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The 'I want it NOW!!' debt/savings thread

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  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    Glad you have sorted the train dilemma :-)

    ive found 3 cds and 3 dvds-am going to list them now and that is it-nothing more to sell!!!
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    yeah tv arrived today checked on amazon and it was £225 !! 19" lcd tv with freeview in black very nice.
    when i get back i can sell the tv from upstairs so that might make £40 ish
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    yay-thats brill jen-well done you!!!!!!!!!!! have a lovely time on your hol :-)
  • **Amy**
    **Amy** Posts: 2,680 Forumite
    Oh wow Jen thats fab. :beer:

    Coolio MM. I have bits and bobs that I can sell, but none that will do well on ebay if you know what I mean.

    Just done my Tesco online shop. The delivery charge cost me £3.50. Thats less than a taxi (would cost me £1.50 to get there by bus and nearly £6 back by Taxi!).

    x
    Debt: just my mortgage :D
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    Bargain!! sometimes on here there are codes for free delivery as well-worth looking out for!!
  • **Amy**
    **Amy** Posts: 2,680 Forumite
    Thanks MM. I had a look but the only one I could find was you have to order over £50 and I dont tend to spend that much. Well i could order loads of chocolate i suppose. :D
    Debt: just my mortgage :D
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    sounds like a good plan to me :-)
  • **Amy**
    **Amy** Posts: 2,680 Forumite
    I may have ordered a bar of choccie. ;) Its great delivery as well, they even had some slots for this evening. But i have chosen tomorrow between 7 and 9pm. That way i can do my cleaning tonight. :D

    Today is going so slowly.

    x
    Debt: just my mortgage :D
  • Herewegoagain
    Herewegoagain Posts: 2,370 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hiya guys, just been reading your thread, :beer:
    Loads of things I want now, but stuck in cheapskate mode for so long now, lost the spending habit:confused: :eek:

    Here's my I want now list:-

    1 UPVC patio doors (council wont let me have then say's I have to use wood as it's a listed building, but the back has been ruined anyway by builders when they converted to flats):mad:

    2 New kitchen (it's falling apart):mad:

    3 New bathroom (it's prehistoric):eek:

    4 To have the flat to myself:mad:

    5 To see my grandson everyday (instead of once every 10wks s*din job)

    6 to travel (before I'm too old):eek:

    7 To work normal hrs or not at all (I'm a live-in-carer, but I would prob get bored :confused: well maybe after a couple of years, I've never done it):rotfl: :rotfl:

    8 Getting the euro lotto THIS friday would solve all this and more, but I'm not holding my breath:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

    Thanks for letting me get this off my chest guys and good luck to you all in whatever you plan xx
    lost 3stin 4mnths GC nov£90/£51.65 July£100/£97.67 Aug£90/£18.59
    LBM Nov05 Loan £4910.65 Paid April07 sealed pot challenge#256
    Nov06 CC £2,590.56 Paid aug07 + Savings07/08 Night Owl 22#
    Mortgage £87,000/£84,000/ £82,261.00/£81,785.30 £80,268/£75402.00/£71229.15 DFW NERD 987 Long Haul member 125 debt free 24th aug 07
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    hi!!
    I know what you mean about cheapskate mode I begrudge every penny spent now! Good luck with your wants- you will get there :-)
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