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ahhhh tempted to spend - tell me to stop!

I am tempted to waste money this month and I need a kick up the backside to tell me not to!!

I nearly booked myself some sunbeds (bargain 15 sessions for the price of 10) although it still is £72 and my friend has offered me some herbal slimming pills - which she has used and have really worked well for her - for £33 for 3 week course.
but thats over £100 on rubbish that I dont need!

For the first time in ages I also found myself wandering round Superdrug at lunch time, bored, feeling like I need to spend some money on something, anything!!!! I used to do this all the time, but thought I had stopped it. I managed to walk out without buying anything - but it was a close call! I used to do that all the time, shopping at lunch cos I am bored and just buying things for the sake of it.

Help me - make me stop - before I fall off the wagon big time!!!
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  • Molanole
    Molanole Posts: 1,563 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    STOP!!!!!!!

    You jump right back on that bandwagon young lady!! :naughty:


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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    OI!!

    Youve been told.Dont you dare. :)

    Any luck with that stuff yet? Its free subtitles day on Ebay :)

    Dont you dare spend any money lady, not one penny. Your spending enough on your gym witohut hokey pills. STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT :D
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    Sunbeds are dangerous too. Stop.
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • SKIPPY
    SKIPPY Posts: 298 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    DEFINATELY STOP

    1. Sunbeds are not good for the skin, get yourself some self tan or better still save even more money and stay pale!

    2. Best way to lose weight is to eat healthily - no quick fix and definately not slimming pills, who knows what sort of rubbish you'd be subjecting your body to.
  • CosmoCat
    CosmoCat Posts: 681 Forumite
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    take it from somebody who's spent hundreds of pounds on slimming pills.....

    THEY DON'T WORK

    don't buy them and don't you dare go spending any money on foolishness.

    i'll be watching
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  • STOP!!
    Don't do it!!!

    Sunbeds are bad for you and so are diet pills. Leave your purse at home in future young lady!!!!
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  • loopyloulou_3
    loopyloulou_3 Posts: 1,269 Forumite
    thanks all - my rather loaded friend keeps talking me into these things - and you are right i need to use the fake tan that has been sitting in my cupboard for weeks! (although i kinda end up streaky!)
    I havent put anything on ebay yet - and was going to do a bootfair this weekend, but my mum has got me a day waitressing on sunday - so it will have to be the week after (when you can guarantee it will rain!!!) in the meantime my car is stuffed full of bootfair goodies!!!!

    im gonna have another go at putting things on ebay - and might do it 2nite if i get home at a decent hour!!
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    my mother once crashed a car after taking diet pills. they turned up on hats life later on. Ive taken loads of the herbal ones in my time, and they are equivalent of taking loads of pro plus, make you feel empty, bit weak, and rather weepy. Pointless.
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • loopyloulou_3
    loopyloulou_3 Posts: 1,269 Forumite
    you lot are all scary! i think id rather stay fat and pale than have to fess up to you lot!!!!!! he he
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    Lou, I'll be online all night if you want any guidance with your ebaying, im on MSN too if you want!

    theres some good gear in there, and the ebay market seems quite lively at the moment, quite a lot of my stuff is selling, made 20 quid today.

    Are your freinds really loaded or are they just not in debt they want to get out of? Suppose its that sort of silliness that keeps the economy moving :rolleyes: :D
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
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