Chest freezer for my snacks business

Caroline

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Caroline

Member since

July 2015

On-time repayments

284 installments  •  32%

About Me

I am a rural girl, having been born in the Machakos region of Kenya. I, however, currently reside in the bustling capital city of Nairobi where I am employed. I am married with two lovely boys. In my current post, I am a logistics officer for a beverages company, but on my off days I enjoy doing things with my hands and spending time with my family. I also enjoy the outdoors and love to travel when time allows.

My Business

I have dabbled in the making of custom, home-made carpets in the past with some measure of success. I have recently decided to shift focus to the making and selling of snacks. I have long had a passion for cooking. I enjoy trying out new recipes to cook meals for my family in my free time. I have also catered for my friends' parties in the past and received good feedback on the quality of food served. I intend to put these talents to good use in my new venture.

Loan Proposal

As i have expanded my business, i have been on the look out for new products to add to my offering. Quite recently, I discovered that i could make quite good margins by including fried chicken in the menu. My take on it is small servings that my clients are able to afford such as wings and drumsticks as opposed to whole pieces of chicken. I have found that it is cheaper to buy my meat in bulk but i currently have quite limited space in my current apartment-size fridge that i have in shop. My plan is to acquire a good size chest freezer which cost about 480 USD. I would also need to procure a volt guard and stand for the unit which should cost about 60 USD. With this equipment, i will be able to reduce spoilage, purchase meat products cheaply in bulk which will improve my profit margins.

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About Me

I am a rural girl having been born in the Machakos region of Kenya. I however currently reside in the bustling capital city of Nairobi where I am employed. I am married with two lovely boys. In my current post, I am a logistics officer for a beverages company but in my off days I enjoy doing things with my hands and spending time with my family. I also enjoy the outdoors and love to travel when time allows.

My Business

I have dabbled in the making of custom, home-made carpets in the past with some measure of success. I have recently decided to shift focus to the making and selling of snacks. I have long had a passion for cooking. I enjoy trying out new recipes to cook meals for my family in my free time. I have also catered for my friends' parties in the past and received good feedback on the quality of food served. I intend to put these talents to good use in my new venture.

Loan Proposal

As i have expanded my business, i have been on the look out for new products to add to my offering. Quite recently, I discovered that i could make quite good margins by including fried chicken in the menu. My take on it is small servings that my clients are able to afford such as wings and drumsticks as opposed to whole pieces of chicken. I have found that it is cheaper to buy my meat in bulk but i currently have quite limited space in my current apartment-size fridge that i have in shop. My plan is to acquire a good size chest freezer which cost about 480 USD. I would also need to procure a volt guard and stand for the unit which should cost about 60 USD. With this equipment, i will be able to reduce spoilage, purchase meat products cheaply in bulk which will improve my profit margins.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$548.00

Date disbursed

Feb 8, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

19 months

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jeffb

United States

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Los Angeles, United States

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Christian

Saarbruecken, Germany

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johan

Oslo, Norway

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JonnyPrice

San Francisco, United States

AdamP

Sunnyvale, United States

BelleStarr

Albuquerque, United States

jesuisneil

MATTESON, United States

AltruisticSelfishnes

Chicago, United States

COOPITALIST

Toronto, Canada

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Oliver

Geneva, Switzerland

EHTHighSchool

Egg Harbor Township, United States

LadyofHats

Hamburg, Germany

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soren

Göteborg, Sweden

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

D

Debock

Dresden, Germany

AndreaBravi

London, UK, Canada

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Withnail

Reading, United Kingdom

Kjartan

Oslo, Norway

korben

VILLENAVE D'ORNON, France

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jrtregurtha

Ridgefield, United States

T

traderjohn

Baltimore, United States

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Tallago3

Munich, Germany

ScottSavage

Las Vegas, NV, United States

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Aloha

Cologne, Germany

johnandmoliehi

Canton, New York, United States

quozl

Dublin, Ireland

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PeaceandLove

Morro Bay, United States

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cjmenchaca

Austin, United States

kosmos

athens, Greece

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Brandon Joz

North Carolina, United States

Jeff and Marcie

Portland, OR, United States

Sister

Kongsberg, Norway

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AlexCheng

Seattle, United States

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Jennifer

Minneapolis, United States

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Tim Koppel

WOLLONGONG, Australia

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Balzers, Liechtenstein

Tavin

Ottawa, Canada

beverly

Vancouver, Canada

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Kolkata, India

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jjonas

berlin, Germany

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Chicago, United States

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United States

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Gent, Belgium

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JandC

Watsonville, United States

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Aman

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Malta, Malta

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CarrotTop

Bangor, United States

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aiban

Austin, United States

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jzidi

Los Angeles, United States

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PhilACK

Brampton, Canada

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wogman

Evanston, United States

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samuk

Nottingham, United Kingdom

AdvancingCompassion

San Diego, United States

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Niiza-shi, Japan

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Goodwill

Oakland, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

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Ashburn VA, United States

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Prysdahl

Marshall, United States

Christopher

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Aaron

Zurich, Switzerland

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pignolet

zurich, Switzerland

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Yevrahs

Dallas, Texas, United States

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New Jersey, United States

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Peksa

Espoo, Finland

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Stafford, United Kingdom

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Honolulu, United States

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United States

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memorissima

milano, Italy

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glh25

Winooski, United States

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ianb723

ROCHESTER, United States

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mrsfit

Surrey. BC, Canada

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Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

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Houston, United States

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kjustad

Asker, Norway

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Austin, United States

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Gorssel, Netherlands

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Atlantis!!!! x), Mauritania

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Sydney, Australia

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urtica

Moscow, United States

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South Perth, Australia

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Hayward, United States

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run426

DeBary, United States

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LenoMetus

Perth, Australia

JonB

London, United Kingdom

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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doublehelix

Philadelphia, United States

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Dutch_lender

Leiderdorp, Netherlands

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Lolababalola

Ames, United States

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Darckdog

Lisboa, Portugal

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AtomMan123

Fletcher, NC, United States

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zangalan

Maryland, United States

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cranejoad

cazenovia, United States

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Cazenovia, United States

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BMcDermott

Washington, DC, United States

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Marin county, United States

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MarianneM

Munich, Germany

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Munroe Falls, United States

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San Francisco, United States

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Haavard

Bergen, Norway

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Clben7

Cincinnati, United States

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MarkKrakow

Joliet, United States

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Brussels, Belgium

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cktsai

United States

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Berkeley100

Berkeley, CA, United States

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Berkeley, CA, United States

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elhh82

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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Malibu

Westwood, United States

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sparty0410

Chicago, United States

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drorm

United States

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Peaches

United States

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chrishol

United States

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Jonas

Linköping, Sweden

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Donh419

United States

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adiipienaar

South Africa

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Mountain View, United States

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Heroofcanton

United States

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jay12

Germany

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merk85

United States

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Kber9156

North Parramatta, Australia

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

TyWee

Manila, Philippines

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bscent

Hong Kong

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GDean

United States

Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

Loungin

United States

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Keith

Luxembourg

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Medagan

San Franciso, United States

Jamal Hamou

Cascadia, Canada

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dh1423

United States

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cocolo

United States

TheGoodData

London, United Kingdom

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Estebanito

United States

SuperMario28

Cudahy, United States

Kyle Hoback

Omaha, United States

Mike and Jacqui

United Kingdom

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Stephan

Netherlands

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Kristiina

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Andrew Page

United Kingdom

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Kirsty M

United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

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Fulda, Germany

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Joas

Hannover, Germany

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Erich

Zurich, Switzerland

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

Ben Triola

St. Louis, United States

Family Mueller

Petershagen, Germany

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Niels

Berlin, Germany

MD

Miles Dodge

CORVALLIS, United States

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Matt Willis

United States

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Wade

United States

JD

Jo Dane

Melbourne, Australia

PC

Patrick Clavette

Hartford, Wisconsin, United States

jtreyes

United States

Dean Cress

United States

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John Tabacchi

United States

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Ed Sikorski

United States

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Flower

Netherlands

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erica

antwerpen, Belgium

JK

Hamburg, Germany

Max Lettenberger

Madison, WI, United States

Kevin

San Francisco, United States

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Ted Tomlinson

United States

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Marc

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

KD

Kent Don

United States

TB

Taylor Brown

United States

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Bruno Silva

United States

EB

Erica Brescia

United States

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Alysn Ford

United States

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Roger Wang

United States

Cameron Graham

Nashville, TN, United States

JD

Jeff DePree

United States

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Yelka Mikolji

United States

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Manaal Eisa

Washington DC, United States

Marcus

Germany

CNV

United States

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Robert Mulley

United States

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tom hd

United Kingdom

Carla

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Martin Nielsen

Aarhus, Denmark

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Adam Wright

United States

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Mart

United Kingdom

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Robin Padberg

Pétion-Ville, Haiti

JM

john meserve

United States

Brad Schilling

Bunbury, Australia

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jede

Germany

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Nick

Greater London, United Kingdom

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patricio

Yorba Linda, Ca, United States

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ajay hampapur

United States

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Laura Dobroth

United States

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Nick

United States

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United Kingdom

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Yonghwan Kim

Republic of Korea

Aran Dunlop

United States

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Mark S Yourek

United States

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Jacob Rolon

United States

Kyle Holohan

United States

Douglas St Quintin

Sydney, Australia

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Andrei

United States

Christopher Hey

Sudbury, Canada

Taylor

Memphis, United States

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Bucharest, Romania, Italy

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Steven Huntington

London, United Kingdom

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Oslo, Norway

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Sweden, Sweden

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Virginia

United States

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London, United Kingdom

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Tom

United States

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United States

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Katka

St Albans, United Kingdom

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Rohit Bhatia

United States

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David Jones

United Kingdom

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San Fransico, United States

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United Kingdom

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Rudi Chen

United States

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Ashley

United Kingdom

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patrick

United States

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karl kerksiek

United States

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Boris

Bern, Switzerland

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United States

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Sue Bucholz

Sacramento, United States

Mary

Germany

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Salim Virji

United States

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Netherlands

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Steve A

Newbury, United Kingdom

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Jo

United States

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Betty Waweru

United States

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Mazatlan, Mexico

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Ruth Brown

United States

Kevin

United States

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Brett

Australia

Zack Stein

United States

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ixeldog

atlanta, United States

Larissa

Germany

Sinan Taifour

Munich, Germany, Germany

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Sachet Marion

United States

johannes

Taipei, Taiwan

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KH

United Kingdom

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Elle

New York, United States

AJ

Abby jones

United States

TO

Thomas O'Neil

United States

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Shar Alamdari

Los Angeles, United States

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Jon

United States

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Lucy

Australia

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Katharina

Germany, Germany

Martin Kraus

Traiskirchen, Austria

Craig Newmark

United States

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kamvien9

Australia

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Hans

Czech Republic

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Benjamin Kniaz

Boston, United States

WS

Warren Shen

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

JB

James Brooks

United Kingdom

JS

Jason Strauss

United States

Curious Customs

Austin, Texas, United States

JA

Joshua Axtell

United States

NM

Nitya Marepally

San Ramon, CA, United States

Day Family

Melbourne, Australia

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Ari

United Kingdom

HD

Hardik Desai

United Kingdom

BE

Bob Ewing

United States

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VJ

Canberra, Australia

Mary Norton

Byron Bay, Australia

PC

Peter Cordier

United States

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Dalton

San Francisco, United States

Dean Suminski

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Anonymous

United States

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ericb321

Republic of Korea

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Gary Sinard

Franklin, TN, United States

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Sanjana M

United States

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Raffins

United States

Menno

Adelaide, Australia

TB

Tim Barrett

United States

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Amy Shearer

United Kingdom

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Arian

Belgium

France

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RMIM

United States

Mike

Indianapolis, United States

Martha Fleury

Bethesda, MD, United States

WC

Walter Clarke

Phoenix, United States

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Brian

Rancho Cordova, United States

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Patrick

Shoreline, Washington, United States

L

Liam

New Zealand

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Bryce Bow

Bloomington, In, United States

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Bartl

United States

Darrel Wratten

Cape Town, South Africa

JM

Josh Menke

United States

PL

Philbert Lin

United States

Mark Rowlatt

Peterborough, UK, United Kingdom

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Summary

Amount repaid

$534.69

Amount remaining

$0.00

Date repaid

Jul 23, 2017

Status

Fully repaid

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Feb 19, 2017 $19.67 Feb 17, 2017 $19.67
Feb 26, 2017 $19.67 Feb 27, 2017 $14.75
Mar 1, 2017 $4.92
Mar 5, 2017 $19.67 Mar 9, 2017 $19.67
Mar 12, 2017 $19.67 Mar 20, 2017 $19.67
Mar 19, 2017 $19.67 Mar 26, 2017 $19.67
Mar 26, 2017 $19.67 Apr 19, 2017 $19.67
Apr 2, 2017 $19.67 Apr 19, 2017 $19.67
Apr 9, 2017 $19.67 Apr 19, 2017 $19.67
Apr 16, 2017 $19.67 Apr 19, 2017 $19.67
Apr 23, 2017 $19.67 May 3, 2017 $19.67
Apr 30, 2017 $0.00
May 7, 2017 $0.00
May 14, 2017 $0.00
May 21, 2017 $4.92 May 15, 2017 $4.92
May 28, 2017 $4.92 May 15, 2017 $4.92
Jun 4, 2017 $4.92 May 26, 2017 $4.92
Jun 11, 2017 $4.92 May 26, 2017 $4.92
Jun 18, 2017 $4.92 Jul 5, 2017 $4.92
Jun 25, 2017 $4.92 Jul 11, 2017 $4.92
Jul 2, 2017 $4.92 Jul 20, 2017 $4.92
Jul 9, 2017 $4.92 Jul 21, 2017 $4.92
Jul 16, 2017 $4.92 Jul 22, 2017 $4.92
Jul 23, 2017 $4.92 Jul 22, 2017 $4.92
Jul 30, 2017 $4.92 Jul 22, 2017 $4.92
Aug 6, 2017 $4.92 Jul 22, 2017 $4.92
Aug 13, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Aug 20, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Aug 27, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Sep 3, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Sep 10, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Sep 17, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Sep 24, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Oct 1, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Oct 8, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Oct 15, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Oct 22, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Oct 29, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Nov 5, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Nov 12, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Nov 19, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Nov 26, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Dec 3, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Dec 10, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Dec 17, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Dec 24, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Dec 31, 2017 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jan 7, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jan 14, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jan 21, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jan 28, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Feb 4, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Feb 11, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Feb 18, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Feb 25, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Mar 4, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Mar 11, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Mar 18, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Mar 25, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Apr 1, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Apr 8, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Apr 15, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Apr 22, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Apr 29, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
May 6, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
May 13, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
May 20, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
May 27, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jun 3, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jun 10, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jun 17, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jun 24, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jul 1, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jul 8, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jul 15, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jul 22, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Jul 29, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Aug 5, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Aug 12, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Aug 19, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Aug 26, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Sep 2, 2018 $4.92 Jul 23, 2017 $4.92
Sep 9, 2018 $3.59 Jul 23, 2017 $3.59

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