97/1000
    Virtual sealed pot challenge #24 £32.19/£300
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