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1debt vs 100days challenge chapter 21

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  • greensalad
    greensalad Posts: 2,530 Forumite
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    Payday tomorrow which means more pocket money on my card, yay! It's been empty since the weekend. I'm rubbish.

    It's my birthday weekend coming up (31st) so I'm allowing myself a healthy chunk of cash (£100 for the week) so I can go out with my Mum for birthday dinner somewhere nice. Also treated myself to a new hat last night, for £10. I think that's enough treats though.

    Now that it's Wednesday and I get paid tomorrow I think I'm happy to say I have paid off the following:

    £300/£1000 paid off - 30% there :T

    Will get paid tomorrow and won't let my OD dip below £700. Hopefully will give my OD a little extra too.
  • Amara
    Amara Posts: 2,176 Forumite
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    Happy birthday, Greensalad :)
  • greensalad
    greensalad Posts: 2,530 Forumite
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    Amara wrote: »
    Happy birthday, Greensalad :)

    Thanks! Not quite 25 yet :beer: I feel like a proper grownup!

    I'll be spending my birthday in Paris so I hope I don't spend too much :/
  • DreamerHelen
    DreamerHelen Posts: 2,629 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    It's my Birthday today....So I'm really happy right now :D


    I also got paid today so I've paid a Fiver off my Loan that I want to clear in this 100 days....


    Only £10 cleared so far...but I'll get there... :)
  • greensalad
    greensalad Posts: 2,530 Forumite
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    DreamerHelen wrote: »
    It's my Birthday today....So I'm really happy right now :D

    Happy Birthday! All the best people are born in January ;)


    I got paid today and have put money on my prepaid card to last the week. I'm hopeful to report a £530 payment next week but as usual I need to get through the week and see how I go.

    I've got loads of refunds coming in to my credit card this week, so I've been able to throw all my money at this debt.
  • Calling14
    Calling14 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
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    Happy Birthday DreamerHelen have a lovely day.
    Green Salad, enjoy Paris and Have a wicked birthday.

    80 pounds off for me today update in my signature. Thanks Amara x
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
  • Amara
    Amara Posts: 2,176 Forumite
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    Happy Birthday DreamerHelen :)
  • BabyBetty
    BabyBetty Posts: 196 Forumite
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    Good morning everyone,

    Just paid £80 towards the debt today so the totals are £125/£263

    I feel like this is going so slow and to think this is the smallest of my debt. Ha ho one debts at a time.

    BB
    Original debt at LBM July 2008, £47, 654.34. Debt at January 2016, £21,443. Barclaycard [STRIKE]£9,000[/STRIKE]£8,756, Tesco cc [STRIKE]£3000[/STRIKE]£1,136. Debenhams storecard [STRIKE]£350[/STRIKE]£263, OD [STRIKE]£3,500[/STRIKE] £3,000, Corp Tax £3,036, Study loan £1,750, Smaller debts £2,000.

    Since my LBM I have not been fully committed so now I have had a 2nd LBM.
    Aiming to be debt free by December 2016:D
  • greensalad
    greensalad Posts: 2,530 Forumite
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    Damn it, I forgot this morning that I have to give my boyfriend some money we used to secure our new house. So my forecasted next week pay-off is lower than I'd like :(

    I'm still set to remove this debt entirely by mid February (instead of end of Jan as I'd like)
  • Calling14
    Calling14 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
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    £31 off for me today. Sorry quick post from me. Flu taken over my body. X
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
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