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DFW New Year Resolutions

Hiya

Not sure if there is a thread for this yet but thought it might be useful to share our DFW new year resolutions - who knows if you publish them you might be more likely to stick to them! ;) Plus then we can steal eachothers too!

My resolutions are:

1. Grow my own veg

2. Find out how to go about growing my own veg :o

3. Clear the garage and loft and ebay as much as possible

4. Stick to meal plans when shopping

5. Start contributing to child trust funds (will save on medical school fees in the long run :D )

6. Go running at least 3 times a week and do 2 5k runs and another 10k (cheaper than gym)

How about everyone else?
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    1. Cancel the gym and stop pretending i go
    2. Pay all my debts off
    3. Grow chillies again on the window
    4. Meet a nice man :rolleyes:
    5. Do well at my new job get payrise
    6. cut back on the chocolate
    7. Stick to my shopping budget
    8. see if i can save to have my windows replace
    TOTAL: (1.9.2008) £[strike]20,971.00[/strike] (02.12.10)£11,006.07
    £9,262.93 Paid off (Since LBM) :D
    Debt Free Date [strike]2021[/strike] 2015
    Savings £100 Dec NSD 11/20, Sealed pot challenger 1043
    :xmassign:
  • mbaz
    mbaz Posts: 895 Forumite
    anyone else?!
  • halight
    halight Posts: 3,629 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hi all, in 2009 i will be
    paying off all my debt,
    i will not be getting into bad debt ever again.
    look for a new job
    carry on growing my own veg. grow more of it this year
    :jYou can have everything you wont in lfe, If you only help enough other people to get what they wont.:j
  • nickynoo08
    nickynoo08 Posts: 1,860 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hiya mine will be.....

    Stick to budget!

    Cancel gym - i go but not often enough to make it worth while:o

    Grow herbs and small veggies on window sill

    Buy xmas cards/paper etc... in sale

    Make gifts for next year

    Pay off my debt - my dfd is feb2010 but would love to get that to dec09

    Increase income - somehow
    £387.39/£196.46
    Pay my debt by End of Feb 2022
    49.28% paid!

    £199.55/£500 savings by End of April 2022
    39.91% saved!

    Make £2022 in 2022 - £20
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Mine that i can control and i think i can do are ...

    1) Make £10 a day every day for a year plus my normal saving from wages so save £5k before 1st Jan 2010!! :eek:

    2) Lose a stone! Should be able to do it!!:j

    I can't control but would like to meet a lovely man:rolleyes:
    :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
  • Hey All :j
    Mine for 2009 are:

    1. Stay Alcohol Free
    2. NOT start smoking again
    3. Go to the gym three times a week
    4. Get a permanent job and stop temping
    5. Pay all my debts off by June 09
    6. Save 5k by Jan 10
    7. Stick to my spend under £4K target

    I think that enough to be getting on with!!!
    Scary:eek: xx

    Debt as at Feb 14: £2272.40
    DFW Nerd no. 1024
    June Overhaul #26
  • mummum2
    mummum2 Posts: 617 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Mine:

    Pay for a bigger chunk off debt - still have a long way to go, 4 years but would love to bring this down
    Continue my spending diary - found this really helpful
    Never to touch another credit card, have done without for one year 3 months SO DON'T NEED IT!
    Keep to the jogging - releases a lot of stress
    God willing remain in work to enable me to get this debt noose that is tighening around my neck loose!!
    Keep believeing that all problems have a solution

    MM2
    Have a great Christmas all and All best wishes for the New Year.
    Long Hauler No: 51
    DMP Mutal Support Thread No: 207
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
    DFD - June '13, aiming for December '12
  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Lose 56lbs
    Lose £805
    Get engaged :rolleyes:
  • 1. Get fit!
    2. Save save save, hoping to move in with my OH!
    3. Get up earlier so i can take more time getting ready for work!

    All 3 WILL happen, I need to keep telling myself that!
    March 2016 - Barclay Card: £7,213.82
  • Hi everyone...Here are mine.

    1. Not to get into further debt
    2. To pay off debts as soon as I can
    3. To smile more, I've turned into a real grump over the last few years

    That's all I can think of for the minute I may come back with some more.

    Good luck to everyone with their resolutions
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