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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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    lol-only just!! how much was yours when you started paying it off limissmup?
  • **Amy**
    **Amy** Posts: 2,680 Forumite
    Wow... well done on your debt MM :T

    Thank God its Friday is all I have to say. I had probably my worst day yesterday I have had in months. Too much to go into, but lets just say I was happy when I woke up this morning to a different day.

    Hayley - Have a fab time at the IMAX on Sunday (i think thats when you are going :o ). Tell me all about it as I have never been there :D

    Hope you have a good day at work MM.

    And everyone else has a great day.

    x
    Debt: just my mortgage :D
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    hi guys i am back £100 down but we had a lovely time i gave my cousin and her room mate £20 each for having us and i spent £60 not bad for a few days away
    :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
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    oh just opened the post and i have won a brothers drink t shirt and i have a cheque for £10 for petrol! yeah
    :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
  • **Amy**
    **Amy** Posts: 2,680 Forumite
    Hey Jen

    Glad you had a nice time, and well done on the spending, :beer:

    And well done for winning that t-shirt and the voucher, what great news to come back to :D :T
    Debt: just my mortgage :D
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    well i have an electrician coming to look at a socket and areial point for the new tv? i have no idea how much it will cost me. but i will be great when it is done! that will be one thing crossed off the i want list
    :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
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    moneymabel wrote: »
    lol-only just!! how much was yours when you started paying it off limissmup?

    Mine was £5300 last May but i then got another credit card which i spent about £2000 on so paid off approx £6500 in last 15 months....
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    Thats good going lilmissmup!! well done :-)
    Hi Amy-hope you are feeling better today and if you ever want to get anything off your chest feel free to pm me and have a moan :-)
    Hi jen-glad you had a good time-and only £100 thats bloody good !! well done on your wins too-you are on a roll now!
    I sold my mini vouchers for £6.50 and i had a free razor through the post that i applied for through a thread on here a while ago. Also i complained to mcdonalds last week as they had left something off my order at the drive thru and i did nt check til i got home. had an email saying that if i went there would give me the whole order again for free-so that was tea sorted tomight!! yay!
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Mmmm McDonalds :D
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    feel a bit sick now though!!
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