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Skint Spice's journey to being less skinty and more spicy

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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    And next week..?
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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,437 Forumite
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    ZTD wrote: »
    And next week..?

    Really? should I aim higher? I didn't want to set myself up to fail:p
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  • skint_spice
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    skint_spice wrote: »
    OK, aims for April:
    1. lose half a stone I seem to have put on...
    2. finish decorating at least two rooms :o
    3. look for job...
    4. declutter at least one drawer or cupboard every two days :D

    OK - progress so far!

    1. doing well - lost 3 pounds this week :j
    2. Getting there, I reckon I should be one down by the end of the week :D
    3. ongoing... zzz...
    4. mmm...have done one drawer in seven days so need to speed up a wee bit on this one:o

    Every day spends have been way down which is just as well as car seems to be falling to bits... Not spent much on petrol though :rotfl::rotfl:
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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    skint_spice wrote: »
    OK - progress so far!

    1. doing well - lost 3 pounds this week :j

    :T :T
    skint_spice wrote: »
    2. Getting there, I reckon I should be one down by the end of the week :D

    :T
    skint_spice wrote: »
    3. ongoing... zzz...

    Come on - more info...
    skint_spice wrote: »
    4. mmm...have done one drawer in seven days so need to speed up a wee bit on this one:o

    Do we need to get the whip out?
    skint_spice wrote: »
    Every day spends have been way down which is just as well as car seems to be falling to bits...

    So is mine alas. I appear to only have gears 3 and 4 operational. Fortunately it's powerful enough to pull away in third, but that's not an ideal solution.

    Time for a new 'un I feel.
    skint_spice wrote: »
    Not spent much on petrol though :rotfl::rotfl:

    I spent over a hundred quid filling up on friday. That's with Shell's "buy ket and get a discount" promotion. :eek:
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • beanielou
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    Is very very glad she has a baby car.Fact.
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  • ZTD
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Is very very glad she has a baby car.Fact.

    Baby cars aren't drivable back from Stanhope using only two gears. Fact... :p;)
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,681 Ambassador
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    ZTD wrote: »
    Baby cars aren't drivable back from Stanhope using only two gears. Fact... :p;)

    Mine is :D
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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,437 Forumite
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    ZTD wrote: »
    :T :T

    Come on - more info...

    on the jobs? there aren't many of interest but I'm applying anyway...
    ZTD wrote: »
    Do we need to get the whip out?

    No but I did the worst drawer - undies so I feel I deserve :A for not choosing an easier option.
    ZTD wrote: »
    So is mine alas. I appear to only have gears 3 and 4 operational. Fortunately it's powerful enough to pull away in third, but that's not an ideal solution.

    Time for a new 'un I feel.

    if I had a permanent job I would probably join you. Have you had a look yet?
    ZTD wrote: »
    I spent over a hundred quid filling up on friday. That's with Shell's "buy ket and get a discount" promotion. :eek:

    What's ket? and where is that confused smiley when you need it? very little petrol used here:cool:
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6250/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £36,210


    Money making challenge £38/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    skint_spice wrote: »
    on the jobs? there aren't many of interest but I'm applying anyway...

    You should be sharing the job !!!!!!... ;)
    skint_spice wrote: »
    No but I did the worst drawer - undies so I feel I deserve :A for not choosing an easier option.

    :A
    skint_spice wrote: »
    if I had a permanent job I would probably join you. Have you had a look yet?

    Yep. I'm thinking of an Evo. A GTR is a little bit out of my price range.
    skint_spice wrote: »
    What's ket? and where is that confused smiley when you need it? very little petrol used here:cool:

    :T

    Finally some northern slang that you don't know!

    Ket = sweets.

    Or more specifically in this case, bags from the Mars group's confectionary range.
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,437 Forumite
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    ZTD wrote: »
    You should be sharing the job !!!!!!... ;)

    Don't want to out myself sorry.
    ZTD wrote: »
    Yep. I'm thinking of an Evo. A GTR is a little bit out of my price range.

    mmm... but what colour;)
    ZTD wrote: »
    Finally some northern slang that you don't know!

    Ket = sweets.

    Or more specifically in this case, bags from the Mars group's confectionary range.

    ahhh...I have been educated today ;)
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6250/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £36,210


    Money making challenge £38/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
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