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October's Bring Your Own Lunch To Work!
Hello! Setting up this challenge again :) Taking lunches to work soon adds up, minimum £3 a day (as well as the other stuff we pick up whilst we are in there!) 5 days a week...approximately 20 times in a week....There's £60 before you know it gone for the month. Taking your own lunch to work takes a bit of organisation but…
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NST October ORGANISE OCTOBER
Ninja Savings Turtles ORGANISE OCTOBER Several people have indicted that circumstances dictate the continuation of September's Super Scrimpers regime and the tough line instituted by Ninja Savings Kat in her challenges (see NSK). Austerity October? Austerity with a twist because although the turtle way is difficult we…
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Payday loans - Guarantor
Hi, I wife went as a guarantor for her brother with Amigo Loans. At first the default payments would have been £50 per month which I accepted. However without me knowing she has increased the loan several times and now the default amount is £165 per month. He is now no longer working and Amigo have now contacted me about…
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Old £1 coins. Are yours of any value? Check here?
For any of you who are saving £1 coins, and still have some old £1 coins, remember they go out of circulation on the 15th of October. Before you rush out to spend them. check if you have a rare old £1 coin that may be worth something. This article is taken from this weeks Martins MSE newsletter;…
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If you'd £10,000, what business would you start? Online business?
Hello everyone If you'd £10,000 what business would you start? Online business is appealing as there's no rent, rates etc! At the early stages so loads of research to be done! sunni
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1 debt vs 100 days chapter 27
Hello everyone! Let's do it again, our 1 Debt vs 100 days challenge chapter 27. There's one , simple rule: choose one debt and do whatever you can, to pay it off within 100 days. This challenge starts on 20 September 2017 and finishes on 29 December 2017. If you want to take a part, write your name and amount you're aiming…
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£95 for 10 days
I am setting myself another small challenge to help me stay on track until the next pay day. I have 10 days to go and I have £95 in my purse. I want this to get me through, I don't want to dip into my savings or put anything on my credit card. I have plenty of food in the fridge and the cupboards to feed hubby and me. All…
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Help can't get over £600 back from npower
Keep telling me they are looking into it been nearly 6 week
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September Bring Your Own Lunch to Work Challenge!
Hello everyone :) Setting up this challenge again for this month, thanks fatvond for doing this last month! Buying lunch at work adds up over the year, a £3 meal deal - taking in to account 6 weeks of holiday, a meal deal at work every day costs £690 a year, but then I always want crisps AND chocolate :rotfl: So taking our…
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~Make upto £10 a day in September 2017 ~ - everybody most welcome
Hello and welcome everybody :hello: Happy anniversary Batgirl, your original forum thread is now 10 years old :) Same age as my DS this year. This is the 121st month of this challenge, which was first started by Batgirl, in September 2007. A link here to the original thread as I am sure some of you are interested to read…
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NST Super September Scrimping challenge
A warm and fuzzy autumnal welcome to the NST Super September Scrimping challenge, for newbies and seasoned debt busters alike. (Don’t want the following to sound too harsh but I need it this month) September means for many getting back into the swing of new school and work routines. Also, the colder months are looming and…
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The Super September NSD Thread!
Sign up people!
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£10 for the week challenge!
Hello :) I am fairly new to the MSE forums and need to curb my spending which has quite frankly got out of control. So I need a kick in the teeth!!! I am going to do a challenge where I can only spend £10 this week (baring in mind I have done a food shop and won't be taking petrol in to account as I don't work will accept…
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Stash some cash
I keep reading all these challenges about saving up money at home, but the problem I have is that if I put it in the couple of money tins I have round the home, hubby tends to raid them!! So I'm on a mission to find good sneaky hiding places round the home!! A few internet searches suggests notes in your bills folder is a…
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Can I make £70 last 10 days?
This is my challenge for the next week and a bit. My bills are all paid for the next 10 days, I have paid for my travel to work. The only social thing in the diary is a friend coming round for the night in the week. Then I have the weekend to get through. There is some food in the cupboards, but prob will need some fresh…
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The Amazing August NSD Thread!
Sign up people for August!
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Make upto £10 a day in August 2017 - everybody most welcome
Hello and welcome everybody :hello: This is the 120th month of this challenge, which was first started by Batgirl, in September 2007. A link here to the original thread as I am sure some of you are interested to read where it all began. Thanks to Batgirl for starting it, lynnejk and ALL posters, for helping us to keep the…
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NST - Stupendous Sextilis
Welcome to August’s NST challenge – August was originally the 6th month of the year and was called Sextilis, in 27BC it was renamed August in tribute to the first Roman emperor – Augustus Ceasar. The flowers which represent August are the Poppy and Gladioli – I love these flowers and just the other day saw a purple poppy.…
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Finally facing up
I have been reading posts for over 10 years without posting but finally I real ready to speak! Because of illness I have been out of work for long periods over the last 15 years and, due to our son's medical needs my wife has also not worked for the last 14 years. We are homeowners and although I am in fairly good…
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August Bring Your Lunch To Work Challenge
I've not seen this challenge around for a while so I'm going to resurrect it! I'm fairly disciplined about bringing in lunch but haven't always been, three pounds per day spent on a meal deal used to be the order of the day (with a side order of St@rbucks hot chocolate and pastry for breakfast in the morning!) and I still…
