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The 'Extra Payment Every Week' Thread 2015
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havecourageandbekind wrote: »I’m hope I’ve waffled enough to be accepted to here and I feel sufficiently motivated having seen how well everyone else is progressing with this challenge.
Hello, Welcome to the challenge! This is a great challenge because there's no 'have to' amounts to pay or targets to think about, just paying something...anything extra every week. It all adds up.
Hope xLBM 03/07 £44k:eek: DFD 31/12/17 :A 12/17 £2545.50
Credit Card £2500.00 & Next £45.00
Savings = £81.21 & Help To Buy ISA = £4700.000 -
£41.74 paid off the CC this week - can't believe I found some money lurking in an old bank account!:D not so long ago, that would have been an excuse for a takeaway - not any more
LBM Dec 2013, Total Debt £31,992.06 Debt Free Date June 20220 -
£69.60 has come off one of my CC today. That will take it below £1000!Natwest: £17940
Barclaycard 1: 450
Barclaycard 2: £7400
Halifax: £8,100
Tesco: £30000 -
Afternoon all! Welcome to the newbies.
Suziebabe, well done for being restrained :T.
Andrewbro that's a fab achievement, well done :j.
Bit late with my Friday payment, but just sent £25 to B@rcl@yc@rd to make the balance £550 on there. Will struggle to clear that to zero in the next 6 weeks before the 0% runs out, but will give it a good go!!Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
Best win so far - holiday to Florida0 -
Oops - I've missed a week and only have a small £5.30 as my extra payment this week. I promise to try harder when the house purchase goes through
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£9.86 paid to the cc today
Debt free as of 29.10.2020 🎉😁
SPC #73 Feb NSD 0/200 -
Pay day today yay! £100 overpaid to CC. This challenge really keeps me focused.LBM 03/07 £44k:eek: DFD 31/12/17 :A 12/17 £2545.50
Credit Card £2500.00 & Next £45.00
Savings = £81.21 & Help To Buy ISA = £4700.000 -
Friday fiver sent to credit card. Happy Bank Holiday weekend everyone XxDebts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
Best win so far - holiday to Florida0 -
CC statement arrived today o/s balance 480.40, pay day yesterday so managed payment of 80.40 feels great, keep going everyone xx0
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A payment of £22.27 has been made today, which comprised off: (1) money paid back from a friend (2) savings on bills and (3) a round down of my bank account. Happy with this Extra Payment Every Week 2016 = £40.91
1% Challenge = 1% / 100%Swagbucks 2016 = £74 Amazon Vouchers0
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