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The Official SOS Club!

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  • rickee48
    rickee48 Posts: 57 Forumite
    Can I please join the SOS club, want to stop the addiction, not sure what it is about the right index finger and an apply button:eek:
  • sve
    sve Posts: 9 Forumite
    Can I join too please...

    Official SOS Club Member 028 - Dry until 10/07/2010
  • wizzywig27
    wizzywig27 Posts: 1,548 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Can I also join this pretty please?
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    Innocent_Guy wrote: »
    I really have the bug today! Struggling not to APPLY.

    Didn't apply in the end, I am now cancelling my credit reports and setting my SOS date back again :-)
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!
    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    duggie1982 wrote: »
    I applied today for a current account with RBS as the benifits are better for me than my current account with Lloyds TSB. I was doing so well too.

    Hi Duggie,

    How many searches have you over the last 3 months?
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!
    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    azza2007 wrote: »
    Just an update.
    I managed 8 months without applying for anything and I have 6 searches in the last 12 months falling off from now till 21st February then I am only left with 2 searches from New Years eve for mobile phone contracts :D

    Well done, you should be in an ideal position should you require any further credit ;)

    Congrats!!! :beer::beer:
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!
    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    ElkyElky wrote: »
    Bump. I'll join. :p

    Thanks Elky!
    Official SOS Club number 026 - Dry until 13.07.10

    Welcome! :beer:
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!
    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    rickee48 wrote: »
    Can I please join the SOS club, want to stop the addiction, not sure what it is about the right index finger and an apply button:eek:

    Thanks Rickee48!
    Official SOS Club number 027 - Dry until 13.07.10

    Welcome! :beer:
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!
    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    sve wrote: »
    Can I join too please...

    Thanks Sve!
    Official SOS Club number 028 - Dry until 13.07.10

    Welcome! :beer:
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!
    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    wizzywig27 wrote: »
    Can I also join this pretty please?

    Thanks Wizzywig27!
    Official SOS Club number 028 - Dry until 13.07.10

    Welcome! :beer:
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!
    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
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