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  • I joined up last January and - after a fabulous start - burnt out and rebelled. I am pretty much back where I was this time last year :o

    Looking at it with a positive spin, I am no deeper in debt than I was!:j

    In September my income will be dropping and I am worried that I am not going to be able to make my minimum payments, so I'm coming into this with a growing concern. I think I am on Light Bulb Moment Number 3 - this one, however, is probably my last chance otherwise this time next year I will be looking at getting help to sort out an IVA :(

    I haven't a hope of paying my debts off within the year, but I can aim for an amount that will make a huge difference for when our income changes.

    Please put me down for £7000 this year, TY.
    Jan NSD 4/15
    2015 Pay £7000 Off Debt No. 107 £566.51/£7000
  • dolly84
    dolly84 Posts: 5,851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi all.

    I made a sale on ebay last night which after fees will leave me with £53, I will wait until I have confirmation it has been signed for before I transfer the money to the debt though. I have a few other bits on ebay so am hoping they will sell soon too.
    Debt Free and now a saver, conscious consumer, low waste lifestyler


    Fashion on the Ration 28/66
  • greensalad
    greensalad Posts: 2,530 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Wahoo!

    Came into some good fortune.

    #32 £400 / £3,478.00 11.5%
  • Pablosammy
    Pablosammy Posts: 566 Forumite
    Right, front page updated! New members should all have numbers and totals (if you've provided them).

    We've smashed through the 100 member mark, and simultaneously bulldozered through the £20,000 total! Keep it up everyone, well done on all the payments.

    The front page list has now spread onto two posts, so numbers 1-100 are in the first post and the rest of you are on the second one.
  • Pablosammy
    Pablosammy Posts: 566 Forumite
    Hey everyone, do you update on a certain day each week/month or just whenever you've made a payment?

    Any time is fine! :T
  • Pidge_jen
    Pidge_jen Posts: 139 Forumite
    #037 - £440.05 gone today via direct debit. Kind of :j and :eek: simultaneously!
    Baby due 21/06/2017 :)
  • thrifty_fifty
    thrifty_fifty Posts: 1,298 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 2 January 2015 at 10:20AM
    Hi everyone :)


    Happy new year. Can I join in too please? £7634.50 to clear :)


    M&S £2878.22/ Natwest £3526/ Loan £405/ [STRIKE]Sofa £0[/STRIKE]/ [STRIKE]Ring £0[/STRIKE]/
    Savings £12.04
    NSD 3/10 :cool:
    Total £6915.88







  • #103 £990/14128 gone for good :D
  • amr547
    amr547 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hi everyone! Not much debt busting here, I think it will be really slow to be honest unless I can figure out how to make some extra income.
  • amr547 wrote: »
    Hi everyone! Not much debt busting here, I think it will be really slow to be honest unless I can figure out how to make some extra income.

    We all go at our own pace, the main thing is keeping the debt figure from going up. I guess you've looked at the other forums on here for money-making ideas?
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