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Hi all,

Well after subscribing to this site for over a year now I have finally joined this chat forum.

I just wanted to join to say thank you to Martin who is the guru!

Also, I have decided to move back to my Mum and Dad's house (I am 23) to get rid of my debts and save up money to leave the country and marry my Australian boyfriend.

Without the support of this site and of course my parents, who are providing me with rent free accommodation, I would not be able to do this (as pride would have ruled my head rather than common sense!) so I am very very happy and am looking forward to a debt free start to a happier life.

I was like this :o and now I am like this :T !!

Sophie
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Bank of Scotland CC £1,200 :eek:

Flexiloan £805 :rolleyes:

Bank Overdraft £30 ;)

I have just moved back to my parents house and will be able to pay about £500 a month off so hopefully in 4 months I will have my debts wiped out

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  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
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    I love reading posts like this - well done Sophie and congrats on getting engaged :)
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  • System
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    Hi, Martin’s asked me to post this in these circumstances: I’ve asked Board Guides to move threads if they’ll receive a better response elsewhere(please see this rule) so this post/thread has been moved to another board, where it should get more replies. If you have any questions about this policy please email [email="abuse@moneysavingexpert.com"]abuse@moneysavingexpert.com[/email].
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  • Sod pride...I'd rather be debt free any day! Well done Sophie...you will have a rich life learning valuable lessons so quickly. Australia will be FAB!
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