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Battle Of The Studs: Jamesy v SS

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  • Molanole
    Molanole Posts: 1,563 Forumite
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    Minniespendious is offerheadious! :rotfl:

    SSious is very confusious and can't work whatthehellious is going onious! :p

    He has tried looking at the dictionaryious and thersaorious and even searching on the interwebious for a clueious but to no availious! :D

    It's all greek to me!?
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  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    OK, I've worked out my budget for this month and it is £200!

    This needs to include petrol though! :doh:

    Would have been more but for last months reckless spending! :o

    Have phoned work to see if they want me to work on Saturday, just waiting to hear back! Fingers crossed! :rolleyes:
  • homersimpson_3
    homersimpson_3 Posts: 1,249 Forumite
    OK, I've worked out my budget for this month and it is £200! This needs to include petrol though! Would have been more but for last months reckless spending!
    £200 should be plenty. It's a bit of fun but to make any real impact you have to take it seriously (I'm not saying you're not) but you can't rely on overtime to keep bailing you out- what happens if that stops? Keep the spending dairy etc. (Note for James- stop spending £3 on sweets:eek:). It's true all the £s add up.
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    £200 should be plenty. It's a bit of fun but to make any real impact you have to take it seriously (I'm not saying you're not) but you can't rely on overtime to keep bailing you out- what happens if that stops? Keep the spending dairy etc. (Note for James- stop spending £3 on sweets:eek:). It's true all the £s add up.

    £200 should be plenty but the petrol will be around the £100 mark as I drive to work. :rolleyes:

    I'm not relying on the overtime. Last month I knew what I had earnt so I spent it on myslef rather than paying it off the debts! :D
  • homersimpson_3
    homersimpson_3 Posts: 1,249 Forumite
    £200 should be plenty but the petrol will be around the £100 mark as I drive to work.
    would it be cheaper to use public transport or is that not an option? - some people on fourm are paying about £10-15 per week for food etc so if 4 weeks in a month that still leaves £40 per month (£10 per week if average of 4 weeks in month). it's do able.
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    would it be cheaper to use public transport or is that not an option? - some people on fourm are paying about £10-15 per week for food etc so if 4 weeks in a month that still leaves £40 per month (£10 per week if average of 4 weeks in month). it's do able.

    Nah it still works out cheaper to drive. Plus it's quicker and for example last Saturday I didn't finish until nearly 1am! Then it's a nightmare getting home! :doh:

    The rest of the money is basically mine to enjoy! Doesn't include food! :D
  • who is winning so far???
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  • James240
    James240 Posts: 16,391 Forumite
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    well what with my spending i think SS is way ahead................. :rolleyes:
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  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    James240 wrote:
    well what with my spending i think SS is way ahead................. :rolleyes:

    Your kidding ain't ya! Why did you think I let this thread slip down the pages? :p
  • jessicamb
    jessicamb Posts: 10,446 Forumite
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    Come on now boys - 'fess up (or are you both trying to win that date?)
    The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese :cool:
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