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August Clear a Debt Challenge!!

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  • ehallett
    ehallett Posts: 1,960 Forumite
    novagirl wrote: »
    I know it's a bit late but can I join in please? I have a whopping £800 on a credit card but only £300 of that is mine to pay off so that'll be my challenge amount if that's ok? :d

    Of course you can - welcome and good luck :D
  • If it's not too late, can I join please? This is exactly the challenge I need - have £564 on a House of Fraser Card to clear and would LOVE to clear this in August. I have £100 towards it already plus £150 from Ebay sales today - leaving c£300ish to find this month. I can do it - I know I can!
    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
  • novagirl
    novagirl Posts: 1,578 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Thank you. I think I'm going to need it but hey, I'm always one to rise to a challenge :) I have some ebay listings that are ending tomorrow night so I hope they sell for good money. I'm going to go and deliver some catalogues tomorrow in hope of getting some more commission before the month end. I'm sure all of our targets are achieveable.
    Why can't I get my signature to work?! lol
  • Hi folks, it'd be cool if i could get in on this too as i have barclaycard of 258 quid which i'd love to clear.

    Have £25 in paypal already with more stuff on ebay so hopefully i can get it all transferred in time.

    I sold some pampers money off vouchers we got in post on ebay: £8 vouchers sold for £4.21 ... amazing what people will buy!

    but thats scraping the bottom of the barrel.... any thoughts on other ways to earn money???

    August challenge: £0.00 so far (pending £25.00)

    good luck all!
    Sorry but please keep your signature to 4 lines in length - MSE Forum Team 2
  • ehallett
    ehallett Posts: 1,960 Forumite
    Welcome to hibees1875 and JellyBaby - good luck :D
  • sweepster
    sweepster Posts: 448 Forumite
    right,
    Just been paid by quidco for this month only £12 but added nicely to my savings so i have just paid 25 off barclaycard leaving me £490 for the month.
    come on keep it up we can all do it.
    sweepyxx
    Aim to be mortgage free by 2017
    MFW 2016 overpayments here we go again £10000
    :T:T:T:T:T
  • Swifty1982
    Swifty1982 Posts: 14 Forumite
    I'm in!!! Couple of days late but I'm in!!! :o

    Have an argos card which is at £296 and 25% interest.

    Going to list some stuff on ebay at the weekend and maybe see if there are some extra shifts at the bar I work...

    Feeling pumped!!! :j
    Debt in August 2007 £6900
    Debt in November 2008 £2700:j
    Debt in May 2009 £1100:beer:

    Proud to be dealing with my debt!
  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    ohh pigsback voucher arrived today so that wil go straight onto ebay. they usually sell well :D found more stuff to list but i know what you mean MIT listing is soo boring! i can only do about 5 items then i need to stop!
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    Grrrr....hubby has messed up my Pigsback plans....!

    He signed up for a Lovefilm free trial - and used my email address.....so he didn't get his Pigsback points because it was a different email address to the one he has registered with Pigsback, but it's also stopped me registering, because it now thinks I've already had a free trial.

    Bah...... :rolleyes:
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
    9780007258925
  • tsharp
    tsharp Posts: 1,532 Forumite
    I received a £100 cheque today, do I;

    1) Put it in my ailing current account to bolster me to the end of the month?
    2) Put it against my 0% £2000 credit card bill for Japan next year?
    3) Put it in my savings account?
    4) Make my first (of many) overpayment to the mortgage?
    "I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something."
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