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what was your worst money saving idea??

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  • Cantdance_2
    Cantdance_2 Posts: 200 Forumite
    And another one for consolidation loans... :mad:

    How do we all fall for it? Makes me really angry...

    We've done it at least three times now, so glad I stumbled across this board and found out about PayPlan to save us from yet more consolidation hell!

    What else... oh yes, making my own smoothies, one carton of Innocent might cost £3 but the 15 bananas, 5 oranges, punnet of stawberries and god knows what else to make the same thing probably cost at least £6! :rolleyes:

    James
    Total Debt: Owe about £19,000 on credit cards plus £24,000 which is my half of joint loans.
  • grace
    grace Posts: 183 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Store cards!!!! Never Again.....I thought it would be great to be able to buy things in the middle of the month and pay for them on pay day.....great... worked a treat....until I got made redundant....but carried on using them.... :wall: .....
    BOI Credit Card = Was £3500.00 Now £0.00
    GE Capital Store Card= Was £1800.00 Now £0.00
    GE Capital Store Card = Was 1300.00 Now £0.00
    Credit Union Savings Now £200.00 :T
  • highguyuk
    highguyuk Posts: 2,763 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    My worst mistake - coming on here!

    I am fortunate not to be in a great deal of debt - I owe one loan for my car that I can easily pay off month by month.

    However, there are just too many 'bargains' on the site that I feel compelled to purchase. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.........
  • A husband that thinks you you only get what you pay for !! ( the more expensive it is the better it must be ) I couldn't speak to him for a week after the washing machine purchase.
    We remortgaged and extended the term to consolidate our debts, 3 years later we're back in the same boat 1 loan & 2 credit cards aaagh!!! when ARE we going to learn
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