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2018 1% Challenge - 100 ways to make your 1%

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  • AdventureWanted
    AdventureWanted Posts: 1,474 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    could i join in please, used to do this way back when i was clearing debt before, now i'm right back where i started so trying to make a dent in the debt once again. want to clear my highest apr card which is aqua and a balance of £850.11 so will make my 1% £8.51

    Hi chocolatebum,
    Welcome to the 1% challenge. I've assigned you number 61. If you could mention your number when checking in that'd be great. Good luck with your 1%s.
    LBM Aug 2017.
    Debt at LBM - £30,055
    Debt at highest - £43,148.59
    Current debt - £18,880.00
    EF - £1,000.00

    Challenges
    PAYDBX 2021 - #29 Pd £2,355 / £8,000 PAYDBX 2020 - Pd £6,459.00 | PAYDBX 2019 - Pd £16,945.60 | PAYDBX 2018 - Pd £15,010.60.
  • Scott_Chegg
    Scott_Chegg Posts: 34 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary Photogenic
    thank you adventure wanted :T
  • Rachel24
    Rachel24 Posts: 214 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Number 20 now at 58% :-) I so hope I can clear this by December!
  • ellie.52
    ellie.52 Posts: 27 Forumite
    edited 22 July 2018 at 12:15AM
    Love this. Will be calculating my 1% and joining shortly x
  • No. 57 checking in! Thanks to some unexpected cash I've been able to pay another 48% off the CC! Hoping for another chunk next month, in the meantime am saving for my next 1%.
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,356 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 17 July 2018 at 10:54AM
    #58 declaring I'm now up to 2.19% thanks to some Etsy earnings and a foraged stamp I found worth £1.01 :)
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • ellie.52
    ellie.52 Posts: 27 Forumite
    edited 19 July 2018 at 12:00AM
    Hi would love to join please.

    My debt is £3297.37 so 1% is £33 please.

    My 0% runs out in December 2019, my minimum repayment is 1%.

    I!!!8217;ve calculated that I need to make 5% a month to be able to clear it by December 2019. That just £165 a month.

    Seems doable to me :)
  • Number 48 checking in with 43%, so close to 50%!!
  • squeeeek
    squeeeek Posts: 290 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    55 checking in with 17%
    Lloyds Loan (£0/£6000) Emergency Fund (£113/£1000) ISA £592.24
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,356 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    #58 checking in to declare a further £92.25 in Etsy earnings so I'm now up to 4.5% :j
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
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