A year ago, I gave up on ever clearing my name from debt, i never thought it was possible, but things have changed.
Selling my house helped pay off a sizable chunk, I rent now. I got burnt by early payment redemption fees though, the mortgage company charged my eight thousand pounds to pay off early. – Not nice.
I plan to clear my remaining debt by Feb 2008
This site has been useful: http://www.wesabe.com it’s an online money manager.
It’s only just started, in the FAQ they mention 43things as inspiration. It lets you tag your purchases. I recommend giving it a go. It’s free, I don’t know how they are making money from the service.
In a fun way it’s shown me where all my money goes. The other users of the site have listed a number of cool money saving tips too.
Oh, also, i’m not sure if I should promote online spending on this goal, but, hay, it may save a bit of money for those of you in the UK, two sites that you might find useful:
http://www.quidco.com free to sign up, and they offer discounts on a number of online shops and services.
and
http://www.hotukdeals.com/main.html – lists special offers for uk online shopping sites. (I found my £179 wii via this site, when every where else was out of stock…)
