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How Much Have WE Paid Off Our Debts In 2007?

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  • WOW everyones done so well!!!! :T You should all be really proud :D

    Let me work mine out..
    Ste's Citi - £1500
    Mothercare - £463.31
    Barclaycard - £900
    Dorothy Perkins - £402.46
    Ste Vanquis - £300ish
    My Vanquis - £30
    Egg - £400
    Car loan repayments - £1926

    Total - £5921.77 :D MINIMUM as everything except the car loan doesn't include minimum payments...

    We've paid off £225551.79
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • we've paid off approx £21,500

    so intotal

    we paid off £247,051.79
    Proud to be dealing with our debts - We WANT to be debt free DEC 09 :rolleyes:
    Grocery challenge: £230 / £230 left
  • mummum2
    mummum2 Posts: 617 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Only been on DMP for past three months, I've paid off £2,100.

    We paid £249,151.79:j :j :j :j :beer:
    Well done all and happy paying off for 2008.:D
    Long Hauler No: 51
    DMP Mutal Support Thread No: 207
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
    DFD - June '13, aiming for December '12
  • betti911
    betti911 Posts: 819 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    To the nearest pound:

    Debt at Jan 2007 £17,847
    Debt at December 2007 £11,276
    Total paid off this year £6571

    Total now = 255,722.79
    Jan 1st 07 Car loan £4830.46@12% Personal Loan £11,517@8% variable Overdraft £1500 July 2009Halifax-£0Debt free date 14th July 2009 :j
  • tsharp
    tsharp Posts: 1,532 Forumite
    I've paid off; £5,684 (scary when you think this is how much you've spent just servicing debt, think about what it could have spent on elsewhere!)

    Total we've paid off; £261,406.79
    "I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something."
  • I've Paid Off £7500 :eek:

    We've Paid Off £268,906.79 :j
    Proud to be dealing with my debt!


  • lunar
    lunar Posts: 1,805 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I PAID £3570

    WE PAID £272,476.79
    DFW NERD NO.656 DEBT FREE 24TH NOVEMBER 2010 TOTAL DEBT AUGUST 2007 £39000
    MFiT T2 NO.56 WE OWN [STRIKE]25%[/STRIKE] 31.5% OF OUR HOUSE SO FAR!
  • Numpty_Monkey
    Numpty_Monkey Posts: 14,196 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    paid off £1012 in the last 3 months since being on here:eek: :money:
    previous 9 moths £1624 :confused:
    and cleared a debt:j

    I paid £2638
    we paid £275,114.79

    PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBT NERD #869
    Numpty,Not sure why but I'm crying :o . Of all the peeps on this board you're the kindest & most supportive of all & I'm :mad: & :( for you all at the same time . Wish I was there to give you a big :grouphug: & emergency hobnobs
    xx
    DFD 5/1/16
  • Numpty_Monkey
    Numpty_Monkey Posts: 14,196 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

    just worked it out :confused: if i hadn't had found this wonderful place
    I'd have paid off £2165 and my debt would still be going up:mad:

    but at the rate i'm going since being here i'd have paid £4048:eek: :p

    thank you all:A

    just noticed my sig is wrong
    PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBT NERD #869
    Numpty,Not sure why but I'm crying :o . Of all the peeps on this board you're the kindest & most supportive of all & I'm :mad: & :( for you all at the same time . Wish I was there to give you a big :grouphug: & emergency hobnobs
    xx
    DFD 5/1/16
  • Prudent
    Prudent Posts: 11,678 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Huge congrats everyone :T
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