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1 debt vs 100 days chapter 20

edited 28 November 2015 at 11:01AM in Debt-free wannabe challenges
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edited 28 November 2015 at 11:01AM in Debt-free wannabe challenges
TWelcome everybody !
Next chapter , more strength . There's one rule: choose a debt and do your best to pay it off within 100 days. This challenge starts at 24th August 2015 and finishes on 2nd December 2015.

Everybody's invited!

Who wants to take a part, please write your name below.

1. Snow*white £146.60/316.60
2. Myamyamoo £1400/1000 Well done!!!
3. Calling14 £440/1000
4. Gettingtheresometime £382/521
5. Chocolatebum £32.17/531
6. Jonesy88 £1500/2800
7. Amara £1290/2050
8. LoLo £480/1000
9. Parsniphead £505/576.56
10. Grassgirl £1692.94/1000 Well done!!! £0/307.06
11. DreamerHelen £71.54/750
12. Hope78 £310/800
13. AloofDragon £40/1150
14. 12 months challenge £29/400
15. DanielleNic87 £394/750
16. Dreamingofmoney £108/144.02
17. Donna Dynamo £194.26/300
18. Munchin £100/500
19. BornToTravel £715/1500
20. Trixxibelle £2347.25/2000 Well done! You've got there first!
21. Welshgirl78 £700
22.Littleskintdragon £1130
23. Kooee £400
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  • *snow*white**snow*white* Forumite
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    Hi there have been eagerly awaiting the end of the previous challenge to sign up for the next one.

    Well done everyone and fab challenge.

    I am going to commit to clearing £316.60 Its not the biggest amount but it has the highest interest rate and will feel better psychologically once it is gone.

    At the moment my snowball says it will be paid up March '16 but hopefully sooner with this challenge.

    Thanks
    NST#14/2
  • myamyamoomyamyamoo Forumite
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    Hello everyone
    I am also eagerly awaiting the beginning of this next challenge. Can you put me down for
    £1000
    It won't clear a whole debt but it will make a dent in it!!
    Thank you
  • Calling14Calling14 Forumite
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    I am in. Will find how much need to clear after tomorrow's payments final push, last day of. Chapter 19 challenge.
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
  • gettingtheresometimegettingtheresometime Forumite
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    I'm in as well.

    My target is £521 which will clear the remaining debt off my challenge 19 debt and half of the next debt to be swept up.

    I do have one question though. The debt that I want to use Challenge 20 for is on a sort of repayment plan, practically on zero interest.

    If I pay the money directly to the debt, then I'm worried they bump up the interest rate so would you save the money until I can clear it entirely?
  • could i join in please, i am paying off a larger debt as part of pay by xmas challenge but i want to run one of my smaller debts in this challenge to help clear another bill.

    i need to clear £531 so £5.31 a day. hoping to do this through clearing out and selling a lot of the really useful things ( rubbish and tatt ) that i bought throughout the years.
    DEBT
    31/12/2018 = £21,740.10 - 31/12/2019 = £18,581.29 (14.53% PD)
    31/01/2020 - £18,685.22 (14.05% PD)
  • Jonesy88Jonesy88 Forumite
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    Hi Amara,

    Thanks for running another challenge :)

    Please can I pledge a very ambitious £2000 for OHs credit card
    :rudolf: DF by Xmas 2018: #83 £8,250/£15,000 55% :rudolf:
    SPC 7: #135 :staradmin | MFW 9.72% | Groceries: £6.49/£80 | Exercise 0/20 | NSDs 0/15
  • AmaraAmara Forumite
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    Hi !
    Very ambitious £1700 from me. It'll pay off whole my MBNA credit card.
  • LoLoLoLo Forumite
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    Could I join please? I would like to aim to pay £1000. This will clear one credit card and make a huge dent in another. Time to get back on track.
  • edited 20 August 2015 at 7:03PM
    parsnipheadparsniphead Forumite
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    edited 20 August 2015 at 7:03PM
    Could I join please? I have been on a MSE sabbatical for a while as the Internet was taking over my life but I have taken my eye off the ball. One of the early versions of this challenge helped me clear a debt and when I have tried other times I have failed. I was going to try a very small debt of £136 but have decided to go for a higher one of £576.56 which will be £5.76 per day. I really need to start hitting this debt hard.

    At the end of November I will have paid off a loan and can start hitting the bigger card debts.
    1 debt v's 100 days chapter 34: T3sco bank CC £250/£525.24 47.59%

    [STRIKE]MBNA - [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]CAP ONE[/STRIKE] GONE, [STRIKE]YORKS BANK [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]VANQUIS[/STRIKE] GONE [STRIKE] TESCO - [/STRIKE], GONE
    TSB CARD, TSB LOAN, LLOYDS. FIVE DOWN, THREE TO GO.
  • Calling14Calling14 Forumite
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    Going for 1000 pounds again as I came so close last time 42 short but hey ho try harder this time. Thanks Amara
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
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