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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
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    I have a list for 2009 do you want a peak or are we waiting till new year?
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £33,821

    Boiler fund £925/3000

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • Lula-Hula
    Lula-Hula Posts: 7,868 Forumite
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    Wow,

    you've almost lost a stone & you're within months of being DF, I hereby elect you as my role model for next year :D
  • Hello!

    I'm drinking mulled wine and eating chocolate at the moment. I'm so bored!!!
  • sarahb123_3
    sarahb123_3 Posts: 2,767 Forumite
    Hi Pink Twirl, mulled wine, why didn;t I think to get any:mad:

    Skint Spice, would love a peek at your list:D

    edit: ooh, maybe I can get some in Boots with my points on friday!
    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
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
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    It's still a work in progress but here goes...

    List of things to do in 2009
    • Run a 5K
    • Run a 10K
    • Get debt free
    • Clear flat of clutter
    • Move house
    • Go to driving range (golf)
    • Go riding
    • Try laser shooting thingy
    • Meet fabulous new man
    • Reach target weight and stay there!
    • Find new hairstyle that I like.
    Obviously once I've done all of those I'll live happily ever after...
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £33,821

    Boiler fund £925/3000

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • Hi Sarah,

    I only have it because I spotted it in Tesco when I did my silly and shameful £125 shop on Monday night.

    It does taste nice though! The tv is so crap tonight, nothing is opened, it's like a Sunday night but more intense!!! I wish I had a social life like I had 10 years ago, back then I was out mind you, to tacky pubs and clubs I wouldn't dream of going near now!!!
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
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    I used to love going out on christmas eve pink, but now have need to get up in the morning and do santa stuff on xmas eve...
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £33,821

    Boiler fund £925/3000

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • Noone off out to glamorous parties tonight?

    Not me :D having driven the length of the country and probably the breadth of it as well (was volunteered for present courier duties) am looking to a pathetically early night. I do still have mates up here but the one I saw last night insisted on telling me about her new religion and my best mate is on hostess duties tomorrow so sounded v stressed earlier!

    Happy Christmas all :snow_grin
    I waved to Wakefield and Sunderland en route but didn't know where the rest of you are, so hope you are all having a fabulous, warm n'fuzzy, mulled wine type time.

    Absolutely no way I am giving up chocolate btw. I have made a concession by buying Lindt whole hazelnut (the nuts take up chocolate space, so is proportionally less chocolate, more veg :D ) but that's as far as I'm going.

    Have only managed to put 8 things on my list for 2009 but that's because the top one is to relax. So it seemed daft to stress myself by listing things I would then get stressed about doing.

    BTW car bloke is supposed to be posting me a copy of the receipt for his scratch repair by warranty dealer which apparently is £400 :mad: . V cross and actually more annoyed at being patronised about how fortunate I was that he was in London all week so they aren't charging me for a hire car :mad: . I'll pay it because I said I would be I'm afraid I am rather uncharitably hoping that he gets karmic payback.

    Rosa xx
    Debt free May 2016... DFW#2 in progress
    Campervan paid off summer '21... MFW progress tbc
  • I think I will start my list now I am so bored:

    1. Get a job (dreading being unemployed in a few months).
    2. Get into playing squash
    3. Meet a man (starting to mock the idea now, but I still want it)
    4. Keep away from sponging friends
    5. Hopefully make some nice new friends and hopefully keep the few that I have that are decent
    6. Clear at least £15K of my debt by xmas 2009 (dependent on job - in a year could be way down in debt or bankrupt!!!)
    7. Stop getting angry at tailgaters on the road.
    8. Eat properly
    9. Pass at least 3 exams
    10. Do some volunteering work
  • sarahb123_3
    sarahb123_3 Posts: 2,767 Forumite
    PinkTwirl wrote: »
    Hi Sarah,

    I only have it because I spotted it in Tesco when I did my silly and shameful £125 shop on Monday night.

    Well at least you won't have to do another shop for a while:D

    The tv is really poor today, try iplayer, there is lots of good stuff on there and you can pause it to refill your glass/plate without missing anything.
    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
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