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Lizzie's long and winding road to debt free-dom.

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  • ruby_eskimo
    ruby_eskimo Posts: 4,795 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Yay wishing you the best of luck with the mastercard debt!
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  • Liliboo
    Liliboo Posts: 136 Forumite
    Thanks ruby...off over to catch up with your diary in a mo...hope you're doing well xxx
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  • Liliboo
    Liliboo Posts: 136 Forumite
    Ok, so I ended up spending just over £2 in the shop last night, drinks and gum...:mad::mad::mad: at the boy for making me go there at all because I have no willpower.

    Today I put £2 in the pot at work for a friend who's leaving on Friday to have a baby.

    Tonight I'll be going to Mr T's with the boy, we have two more vouchers for £5 a case of cider, so we'll be taking advantage, meaning that in total we've spent just £15 and got 45 cans :beer::beer::beer:

    I'm not seeing any debtbusting here though so a bit annoyed with myself this week. Feel free to give me a swift kick!!
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  • rupe34
    rupe34 Posts: 1,022 Forumite
    Hi Liliboo - just stumbled across your diary and will be subscribing:j
    Onward and upward - with the odd step to the side

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  • Liliboo
    Liliboo Posts: 136 Forumite
    Ok...so today's super early finish at work has given me the kick up the arris to get moving on some job applications as the dreaded "end of season" is looming.
    I did the grand total of 3.5 hours at work today, hardly worth the drive in, but still at least its a job and it pays ok.

    So I currently have two application forms I've dowloaded for shops, I figure if I go for retail it's a little more flexible for my schoolwork and my second job.

    So it's fingers and toes crossed.
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  • Liliboo
    Liliboo Posts: 136 Forumite
    right must make a move

    off to work for a few hours to earn the grand total of £22.

    every little helps i suppose.
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  • Liliboo
    Liliboo Posts: 136 Forumite
    Well I'm back after a very naughty weekend and I'm skinter than a very skint thing (now theres something new & different)
    Need to pay my Visa bill, and probably put petrol in my car.And that is IT!!!
    I'm working 5 days and 4 Evenings this week, and looking for a new job as I've only got 16 more days in my day job before my contract ends (this is after I take out my holiday and schooldays)
    And as my darling boyfriend clears his last debt repayment this month he'll be saving £200 a month towards our house fund so I figure I should try to do the same, not sure it'll happen though with debts and Christmas coming up.

    Eeeeeekkkk!!!!!
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  • Liliboo
    Liliboo Posts: 136 Forumite
    Wow!!! I've been away from here longer than I thought.

    Just landed back from holiday, Spain was mostly sunny, but I'm still very poor, and semi jobless in not very many weeks, so now is the time to pull my finger out and get a grip of my finances.

    Christmas is rapidly approaching, sorry guys but we cant deny it, and although I have already bought one present, I still have plenty more to get, and figure it wont be so frightening if I get a couple at a time each week and spread the cost a little.

    Paid my £100 board to daddy today when I got back from hols so that is all done & dusted til 1st Nov now. Need to top up my phone but £10 ought to do it and I've got a little while to do that before my next £5 bolt on payment is due. My VISA bill needs to be paid, but I think OH is paying that as it was a holiday payment that he said he would pay off for me, funds are there in my current account if not though. I have just less than half a tank of fuel in my car so hopefully wont need anymore til next week, as no work til Wednesday as I'm still on hols from work til then. Payday from one of my jobs is weekly, that is on monday, but I'm not expecting much as its only holiday pay.

    Wow I'm rambling on a bit, gonna shut up while I get a grip on everything else. Welcome back to my diary guys xxxxxxxxxxx
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