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Single and in debt.

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  • sarahb123_3
    sarahb123_3 Posts: 2,767 Forumite
    Lula-Hula wrote: »
    No chocolate til debts cleared :eek: utterly ridiculous that's 2 years at least :(
    Not a hope of me joining that one I'm afraid. Sarah, was this your idea & were you very very delirious when you concoted it ?

    Not guilty! In fact I am working my way through a box of Green and Blacks as we speak.:D
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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,547 Forumite
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    I'm still managing to live without chocolate and don't miss it at all, I know I'll get loads for xmas though but shall try to recycle into pressies for other people... I have a feeling there's also a bottle of Bailey's though and not sure I can resist that...
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  • SuSu1871
    SuSu1871 Posts: 535 Forumite
    sarahb123 wrote: »
    Susu, maybe instead of vouchers you could open a savings account and put the money in there, that way you will earn interest and there is no danger of losing the vouchers. You could open an account using Quidco, then you would have a bit extra to add as well.

    I see where you're coming from, but I've got a savings account already and I'd end up just putting the money in there, so it'd just melt into the bigger picture.

    It's a long time till I get a house and because I've been flatsharing for 10 years, I don't actually own a lot of stuff. So at least this way I'll be able to ensure I can buy something to start furnishing my new home. I like the idea of buying a piece of furniture that will always remind me of my lovely boss and a job I love. I'm a bit of a sentimental so-and-so really :o
    £27k (excluding interest) paid off in 29 months
    Finally debt free!
  • SuSu1871
    SuSu1871 Posts: 535 Forumite
    I'm still managing to live without chocolate and don't miss it at all, I know I'll get loads for xmas though but shall try to recycle into pressies for other people... I have a feeling there's also a bottle of Bailey's though and not sure I can resist that...

    How long have you lived without chocolate? I'm sure you said the other day, but I'm too lazy to back-track through the forum! How did you find it? What about when ma nature calls? She called on me today, hence the 3 bars of chocolate I've inhaled today :o
    £27k (excluding interest) paid off in 29 months
    Finally debt free!
  • Lula-Hula
    Lula-Hula Posts: 7,868 Forumite
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    sarahb123 wrote: »
    Not guilty! In fact I am working my way through a box of Green and Blacks as we speak.:D


    Good girl :A I knew I could rely on you :D .

    Susu - I'm happy to do without chocolate for a limited time, what are the dates then - I too once had a body ... :rolleyes:
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,547 Forumite
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    only a couple of months now but stopped missing it really quickly. ma nature doesn't make me want chocolate though but I think the more you eat the more you want if you see what I mean? cherry tomatoes are my friends...
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £34,965

    Money making challenge £78/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • SuSu1871
    SuSu1871 Posts: 535 Forumite
    I should be able to back on the choc in June, but if I do the things on my 100 hundred list by June I'll be half way through training for a 50-60 mile charity cycle ride, as well as going to the gym 5 times a week, so I should be quite a few pounds lighter with no inclination to undo all my good work, even if my fabulous boyfriend (with whom I have lots of great s*x) buys me celebratory chocolates before whisking me away on a European city break :rolleyes:
    £27k (excluding interest) paid off in 29 months
    Finally debt free!
  • SuSu1871
    SuSu1871 Posts: 535 Forumite
    only a couple of months now but stopped missing it really quickly. ma nature doesn't make me want chocolate though but I think the more you eat the more you want if you see what I mean? cherry tomatoes are my friends...

    You're right - the more chocolate I eat the more I want to eat. I shall have to replace chocolate with fruit salad. I used to make a big batch of it and have a bowl full every evening. Need to get back into good habits :A
    £27k (excluding interest) paid off in 29 months
    Finally debt free!
  • sarahb123_3
    sarahb123_3 Posts: 2,767 Forumite
    Lula-Hula wrote: »
    - I too once had a body ... :rolleyes:

    Me too and i cannot get out of the habit of buying clothes for the figure I had/want back, rather than the one I have now.:rolleyes: I wear the same old things whilst having a wardrobe stuffed with lovely things. Can't give up chocolate but of course am back on the dieting wagon in 2009, if anyone wants to join me. I want to get my figure back before I am an OAP, when I'll probably be grateful for the extra insulation.
    Pay/save £20k in 2010 £5888.75/£20,000
    June Mini target 0/5lbs Total 23/40
    Ebay profit 2010: March £207:) April £95:) May £130:) June £0 Total £432:j
  • SuSu1871
    SuSu1871 Posts: 535 Forumite
    I'm watching Run Fat Boy Run for inspiration :rotfl:
    £27k (excluding interest) paid off in 29 months
    Finally debt free!
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