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2018 1% Challenge - 100 ways to make your 1%
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chocolatebum wrote: »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
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PAYDBX 2021 - #29 Pd £2,355 / £8,000 PAYDBX 2020 - Pd £6,459.00 | PAYDBX 2019 - Pd £16,945.60 | PAYDBX 2018 - Pd £15,010.60.0 -
thank you adventure wanted :T0
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Number 20 now at 58% :-) I so hope I can clear this by December!0
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Love this. Will be calculating my 1% and joining shortly x0
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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%.0
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#58 declaring I'm now up to 2.19% thanks to some Etsy earnings and a foraged stamp I found worth £1.01Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020
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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 me0 -
Number 48 checking in with 43%, so close to 50%!!0
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55 checking in with 17%Lloyds Loan (£0/£6000) Emergency Fund (£113/£1000) ISA £592.240
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#58 checking in to declare a further £92.25 in Etsy earnings so I'm now up to 4.5% :jMortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020
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