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Lee's Debt Free Diary: New Years Day Here I Come!

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  • InaPickle
    InaPickle Posts: 5,968 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 21 October 2009 at 10:41PM
    :hello: Lee,

    Just found your diary. (Well, it only seems polite given that you found mine a while ago.) I look forward to keeping up-to-date with things in Leeland.

    Good luck busting that debt for the rest of the year. May you also earn enough to buy a debt-free bottle of champagne to open at midnight on the 31st. :T
    Please call me 'Pickle'
    No More Buying Books: ???
    No More Buying DVDs: ???
    NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
    P    roud to be dealing with her debts 1198~
  • InaPickle
    InaPickle Posts: 5,968 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Have just had the chance actually to read the diary: I can't believe your August exploits! Well done! :T
    Please call me 'Pickle'
    No More Buying Books: ???
    No More Buying DVDs: ???
    NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
    P    roud to be dealing with her debts 1198~
  • LeeSouthEast
    LeeSouthEast Posts: 3,822 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    net_worth_january_2009_-_october_2009.png

    Well, that's annoying! Nearly there this month... but not.

    Next month? Pretty please?
    Starting Debt: ~£20,000 01/01/2009. DFD: 20/11/2009 :j
    Do something amazing. GIVE BLOOD.
  • LeeSouthEast
    LeeSouthEast Posts: 3,822 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Oh! Hi Pickle! I missed your messages :(

    Welcome to mine !! :D
    Starting Debt: ~£20,000 01/01/2009. DFD: 20/11/2009 :j
    Do something amazing. GIVE BLOOD.
  • jacey98
    jacey98 Posts: 237 Forumite
    hi lee

    just read your diary and wanted to say well done on all of it.....i was having a bit of a wobble but your diary has helped a lot.

    jc x
    DEBT @ LBM APRIL 09 £7528.32:eek:
    Total debt April 11 2482.72
    A+L £770.73Natwest CC 1711.99
    £2000.00 saved by dec 11 £1286.89/2000.00
    DEBT FREE DATE ???????.
  • LeeSouthEast
    LeeSouthEast Posts: 3,822 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    That's the wonderful thing about diaries JC :) You can do it !
    Starting Debt: ~£20,000 01/01/2009. DFD: 20/11/2009 :j
    Do something amazing. GIVE BLOOD.
  • LeeSouthEast
    LeeSouthEast Posts: 3,822 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    I am so annoyed with myself. :mad:

    Had a training day today at work in a nice town we don't normally go to. Out for lunch (fine, I'd budgeted for that...), but stopped off at Costa Coffee on the way back and spent £2.30 on a coffee.

    If THAT wasn't bad enough I then bought one of their "make Costa at home" kits for £5.95 !!! :eek::mad:

    That aside, I do LOVE flavoured coffee, and there is enough in this kit to last a year or more... so it IS good value, but it also IS entirely unnecessary.
    Starting Debt: ~£20,000 01/01/2009. DFD: 20/11/2009 :j
    Do something amazing. GIVE BLOOD.
  • penelopedee_2
    penelopedee_2 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    Well perhaps you can class coffee as essentials! At least it is something you will use and enjoy.
    This time I haven't smoked since 6th Jan 2014 and still going ok.
    Fingers crossed x
  • LeeSouthEast
    LeeSouthEast Posts: 3,822 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Coffee itself is an essential. So. hmm... I like your thinking ;)
    Starting Debt: ~£20,000 01/01/2009. DFD: 20/11/2009 :j
    Do something amazing. GIVE BLOOD.
  • Fire_Fox
    Fire_Fox Posts: 26,026 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Wow check your graph out LeeSouthEast! :beer: I subscribed to this thread way back when as I loved your no spend month concept, glad to see you are updating again.
    Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
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