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Paying Off Credit Card With Gumtree / eBay!

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  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    I've been doing this and it's lovely to see the space clearing in your house.........got a couple of things I could be putting on gumtree right now so that's my to dolist today xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
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  • stinabean
    stinabean Posts: 176 Forumite
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    This is a great idea!

    I'm always thinking I'm never going to pay my debt off with my wages, it never occurred to me to use cash from selling things - doh! Massive inspiration, thanks!
  • elly68
    elly68 Posts: 2,556 Forumite
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    Well thats my caravan on gumtree hopefully clear one card and make a dent in another one .happy selling folks.
    So finally debt free and it feels amazing however continuing here to stay debt free.Next declutter house and body and finally swim under that waterfall x
  • wishies_x
    wishies_x Posts: 93 Forumite
    Love this idea, we barely have any spare income at the moment until we are out of all of our contracts so selling our clutter is our only option, love seeing your balance going down - will be watching :D! xx
    2017 wins so far: Diddly squat :(
    Make £10 a day in February - £16.05/£280
  • Gaz83
    Gaz83 Posts: 4,047 Forumite
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    Old Peavey Bandit amplifier £25 - leaving £1,859.78

    Total paid so far: £186.22
    "Facism arrives as your friend. It will restore your honour, make you feel proud, protect your house, give you a job, clean up the neighbourhood, remind you of how great you once were, clear out the venal and the corrupt, remove anything you feel is unlike you... [it] doesn't walk in saying, "our programme means militias, mass imprisonments, transportations, war and persecution."
  • abby1234519
    abby1234519 Posts: 1,961 Forumite
    Does anyone ever look at the contents of their house and feel at a lose because none of it is worth anything?! That's how I feel!
    Money money money.

    Debt
    Dec 2016: [STRIKE]£25,158.71[/STRIKE] £21,999.99

    #28 Pay off debt in 2017 £3803.55
  • elly68
    elly68 Posts: 2,556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Abby you will be amazed at what people buy its weird,good stuff never sells but people will come along and buy junk
    So finally debt free and it feels amazing however continuing here to stay debt free.Next declutter house and body and finally swim under that waterfall x
  • stinabean
    stinabean Posts: 176 Forumite
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    I always think I don't have anything, so I end up just selling old dresses/shoes/jackets that I haven't worn in a while.

    Even if you only get £5, it's an extra fiver that you didn't have before and it feels so satisfying!
  • sazaccount
    sazaccount Posts: 537 Forumite
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    This thread is giving me a bit of hope... I've been planning to do the same, but planning to do it all over the summer holidays, but had been warned off by a few people saying it's too time consuming for the return you get. this has given me the motivation to get started!

    eBay can be a bit time consuming, if your on facebook its a lot easier, there will be lots of local buy and sell sites, post your items up with the price and people come to you to pick them up! My mum made just over £1000 for around 7 months of facebooking stuff. They have local bidding sites at home so even that part used body butter will go for £1 :D
    Thanks to money saving tips and debt repayments/becoming debt free I have been able to work and travel for the last 4 years visiting 12 countries and working within 3 of them. Currently living and working in Canada :beer: :dance:
  • CalumHeath
    CalumHeath Posts: 114 Forumite
    Gaz83 wrote: »
    Old Peavey Bandit amplifier £25 - leaving £1,859.78

    Total paid so far: £186.22

    Just checking in to say I'm a fan of your thread and enjoy monitoring your progress. Keep up the good work and keep posting.
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