Confessions of a (reformed??!) Shopaholic

misslauren

Hurrah... Miss Lauren has found a patternmaker!

And a sales agent/publicist.

Now I just need to do my business plan, finish designing, find a sample machinist, find a manufacturer, pay off my credit cards, finish my degree... and I'll be right to go!

Oh dear god... please help me! lol

misslauren

Feeling so gooooooood this morning

So yesterday I spent $500 :eek: on applying to register my trademark both here in Australia and in the US. Will be doing it for the EU at some point too hopefully, although that costs EU$900... so will be putting it off for a bit.

Have found a manufacturer... so now what I need to do is pay off my debt VERY VERY QUICKLY, so I can SAVE.

So excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rotfl::T:rotfl:

Here's to a new fashion empire

jojitsui

Just found this thread best of luck x

Shoe_Gal

Well done you :j:j:j

misslauren

Pay Day

St George: $ 79.68
ANZ: $177.54

Ahhh.... money money money. Everything is money at the moment... Will be nice when that changes

misslauren

Ok, so last day of 2009. And my debts are up on what my signature is, so while some of that is for good stuff (ie, trademarks) others are for not so good stuff (ie, more shoes and clothes I can't fit anywhere.

So this morning I have pulled out all my credit card statements that I have, and have ordered those that I don't have. From now on, I will not be paying "$" amounts, but actual items off.... I hope this will stop my ludicrous spending. My credit cards will be kept not in my wallet, but under the pile of statements :rolleyes:.

And so, this is what will happen. My credit card debt is never going to be higher than:

$7,742.31

This is where it currently stands, and it shall go no further.

Here's to a new and exciting decade!!!!! :T :T :T

Shoe_Gal

Happy New Year

Welcome to 2010 - The Year of Being Fabulous (as declared on my new diary http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2172725)

misslauren

Morning Everyone!

Hope everyone had a fabulous New Years, I know I did!

So 2010... the year that I will not use my credit cards :think:

I shall budget, budget, budget... and pay these damn things off. If it is slowly, so be it, I just want it going down. Which reminds me... need to change my itunes to debit

So as of yesterday 06/01/2010 (first pay day in the new year) the totals stood at thus:

St George: $5,588.49
ANZ: $2,377.57

Currently:

St George: $5,588.49
ANZ: [STRIKE]$2,377.57[/STRIKE] $2,350.00

Due to my wonderful mother I also now have a new Mac Laptop, which will cost me $750. I have paid back $50 already, so $700, and she wants it paid by the end of the year. My aim is to have it paid by end of financial year, or June 30th.

Off to update my sig

misslauren

Hi Everyone!

So, I got my remaining credit card statements from St. George yesterday, so in the last few days have payed off 3 pies (I think??) from work, and a taxi ride to what looks like my ex boyfriend's... all from April 2009. I am very determined to throw out this statement so I have the following to pay off, then its into the shredder.. (don't actually have a shedder... but I'll try and do as good a job )

$31.70 Blues Point Cafe (Really yummy food near the harbour bridge.. but food nevertheless.)

$27.97 Another taxi ride.. no idea from where to where

$72.60 Hurricanes Grill Bondi (More yummy food, but still food.)

$259.00 Hugo Boss shirt, present for the ex.

$45.95 Interest :mad:

Ok... would like to have this all paid by the end of the month.. :T

misslauren

Ok, so I've found myself a factory to produce my clothing... and have almost finished designing my line, so now the only thing holding me back is debt.. :mad:

So, as of Monday next week, I'm going to allocate myself the following:

$24 per week : Mobile Phone
$40 per week : Board
$40 per week : Transportation
$40 per week : All other miscellaneous.

So $144 per week total expenses. That should leave me with at least $130-140 per week to pay off debt, and I'm going to try and keep this up for six weeks... which should pay off around $800 off my debts by the end of Feb... Would be nice