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what was your worst money saving idea??
queenofthedump
Posts: 354 Forumite
I like to ask these questions because I am nosey and I have no life !!!!!!!!!
What was the worst thing you have done to try and save money which has totally backfired on you ?
What was the worst thing you have done to try and save money which has totally backfired on you ?
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Consolidated debts thinking we would be better off :mad: , and control spending. I have lost count of the times we have done this......and twice onto our mortgage!!!!!! :eek:
Never again. We may struggle, but we're not going to pay any more interest and waste so much money.
Sooo angry with ourselves!!!!!! :mad:What's he building in there???
Debt at highest £30,450 (Dec 05)
Debt at lowest £9, 113 (Jul 07)
How much did we over spend whilst on maternity leave :mad:0 -
balance transfers and then running the debt up again so stupid0
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Thinking a consolidation loan would be the answer......and then getting another ......and another
Only saving grace is that we haven't ever consolidated onto the mortgage.2014 Target;
To overpay CC by £1,000.
Overpayment to date : £310
2nd Purse Challenge:
£15.88 saved to date0 -
Getting a Capital One card with a £10,300 limit at only 3.9% for life!
Then transferring a balance after the offer period on to it! :doh:0 -
:cool: DFW Nerd Club member 023...DFD 9.2.2007 :cool::heartpuls married 21 6 08 :A Angel babies' birth dates 3.10.08 * 4.3.11 * 11.11.11 * 17.3.12 * 2.7.12 :heart2: My live baby's birth date 22 7 09 :heart2: I'm due another baby at the end of July 2014! :j
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me three!
on and a close second - thinking that joining a mlm company would make me rich quick
it didnt!0 -
getting a contract mobile phone to save me topping up £30 a month .. ran up £250 bill and got cut off in the first month ... oh well never againIf it doesnt pay rent sell it.
Mortgage - £2,000
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one of the recent worst ideas was relisting things repeatedly on ebay when they just werent going to ever make that much anyway!:beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
This Ive come to know...
So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:0 -
Innocent smoothies! 3.00 per carton. I thought 'I'll make my own'. I did and my first batch of 4 pints cost me about 4.99 (Saving approx £3). Turns out I used far too many strawberries and spent much of the next day on the toilet. So actually wasted £4.99!This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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"Do you want to consolidate your debts into one low cost monthly payment?"
"Why yes I do!"
Oh wait, no I don't. Doh!0
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