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Couple of small repayments made this week - from money earned fleabay sale of old mobile and an extra £13.40 in my pay (hours vary each week so use a base figure for budgets) - so new total is #44 £551.85 / £16000#21 Save £12k in 2025 £25577.35/£200000
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Bit the bullet cleared my Argos account sent £59.30 towards it :T
Brings my total to £799.27 / £6000NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.050 -
Hi, I'd like to join please! This is a great incentive, thanks for running this!
We have 2 credit cards and a mortgage on our first house, but I'd like to concentrate on the CCards before the mortgage, as I just dropped the term by 9 years and only raised the payment by £57! (Consider that a win)
#130 is £0/£5,792.422 Credit Cards: PAYDBX 2018 - #131 £1566.37 / £8594.48 18.2%0 -
Morning all!
#006 checking in with £932.00/£10000 please muppets
Let’s just pretend I have not been alternately drowning in debt or only eating toast to try and pay it off for the last 20 years 😭0 -
Bit the bullet cleared my Argos account sent £59.30 towards it :T
Brings my total to £799.27 / £6000
Abba you're brilliant! New kitchen and still powering through debts at the speed of light!!Let’s just pretend I have not been alternately drowning in debt or only eating toast to try and pay it off for the last 20 years 😭0 -
Hiya:j
30 pounds off for me today nearly at 1000 pound mark :T
#16 990/4300
Keep going folks
LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/220 -
HI all quick check in Hope all is well.
£216 paid off, £100 switching bank fee (Mine has closed!) £55 Ebay and The rest Swagbucks, matched bets. Finally broke my 50% yay Have a great week all
Muppets ..number 42 468/4225 (11.07%)
Thankyou very muchCompers challenge 27/70
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Hello all, update from me £400 this time which makes my total now:
#103 £486/£4,500
Also chuffed that I was able to switch one CC to 0% deal this month. One more card to switch now!0 -
Hiya
007 paying off £160 today so £325/£760 or 43% repaid this year!
Bob" Your vibe attracts your tribe":D
Debt neutral
27/03/17 from £40k:eek: in the hole 2012.
Roadkill 17 £56.58 2016-£62.28 2015- £84.20)
RYSAW17 £1900 2016 £2,535.16 2015 £1027.200 -
Afternoon everyone!
Well today was quite spendy for me!
Another £784 paid off my debts which wipes out 3 creditors! I'm almost giddy with excitement!
#66 £1211/£2889
Thank you so much everyone!
Blue0
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