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The ultimate incentive to get debt free, can I do it by New Years?

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  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    I'm going to try to do 50 tracks on STP tonight while I do my surveys and Ebay items. So my to do list for this evening:

    Answer all unanswered questions on ebay
    Do surveys that have arrived in last 24 hours (currently 2)
    Call Alliance & Leicester
    Do 10 ebay listings and 50 STP tracks.
    Package up the 4 books that have sold in the last 2 days and get my box of photographed but not listed ebay items out of the shed again.
    Deposit £10 in Take a break scratchie account.

    That's enough for one night when I'm feeling poorly. Came into work for 9 so I can leave early without causing too big a dent in my flexi time.

    Feeling really wheezy and left my inhaler in my other handbag. First time I've needed it in 2 months but forgot the chest infection might make things worse.
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
    Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off
    Met NIM 23/06/2008
  • Cinny91
    Cinny91 Posts: 6,022 Forumite
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    Hope you're feeling better soon, Dinah!

    And as for your list, that sounds like enough of a list for when I'm feeling well. You should take a night off, have a bubble bath, relax and focus on getting better.
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    Nah just had 2 weeks off, need to get back into the swing of things. Much as a bath with a book sounds lovely. Did that last night. Although my current book is scaring me so much I'm having nightmares - and it's not even a horror! Going to go with something really light next, I'm thinking 'The Wedding Officer', wanted to read that for a while. Although I'm a bit wedding-d out, girl at work got engaged over Christmas and I've already heard enough to last me a lifetime about dresses and venues and 'having to go to church 3 times'.... I don't get this, if it's a hardship you shouldn't be in a church anyway, it's not there to make your photos prettier it's a place of faith and worship.
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  • Cinny91
    Cinny91 Posts: 6,022 Forumite
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    I agree with the church thing, I'd feel such a fraud going to church 3 times for the first time in double-figure years just so I could have a pretty wedding.
    What book is it you're reading at the moment? I'm reading a book of essays called 'I was told there'd be cake' It's really easy reading and pretty sweet so far!
  • Dinah93
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    The Testament of Gideon Mack, interesting premise but to be honest I find the concept of a faithless minister, who then throws his hat in the ring in support of the devil, all very unsettling. Hence the nightmares about devils and people speaking in tongues! I think if I KNEW it was fiction I would be okay with it, but I'm not sure.

    What are the essays about?
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
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  • Cinny91
    Cinny91 Posts: 6,022 Forumite
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    Ee-by-gum (yorkshire side coming out there!) that sounds pretty intense. I will stick to my chick lit I think!

    It's just little life stories, the one I'm on now is about her first job. Her boss is pretty nasty and for some reason she decided to bake her a cookie of her face as a christmas present. Another was about a collection of Plastic ponies from Ex's under her sink and how she got rid of them. Very quirky but a good read!
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    Woop, just got a nice £12 bank inquiry mystery shop for tomorrow lunchtime. Need to remember to do it though, feeling utterly out of it at the moment!

    Ebay listings ending tomorrow currently at £35.48
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
    Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off
    Met NIM 23/06/2008
  • Cinny91
    Cinny91 Posts: 6,022 Forumite
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    Good luck with tonights ebay auctions!

    Took my pooch for a walk when I got home tonight, bloody freezing but I walked briskly enough to get out of breath for 20 minutes (had to be home for tea!) so that's me done for tonight. Going to go and watch the new Anne Frank series on bbc1.

    Night everyone!
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    NN Cinny. I'm being good and doing STP atm, 17 songs so far. Reading some threads before dinner, will do Ebay after I've eaten. Sold another book too!
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
    Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off
    Met NIM 23/06/2008
  • Cinny91
    Cinny91 Posts: 6,022 Forumite
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    Morning!

    After I get home today (and after walking my dog) I'm going to set myself up on the treadmill and *fingers crossed* do some STP. Aiming for 50 but I doubt I'll make that much. How did you get on with it last night?

    My alarm didn't go off - again. My brother woke me up at 6:45 so I had a mad rush to get out of the house in time. I didn't even tie my shoes till I sat at my desk :rolleyes:

    Oh, and I've figured out I'll need to take £50 out the bank each week until OH's birthday to meet the £400 target. So after board ect I should have plenty to play with if I'm careful!
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