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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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    snap! hayley lol!!
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    it was the top hat scratch card i said i would do 2 cards and i have only done 1!!!

    i won't go back on top hats now i have won on that one!!
    :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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    Step away from the scratchcards jen!! it can only go downhill from now on !!
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    What are you going to do with the money?
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    So you gonna spend or save?
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    I just did a big top scratchcard...just to check..and i won sod all lol!!
  • I should save save, but i say spend it :-) i'm soooo bad.
  • mariagti
    mariagti Posts: 3,207 Forumite
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    OMG well done Jen! And well done MM :)

    What lucky cards did you guys do?!
    Make £5 a day JAN £121/175 FEB £283/175:j
    Weekly Grocery budget of £35! Jan £95.05/175 Feb £37.53/175
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    save half spend half-thats a quarter of your new challenge sorted already then lol!!!!
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    i went to bultins bingo to do the second card bet 50p and won 25p so thats it for that!

    uuuuummmm what shall i buy????

    i was thinking i might by a lcd tv for the lounge the one i won is to small then sell all the other tv's including the one i won as i don;t watch tv in bed and dd has got used to getting dressed and coming down to watch tv!!

    i think they have some nice ones in aldi for £250 ish the i will save £250 for my isa and all the money from selling the tv's? i dunno i will think about it

    i have already wothdrawn it all!!! lol
    :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
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