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Re: The Official 2021 Debt Smackdown Hello again, The 2020 Debt Smackdown helped me pay off £17,321.51 between February and the end of the year. This year, I claimed line 52 and then got busy so forgot to enter my details!…
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Re: The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown Just added my December check into the budget sheet. I've paid off £17,321.51 since Jan 22nd. With today's exchange rate, that's around $22,800 (US), and 82.16% of my total consumer debt.…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown November (well, August-November) check in. I'm now at the point where I have paid off 76.06% of my consumer debt. That's £16,035.90 . I would have liked to be further along by this point,…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown I just got confused for a moment about how my net worth could have increased by that much when the running total of payments was less. I realised that it was because the running total didn't…
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- 10 mths ago
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Re: The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown My update from a few weeks ago (added to my personal journal instead of here) Mid-April Update (Smackdown) I've finished my payments for the month, which gives me the following totals: Paid: £2,068.…
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- 10 mths ago
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Re: The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown @farfromtheusual I'm loving having people who are in the same boat as me and I can reflect with honestly. There is no shame here, just encouragement. It isn't my dirty little secret anymore.
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- 11 mths ago
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Re: The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown @MXMOM Wow, that is a hard situation. I've reserved hotel accommodation for the conference, but nothing to pay until 30 days before. At least by that point I will have a good idea of what is…
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- 11 mths ago
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Re: The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown @HappyDance Thanks! It was especially important given the fact that overdraft rates in the UK are going up a lot from April - even arranged overdrafts. Now just to clear my larger card balance.…
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- 11 mths ago
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Re: The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown @MXMOM There are flights, but it is limited. Currently the conference is not cancelling, but who can say what will happen tomorrow let alone in four months.
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- 11 mths ago
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Re: The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown March update: I am out of my overdraft! Whoop. I'm looking forward to next month when I can put more of my salary transfer into paying my credit card and start seeing big gains there,…
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- 11 mths ago
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Re: The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown 21,082.53. Wow. It seems like, for so much time, I have been trying to pay this down but to no avail. No excuses - it's time to get honest with myself.…
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