£77,366.35 reasons to be debt free!

savingholmes

On the £2 thing glad you had an emergency stash you can use to fix your roof.

I am thinking of giving my sealed tin to my DS for his birthday - I think it has about £12 in a "millionaire in training" tin..... He's hoping to upgrade his computer with cash from xmas and birthday... plus I can't bear to open it as I love the tin!

I found that I would take out say £10 a week cash and then cry if I got £2 as in practice it meant I needed to get another £10 out as my money was accounted for.... That's when I gave up collecting them!

In_my_dreams

Mrs R - for me the £2 is a bit of a fun thing and has saved my bacon. We have said we'll do it again but this time with xmas in mind and agreed a date to open it instead of just when it's full. I am seriously thinking about getting some tins for home/car insurance, tax and birthdays as I cannot get into them like I can my savings account and therefore not tempted to borrow and therefore won't get into a mess when they are due....

Cream crackered after the xmas cake wait but it looks good, mince pies tonight then wrapping presents and writing cards. It WILL all be done by 1st December and then I can sit back and relax. Feeling very positive at the moment, long may it last!

Now to check online banking and do some BB. Not quiet as excited about being paid today as not as much going off debts as normal :rolleyes:

S.Worth

In_my_dreams wrote: »

Now to check online banking and do some BB. Not quiet as excited about being paid today as not as much going off debts as normal :rolleyes:

You've paid off over £1000 a month from your debts so far, I think you set a very high standard there, so don't be too disappointed, especially bearing in mind your extra costs this month.

Will Mince Pies last till Christmas if you make them now?:o

gallygirl

S.Worth wrote: »

Will Mince Pies last till Christmas if you make them now?:o

Hmmm, in my house there's too much quality control done to leave any to freeze :rotfl:

hypno06

Straight out of the oven with a dollop of thick cream :drool:

In_my_dreams

Mince pies will be eaten immediately, a sample batch Will purchase cream on the way home - yum yum

macgirl

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
I like your style IMD!
You've inspired me to get baking. I have had them in my basket twice in the last week and managed to resist and put them back :A

Annie021063

I got a couple of fab sealed savings tins from BHS sale in January (about 75p each I think), you have to open them with a tin opener.

In_my_dreams

Annie021063 wrote: »

I got a couple of fab sealed savings tins from BHS sale in January (about 75p each I think), you have to open them with a tin opener.

Ooh I like the idea of that, might start having a look around for some now as I have decided that sealed tin is the way forward to make me more disciplined.

No mince pies made tonight as got home too late but intend to do them tomorrow instead

MissOptimistic

I saw some Extra Thick Cream with Baileys in the Tesco Mag - The thought of that on a mice pie is making my mouth water! :rolleyes: