The long haul supporters thread...

Keeping_Positive

Well washing machine repair came in at £52 which wasnt too bad. Better than a new machine. Wont be replacing the slow cooker unless a fab deal or a free one on freecycle crops up.

Grocery challenge ok so hoping to have an excess £200 ish at month end to put towards holiday spends which was due to come out of March bonus so doing ok so far.

penguin83

Just a little update from me. Our dfd is now Dec 2011 - down from May 2012 so we are getting there slowly but surely. x x

In_Search_Of_Me

Well done penguin! We'll get there - eventually!! Am hoping to report 10,000 paid off this month! Will be a huge psychological boost!

chimp_choker

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

Well done penguin! We'll get there - eventually!! Am hoping to report 10,000 paid off this month! Will be a huge psychological boost!

Yes, well done penguin ! Also ISOM I never thought of it as a syco boost but I see what you mean because i just put into the snowball calculator the original debt and it has come back as being in the year 2032 so I've knocked 5 years off my DFD in a little over 2 years..... That has made me feel a little better since I've just deleted 38000 + music tracks off the computer by mistake !!!!

tinkerbell12

Thanks for the welcome and I am glad to be here!!

In_Search_Of_Me

tinkerbell12 wrote: »

Thanks for the welcome and I am glad to be here!!

Very welcome but you'll be more pleased when you get to shout "I'm debt free" from the hilltops!!

millionaire_in_training

hi folks. I have decided to concentrate on my CC debts for the minute. I am totally freaked when I include secured loan and car.TBH I see them as essential as I need a car at the moment to be able to work. Once my kids can get themselves out in the morning I will use public transport loads more but I just cant just now. The secured loan was down to building an extra bedroom and renewing windows ( paid off a cc too mind you) so again is essential. So for the mo I am only going to put CC debts in my siggy, I will decide what to do about the others when I finish them .obviously I will still be making monthly payments in the meantime. I will be a mortgage free wannabee after this anyway so I will count sec loan as mortgage. I had just decided in the new year to add them on to debt totals lol and changed my mind already. DFD is March 2012. So I will concentrate on bringing that back a bit but stop putting so much pressure on myself. I can do this I just cant do it as fast as others can. xx

In_Search_Of_Me

HUgs for you MIT - it ca feel quite overwhelming at times. I'm focussing on my CC's at the moment and at the end of the day its not a competition - you just plod away and go at your pace. Some people on here seem to manage to pay an incredible amount and I know that I just couldnt do that without having a breakdown! Just do what you can, when you can and dont worry about other peoples journey! The important thing is we support each other n the up's & downs. Us longhaulers need extra special support as we have such a long way to go! One thing I've realised is the need for some fun and relaxation along the way! Cheap fun but fun none the less! What fun are you having eh?!! Big squidgy hug foryou & hope you feel on top of things soon:)

Keeping_Positive

Slow and steady is the way to go (well for me anyways!)

Oh nearly forgot had my first Amazon sale today made £50 less postage!

In_Search_Of_Me

wow thats great wendy! What did you sell?!!