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Loyuise~cant believe that ~ I very rarely wear tights as I rarely wear a skirt & exactly the same happened to my tights today!!!!I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
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Loyuise~cant believe that ~ I very rarely wear tights as I rarely wear a skirt & exactly the same happened to my tights today!!!!This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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You couldnt hold back could youI'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
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Right I have another question. With the impending arrival of babby lenny number 2 we are thinking of appropriate transport. We have 2 cars which are at the age were a repair can totally blindside you and cost a fortune and are therefore thinking of getting a newer/brand new car. Now obviously we dont have any capital to use but would have some if we sold the 2 cars, probably not more than 3K. Now my OH is giving up her job on completion of her maternity leave which means she won't be able to get credit. I certainly cant get credit , I cant even get a 50p overdraft with Lloyds lol and with the way credit is at the moment it is going to be so difficult. So what I have proposed to OH is that we lease a car. Leasing is something I have been thinking about for some time now, and is in actual fact not a bad option if you can get a good deal. But, I still think because they do a credit check for leasing, that leasing may not be an option either. DOes anyone know if Credit Unions offer any kind of service for Car Leasing. I think I will phone the leasing comapny too to get an idea. Does that sound clear?This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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I do feel better-I was sweating like a sweating thing after the class and I imagine I shall be SORE tomorrow!
I think the 'blip' last night was a combination of a few things
1. HORMONES (a work in progress for Bunny)
2. tiredness
3.watching SuperSkinny vs. Superfat and utterly identifying with everything said-THEN watching Gok-I sat and sobbbed, I have such an unhealthy relationship with food.
4. having words with DH. I hate arguing.
so, once again, thank you guys for dragging my self pitying A$$ out of the wallow pit.
xxxxEmpty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale0 -
Len I think you could probably get a decent car with 3k in the current climate as secondhand salesmen will bite your arm off for your money. What sort of thing are you looking for? People carrier/estate? Maz got her bargain picasso for £200 so you could get something very luxurious for 3kI'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
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Len,
I would assume leasing would invole a credit check.
I personally would sell one car and drive it til it dies and put money aside each month for repairs. But then, my DH is a good mechanic and can fix most things himself.
I think you need to get a grip in your money situation and anything I say from here on in will involve you pinning your ears back....Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale0 -
Len I think you could probably get a decent car with 3k in the current climate as secondhand salesmen will bite your arm off for your money. What sort of thing are you looking for? People carrier/estate? Maz got her bargain picasso for £200 so you could get something very luxurious for 3kThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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Bunnyinthelights wrote: »
I think the 'blip' last night was a combination of a few things
1. HORMONES (a work in progress for Bunny)
2. tiredness
3.watching SuperSkinny vs. Superfat and utterly identifying with everything said-THEN watching Gok-I sat and sobbbed, I have such an unhealthy relationship with food.
4. having words with DH. I hate arguing.
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Yes yes and Yes..to all of the above. I am really really trying to change my relationship with food as I watched Gok and cried at what I was possibly doing to DD. She is awful with food, getting fat and it is my worse nightmare that she gets bullied at school for being overweight like I was.
Today I ate chocolate brownie and I didn't even think or feel guilty..why should I everything in moderation and that is what I am trying to get through to her.
Keep at it hun, we will get there in the endI'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
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ARGH,
Leasing cars is such a WASTE!
Assuming you pay £225 a month for a car and give it back at the end of the year, what have you got then? Nothing. Save up £225 a month and you will be able to BUY a car. And you have 2 GOOD cars! !!!!!! Len, we drove a D reg audi into the groud, 200,000 on the clock and it was still running when we got rid of it. you dont need a bigger car for goodness sakes, you're all just little people anyway!Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale0
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