Saturday 29/11/08 What small dfw things have you done today???

Hey all - Hope you're having a good weekend!! I've just got up about an hour ago (Well I worked until 6am and got home about 7am so it's allowed ) so am just easing myself into the day:

*NSD
*Scav Beer of friend
*Scav free dinner of friend
*Scav free cookies/cakes of friends Mom (He still lives at home and his Mom loves to bake and I'm not really sure why but all people's Mom's like to feed me up)
*Pay £1.59 to CC
*Check online banking - £30 cash back from changing elecy and gas!
*Earnt £55 at work last night/this morning and worked late enough so the trains were running so didn't have to pay for taxi

It's the weekend and I don't have to work tonight

Today is turning out to be an expensive one.

Got a slightly flat back tyre so went to the garage to top up the air in the tyres - can't get the cap off. Picture the garage, me, 2 guys taking tools out their boot and then a mechanic coming over to join in as we try and get this cap off my tyre valve - no luck 3, yes THREE, hours later;
Bought headlight bulbs to sort out the fact the car has one working headlight. Another hour faffing about with that - one still doesn't work (wrong bulbs);
Got a letter from Natwest in response to my reclaim letter with exactly the same standard response they sent the last time (Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to court I go..........);
Now sitting in the freezing cold as I can't get the lounge heater to work.

Each of the above will no doubt cost to put right. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Not a great day, but hey, at least I'm not sat at my desk at work?!

Poor bathgatebuyer, what a pain! Joining you on the :mad: car :mad: My exhaust has finally blown :mad: am going to have to put it on the card and pay it back at the end of the month, which probably means the debt will go up a little this month. Bother.

I was going to not spend, but not take down the debt until January anyway, it's such a long time between paydays and a five week month to boot. But after that it's right back on track with the £20k challenge and the sealed pot challenge. I've been given a very sexy black and gold terramundi, no way am I smashing that, I will coax the coins out with a butter knife!

Froze to bits out on the horse, have just about thawed out in the shower and am now off to prepare for my date.....:eek:

bathgatebuyer wrote: »

I'm feeling your pain! Blinkin' cars. I'm putting off a new one until I get debt-free, but 'm feeling sorely tempted by a £5K 05 Focus given the offer of a £2K trade-in on my old heap.

I'd love a new/old one, but it would set the debt free journey back so much and I'm not sure what spending a large amount of money would do to my mindset.

That's not a bad deal you've got there, if you can manage the £3k and it doesn't set you back mentally, maybe you should do it. Only you know how bad your current car is!

Piq

Piquant wrote: »

I'd love a new/old one, but it would set the debt free journey back so much and I'm not sure what spending a large amount of money would do to my mindset.

That's not a bad deal you've got there, if you can manage the £3k and it doesn't set you back mentally, maybe you should do it. Only you know how bad your current car is!

Piq

81,000K mile Beetle, driver side window doesn't work, only one working light, scraped back bumper, Y Reg, ESP light that pops on and can' be switched off (been doing this since day one), needs new brake pads and discs, due a service and MOT up in February........................................often mistaken for a recycling bin :rotfl:

I know what you mean about the cost of a new one. Is it worth being in debt again when I've made so much effort in trying to get out of debt. Who knows. Will have to check what loans are around and see if they're worth considering.