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The "Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2012" challenge - PART 3!!!

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  • kerri_dfw
    kerri_dfw Posts: 4,556 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    This weeks mini challenge: sailor shower
    This is a real challenge that'll save heating and water. You've got a total of 2 minutes water running time. In that time you have to have a full shower/wash, you're allowed to turn the water on and off as many times as you like but not allowed any longer than two minutes total :)
    Diary: Getting back on track for 2013 and beyond
    DEBT FREE 13-10-13 :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:
    Beautiful daughter born 11.1.14
    Mortgage: [STRIKE]£399,435.91[/STRIKE] £377218.83
    Deposit loan from Dad: £9000[STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE]
  • mf0u1098
    mf0u1098 Posts: 1,595 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hey everyone, sorry for not being around but I have had food poisoning. Pretty bad food poisoning too, not slept and have just managed to eat a bowl of dry rice today taking grand total of calories to about 200, posh spice eat your heart out! Obviously have not been in work and won't be going in tomorrow. Just wanted to say a quick hello before I try and catch up on some sleep.
    New Debt Journey: Pay off £19,622.91 by 30th April 2015 :T

    Debt at Highest: £43,073 :eek:
  • mumof3plusoh
    mumof3plusoh Posts: 953 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hope you feel better tomorrow Jemma xxx
    [SIZE=2]SPC4 #1395 Aug 11 £135.75/£150
    SPC5 #1395 Shower fund used £13.60 31/7/12 Banked Farepack administrators cheque £301 19/10/12 £326.40 in the tin....TOTAL £641
    SPC6 #1395 Total £144.62
    SPC7 # 051 Banked so far £100 TOTAL £142[/SIZE]
    SPC8 #051 £46 :(SPC9 #51 £1091.34 :T:T
  • mf0u1098
    mf0u1098 Posts: 1,595 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Thanks mumof3plusoh, I officially hate chicken! The only thing I am really grateful for is that my grandma had bought it but decided to have fish and chips instead so gave the cooked chicken to me. It doesn't bear thinking about what my grandma would have been like with food poisoning. xxx
    New Debt Journey: Pay off £19,622.91 by 30th April 2015 :T

    Debt at Highest: £43,073 :eek:
  • camuk81
    camuk81 Posts: 1,559 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Jemma, hope you feel better soon.

    Little one has been on the toast diet all weekend.

    Kerri have you thought about claiming compensation for being cut off? More money for the debt busting
  • Superheavy
    Superheavy Posts: 468 Forumite
    Get better soon Jemma, white rice is the right way to go, its the treatment they used for Delhi Belly when I was hiking in Nepal. It ain't pretty, but it helps to get it sorted.

    I'll refrain from any further obvious advice like drinking water etc, but on the plus side at least your food costs have been minimal today!

    It's not much of a silver lining, but best I've got to offer.
    DFW - DEBT FREEEEEE!

    Total - 10762/10762 :)

    Every silver lining has its cloud.
  • mf0u1098
    mf0u1098 Posts: 1,595 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Superheavy wrote: »
    Get better soon Jemma, white rice is the right way to go, its the treatment they used for Delhi Belly when I was hiking in Nepal. It ain't pretty, but it helps to get it sorted.

    I'll refrain from any further obvious advice like drinking water etc, but on the plus side at least your food costs have been minimal today!

    It's not much of a silver lining, but best I've got to offer.

    Hiking in Nepal???!!! Sounds AMAZING!!! I really need to go to sleep now though so tell me all about it and I'll read it tomorrow :p

    Good point, I got a NSD today! :rotfl:

    Good night all xxx
    New Debt Journey: Pay off £19,622.91 by 30th April 2015 :T

    Debt at Highest: £43,073 :eek:
  • jakes-mum
    jakes-mum Posts: 4,638 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Get better soon Jemma :( Food poisoning is the worst, i'll never forget the chicken burgers I cooked for DH and I when we were young, poor and struggling _pale_.

    Kerri! There is no way I can shower in 2 minutes! I havent had a shower alone in 10 years (which co-incidentally is how long ive had kids ;)) plus I have to sit on the floor to shower which does not make it easy to shower quickly :D.

    Been to Bingo tonight with me mum, won absolutely nowt (got down to 1 number though so got all excited) but enjoyed being out and seeing people, plus theres a Lidl next door so we have decided next month to go early, get our books then go to Lidl to grab the bargains before the games begin :T:T
    SPC No 002 SPC(3) £285/£250 (4) £519.84/£500 (5) £768.32/£500 (6) £911.30/£600 (7) £913.23/£600 (8) £1184.82/£750 (9) £2864.04/£750 (10) £3846.25/£1000 (11) £1779.72/£1000 (12) £1596.55/£1000 (13) £1534.70/£1000 (14) £775.60/£1000 (15) £700.20/£1000 (16) £2081.34/£1000 (17) £1691.15/£1000 (18) £25/£1000
  • fritterprincess
    fritterprincess Posts: 76 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Hello everyone!
    You poor thing Jemma!, food poisioning is awful, I caught campylobacter food poisioning a few years ago. Couldn't eat for days. Silver cloud and all that- I lost over a stone in weight!
    After months of wrangling at work they have finally sorted out my pay and have just received a nice chunk of back pay which has just cleared my last credit card!! so happy. Just the overdraft to go now and have reached the 50% mark.
    So my update is-

    #13= £4250/£8500 (50%!!!) so exciting!!
    LBM 14th Oct 2011 TOTAL DEBT £8500 :eek: £8500/£8500 (100%) paid)
    santander overdraft £[STRIKE]4250[/STRIKE]£0!!
    lloydstsb cc £[STRIKE]2250[/STRIKE] £0!!
    lloydstsb overdraft £[STRIKE]1200[/STRIKE] £0!!
    Owe parents £[STRIKE]800[/STRIKE] £0!!
    Pay off all my debts my xmas 2012 challenge #13:j
  • Superheavy
    Superheavy Posts: 468 Forumite
    mf0u1098 wrote: »
    Hiking in Nepal???!!! Sounds AMAZING!!! I really need to go to sleep now though so tell me all about it and I'll read it tomorrow :p

    Good point, I got a NSD today! :rotfl:

    Good night all xxx

    When my dad retired three years ago I took a year's holiday in one go to go hiking and climbing for a month. We went to a rural undeveloped area about 100 miles or so away from Everest, and were climbing around the eighth largest mountain in the world.

    The reason your story brought it to mind is that one of the guys on the trip got food poisoning on the second and third days, and was on porridge with nothing else for breakfast and rice for lunch and dinner. Fortunately didn't get anything myself, although my dad did get some altitude sickness up over 4,000m.

    A return trip is one of the main reasons that I want to get debt free, although there are other priorities in life too.
    DFW - DEBT FREEEEEE!

    Total - 10762/10762 :)

    Every silver lining has its cloud.
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