First one to clear 15k gets a paper hat

ShelleyC_2

When I was little we had racing greyhounds so I uderstanding the betting and losing thing. My dog always came last and I regularly lost my pocket money betting on her :rotfl:

ETA that makes it sound like my parents encouraged me to bet but it was a good learning experience!

clearmydebts

poorandindenial wrote: »

Well, I wouldn't say I had 'grasped' it. But I get the principle of bet and lay am just a bit weird about the rest of it and am worried about the how to do it safely part. I should get me back over to the UYI board I think.

I am also struggling with the fact that my dad taught me to never bet more than you are willing to kiss goodbye to, maybe I should just give myself £50 and see what happens

ETA: I meant Intro Offers and Gambling thingy thread, not UYI

Yeah OH is starting off with £50 as well. He said people were saying if you do it properly there shouldn't be too much to lose? I don't have a clue though. OH is very cautious and not competitive so am not worried about him from the gambling perspective.

clearmydebts

ShelleyC wrote: »

When I was little we had racing greyhounds so I uderstanding the betting and losing thing. My dog always came last and I regularly lost my pocket money betting on her :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

ShelleyC_2

She was a lovely blue brindle with a kennel name of Pudding and she was a bit tubby for a greyhound!

Her brother Pug who was my Mum's did win one race and I got my picture in the Romford Recorder collecting the cup :rotfl:

poorandindenial

I used to go to the dogs out here in Walthamstow, before they shut it 50p bets each way and chicken in a basket (well poly box but they meant basket) - happy days.

I have just been over reading the threads in the gambling intro offers bit and every time I do I get through about 10 posts and then lose the will to live. It isn't then, it is just I am utterly impatient and if I don't get something immediately I ditch it. I kind of get it, but then I worry that I haven't really.

doodledo_2

Sig updated :T

poorandindenial

Just counted my £1 and £2 sealed pots (one now positively un-sealed) and I have £100 in them, seems reasonable to cash it in in the name of upping my challenge total. That plus £140 I have sitting in an account ready to transfer and I only need to find £550 to hit all of my challenges. When I say only, I mean :eek: although it sounds better than £750 which is where it currently is at. !!!!!!, the water bill is on its way too (although the leccy was £40 less than I had guestimated ).

Starting to feel better already. :rolleyes:

savingholmes

Doodledoo - that sig looks really healthy - and that is pre-house sale! Whit whoo!

On the matched betting thing - I lost the will to live reading the thread too....

poorandindenial

doodledo, that is ruddy marvellous!!!!

ShelleyC_2

doodledo wrote: »

Sig updated :T

It's looking very healthy :j