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

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  • flubberyzing
    flubberyzing Posts: 1,386 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'm saving for:
    A good sized house deposit.
    A return plane ticket to visit one of my best friends in America in 2010.
    Because it's fun to have money!
    £0/£70 August GC
    £68.35/£70 July GC
    January-June 2019 = £356.94/£420
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Threres some excellent wants on here already!! Try adding one to your sig-it really helps with motivation :-)
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    My old iphone is on £56 on ebay-still 2 days to go so fingers crossed :-) should get about £200 hopefully
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    well i may be able to have one of the things i wanted now. i wanted to take my dd away for a few days this summer was planning camping but not in this weather anyway my cousin works at a holiday park and she said a lot of people go home early so she might be able to get me a caravan for a few nights cheap!! 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
  • Arlen
    Arlen Posts: 127 Forumite
    I want to be debt free by Christmas (only £2500 to go :)) and then I want my new motorbike I have been promising myself I would buy when I am clear of debt.
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    I want (this could go on forever but this is the main three.....)

    1) To save up at least £20000 for a house
    2) To go to New York next year
    3) To go to Australia maybe 2010?

    But i still have £897.60 of debt to go first!
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    that's good news jen- that would be brill for you and dd!
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Right i have been inspired and i am going to put a thingy in my sig, i need to raise £1500 for my New York Trip (want to treat OH for his 30th) in April, need to book end of January really.

    I have £402 clubcard deals vouchers already so going to aim to get more via Tesco this coming quarter but i need to find the cash.

    Wish me luck peoples ;)
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    yay!! Good luck lilmissmup!!
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Thanks. I think i will need it lol! :p
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
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