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Are you more well off than you say you are?
For the last few years ive always put some money aside from my wages which i then do not consider part of my spending budget. Ive continued to do this for every pay so once my spending budget is gone i wont go out with friends or go for meals (basically spend on treats) ive always said to friends i have no money to do this…
little and often
Ok, so after being together for 21 years, we've now decided we're able to start thinking about buying our council home. hubby has been in employment for just over 2 years after being a full time carer for his late mum, I've just secured employment after 5 years of caring for my mum (although mine was unpaid) So, together…
10 months until my dream
waste of time
newbie help me!
Hi guys, Yes im new to all this and i really need some help, i need to raise some money in the next 10 weeks, by either selling, earning and other ways of making some money, please guide and advise me just where to start and what to sell on ebay etc, awaiting your advice. pantherchick:j
The 5k challenge!!!
I am Gothrockchic (aka GRC). I have moved over from the Debt Free diary board. I have been Debt Free for a month now. I moved to Edinburgh three months ago to find a Rock Band, so far so good and I have found a guitarist and hope to soon find a drummer and another guitarist. So the goal is to save £5000 :eek: £2000 will be…
How to decide how much to spend and how much to save
I expect some people who use MSE save as much as they can and spend as little as they can. I'm possibly in the minority(?) but I try to balance the two so that I still have a good standard of living but am increasing my savings too. I don't want to be run over by a bus tomorrow and have loads of money saved but not have…
Amazed at the savings I made!!
Hi, I am a newbie to the forum ( not the site though, been getting the emails for ages). I have spent the past few days having a good old rummage around the site and am pleasantly surprised at how good we (me mainly) are. So far I have been squeezing my toilet rolls and have just bought a pint of full fat milk and watered…
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