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August Clear a Debt Challenge!!

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  • Gemma84_3
    Gemma84_3 Posts: 311 Forumite
    Only just come across this thread but at the beginning of this month i recieved a letter saying i still owed money to 3 mobile phone company - just short of £60.
    By 28th of Aug thats paid off, plus ive 2 more payments going out to my CCJ and Dell finance (1 to each) and them 2 are paid off Soooo happy!
    Then im left with 1 debt of £960 - still alot, but glad ive only got the one to concentrate on.
    Good Luck everyone with your challange! :)
  • penguin83
    penguin83 Posts: 4,817 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Gemma

    When your CCJ is paid off, make sure you get a letter confirming this. Foward the letter on to the court to get your ccj satisfied. Then you'll feel even better not having an outstanding ccj on your credit file!:j
    Pay Debt by Xmas 16 - 0/12000
    There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.
  • ehallett
    ehallett Posts: 1,960 Forumite
    Well I might be able to pay off 2 debts this month. Apparently I have won £500 on the GFK survey site.:j :j . Should be with me tomorrow. I am paying it to my mum the £400 I owe her and buy a couple of wee treats for us. Feeling really great about it :D

    Well done!!! :T :T

    My Ebay items are selling for just over £70 at the moment and I've got more to list tomorrow.

    I received another prize today of some anti-ageing products and was amazed to find that they are worth £200!!! They are only 3 products!!! Some people have got more money than sense!! Never mind, I will enjoy selling them on Ebay ;) .

    I have also been busy today doing 2 mystery shops and have got another 4 lined up next week.

    Emily x
  • penguin83
    penguin83 Posts: 4,817 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Emily, how do you win so many great prizes?

    Im useless where competitions are concerned!.

    Keep up the good work everyone x
    Pay Debt by Xmas 16 - 0/12000
    There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    Jesus, paying £200 for a couple of face creams would give me grey hairs and wrinkles overnight! :eek:
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
    9780007258925
  • Hi all,

    I've sold a couple of books on Amazon so that's another £7 towards my target.

    I'm still waiting for £55-ish from recent Ebay sales and have listed another 10 items - am hoping for another £50 from those, leaving another £80 or so find ...

    Good luck everyone!
    Debt at LBM: £18,001
    Nationwide cc £8,562 now £4,965 M&S cc £1,884 now £2,695 HoF £694 now £0
    NW loan £3,861 now £0 OD £3,000 now £0
    Debt at 19 February 2010 £7,660
  • FrugalJo
    FrugalJo Posts: 549 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    You've all done so well, but sorry I'm out of this one, I really am pants at challenges. Really thought I could do this but things just keep falling at my feet, struggling with kids being off too, eating me out of house and home.

    Sadly withdrawing ...again.
    The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. - Chinese Proverb
    Jo
  • sweepster
    sweepster Posts: 448 Forumite
    penguin83 wrote: »
    Hi all hope everyone has been having a good week.

    I have about £40.00 so far toward Capital One trying not to count it until the end of the week. Sad I know the things I look forward to now!

    Can anyone help me with Amazon. I have lots of books that I have read once and know I wont read again so I had the bright idea of selling them on Amazon after seeing how well people do on here. When I tried to sell them I had to register with a credit card. The problem is I have cut up all my credit cards. Should I request a replacement from Capital One so I can sign up or do you think this would be a bad idea.

    Thanks x
    Hiya
    I did the exact same cut up my credit cards but you can do it as a bacs transfer so the money will just switch over to your current account. Thats what i have done so hopefully today i can switch some of it over. I have sold about 15 books now worth it good luck.
    sweepyxx
    Aim to be mortgage free by 2017
    MFW 2016 overpayments here we go again £10000
    :T:T:T:T:T
  • I've put some really lovely stuff up on E bay but no one is biting!! loads of people are watching them but no one is buying!!! GGRRRRRRRR!
  • Annoying isn't it shell. I sold a brand new jacket the other day and got 99p for it. It's worth at least £60 and still had tags on:mad: . Hopefully its an MSE'r who got it or someone struggling.x
    5 Year plan. April 2020 to June 2025- CC and mortgage free by time I'm 60
    Currently CC £23,674.36 /£14,895.41/£14315.42
    Mortgage £28,214.65/ £26,254.71/ £25,746.43
    By end 2020 I want CC at £ 19,000.00.
    By end 2021 I want CC at £10,000.00
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