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Gemmzie's Non-DMP Diary

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  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    £1,350 to go thanks to some further re-jigging and me not being able to count :o

    I think this actually might be do-able by the end of the year :T
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Of course it is do-able - be positive, stay positive!!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    I just cannot believe that we would have paid of £5k in a year when we only started with £100 a month spare!
    And both parents are finally on board. Mum is putting a bit in from her SE work, Dad put in some money he had as a 'tip' (usually beer money :rolleyes:) - they are learning!
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  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    I lied a little in my OP, we don't quite have enough to clear HSBC but we're only about £50 short so that'll be done in July now. We only earn a little above the 3.9% we are being charged so it's not really worth it. Will just wait for final tax bill amount first to make sure we have enough for that :D
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  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Just got dad's tax bill :D

    It's nearly £200 less than what we had saved so that can go straight off the cards :j :j
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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Thats great! It sounds like things might finally be turning around a little bit. Well done!
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • SarahNeedle1872
    SarahNeedle1872 Posts: 6,166 Forumite
    Gemmzie wrote: »
    Just got dad's tax bill :D

    It's nearly £200 less than what we had saved so that can go straight off the cards :j :j
    Great news Gem, that'll take the pressure off a little!:T
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Definitely :)

    Have paid that £200 off HSBC and also paid £250 to Egg today :j
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  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Another £110 paid off

    Leaving £850ish to find :)
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  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    £650 to go

    I'm so determined to kill this now!
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