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The Ten Commandments

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  • freebird65
    freebird65 Posts: 1,751 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Thou shalst readeth this thread and cackle merrily instead of making a fine spread for yonder hungry OH, thus saving not only ye precious pennies, but introducing thy fine men to the joys of The Ways of the Fat Free Wannabee Board-eth.

    Methinks the new neighbours think I've cracked.......this is a great workout for the cheek muscles from laughing so much!!!

    :D
  • Judi wrote:
    Thou shalt not spend £70 on www.maccosmetics.co.uk last week with a shopping list banked of about £400 ::o

    Ha ha Judi! Mac gets me every time, I dread to think what my make up bag adds up to!
    Quit smoking 18/08/07
  • jesster_2
    jesster_2 Posts: 393 Forumite
    Ha ha Judi! Mac gets me every time, I dread to think what my make up bag adds up to!

    Yep and I thought I was safe now I've moved out to the sticks away from all the lovely mac shops in the city. Little did i know you could buy it online.... until now... doh! MUST. STAY. STRONG. MUST. STAY. STRONG...

    Dec 2005 £8,500

    April 2007 £0

    Paid Off Since Lightbulb Moment £8,500

    Debt Free Date: APRIL 16 2007

    :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j
  • Glitterari
    Glitterari Posts: 597 Forumite
    jesster wrote:
    Yep and I thought I was safe now I've moved out to the sticks away from all the lovely mac shops in the city. Little did i know you could buy it online.... until now... doh! MUST. STAY. STRONG. MUST. STAY. STRONG...


    My previous post about buying things off ebay that you don't really need must be re-listed?

    MAC.

    Shameful. (I kept one item!)
    Proud DFW Nerd #62:wink:

    Became Debt Free in Oct 2006 - uni was hard - financially!! Now need to start again.... :rolleyes2

    PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS :D
  • Ali-OK
    Ali-OK Posts: 4,073 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Debt-free and Proud!
    Thou shalt not go partying at expensive nightclubs without getting sloshed at home on the cheap first, thus only devouring small quantity of alcohol at said club. :D

    Thou shalt cajole friend/family/neighbour into lift to thine home following night out and thou shalt treat thy potential hangover with copious amounts of water before bed and Zzzzz.

    Thou shalt sleep in late the next day to avoid thine desire to get to the clothes shops before closing time and risking downgrading status in thy DFW stakes. :D
    Back on the DFW Wagon:

    CC - £3,300 on 0% til 04/2020
    CC - £4,500 on 0% til 02/2019
    Loan - £12,063.84 as at 4/1/18
  • MinnieSpender
    MinnieSpender Posts: 2,975 Forumite
    19. Thou shalt stay strong and righteous in the face of Temptation. That Woman with the Clipboard in yonder Shoppe is no Lady for she doth peddle the Heinous Store Card and ye! she this way cometh from Babylon! Renounce the demon 99.9% APR and walketh quickly away!
    :eek: What if the hokey cokey is what it's all about? :eek:
    Official "Bring back Mark and Lard NOW! or else (please)" Member 16
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    20. Thou shalt not go out and buy plants because the sun is shining. Instead thou shalt do as the blessed Saint Monty of Don hath instructed and use a spade in thine own garden to divide thine own plants and allow them to go forth and multiply.

    For verily it is better to have a garden full of 1 plant than to have many plants and thy pocket emptieth.

    And thou knowest that the digging willst help thou tighten thy stomach and lift thine a**e up, to be better prepared for the coming of the blessed Saint George of Clooney.

    21. Thou shalt read the holy book and post recipe tips on the sacred Old Style Site, particularly if the recipe tellst thou how to feed the 5000 from 5 fishes for verily this is better than feeding 1 family for 4 days from 1 chicken.

    22. But thou willst not include how to turn water into wine for thou knowest that thine fellow MSE's are but weak of spirit. ;)
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • MinnieSpender
    MinnieSpender Posts: 2,975 Forumite
    ali007 wrote:
    22. But thou willst not include how to turn water into wine for thou knowest that thine fellow MSE's are but weak of spirit. ;)

    20. And furthermore, thou shalt not buyeth a "cheeky little Chianti" from the Holy Temple of Asda because it was only three sovereigns and fourpence and proceedeth to drain the bottle upon the Sabbath eve whilst talking gibberish to thy chum upon the telephone. For when the Sabbath cometh, thou must appear bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and NOT a quivering wreck which cannot openeth one's eyes far enough to find the paracetamol.
    :eek: What if the hokey cokey is what it's all about? :eek:
    Official "Bring back Mark and Lard NOW! or else (please)" Member 16
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
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    Thou shalt worship at the altar of the Olde Charity Shope when thy kids have grown three inches in three weeks due to the goodness of home cooked food.

    Thy shall not allow thy husband to devour contents of cake tin when they were destined for next weeks lunchboxes

    When said OH has devoured said lunchbox cakes thy must desist from hitting him round the head with cast iron griddle pan :)
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Thou shall not worship false gods. This means that thou shall worship only in the Temple of Wilkinsons and not in the Temple of Boots, for thou knowest that the temptations are many and thou art weak. Verily, thou knowest I speak the truth.

    And if thou dost enter thou shall not stray from the path of righteousness, but shall worship only the items which have free gifts, reduced stickers or, holioest of holies, BOGOFs.
    Thou shalt not make purchases just to get points. For lo, when the day of redemption comes, thou knowest that whatsoever thou choosest will be on offer with extra points. There will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth, and thou shall choose to purchase with pieces of silver instead of thy points. And thou willst end up living in the gutter, and wherefore shall thou useth thy points then?

    And finally, when thy OH tells thee to go forth and multiply thou willst take him at his word and invest thy money only in the BOGOFs and 25% extra free-eth offers, and thy silver will multiply greatly and peace will reign.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
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