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Billy_two_speakers

Billy_two_speakers Posts: 334 Forumite

7 December 2009 at 5:09PM in Debt-free wannabe

Martin is in whos who

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8399003.stm

Money-saving guru Martin Lewis lists his hobbies as "trying to get my average Scrabble score above 400, reading historic novels, very poor golf, anything with lists, jive, watching athletics, supporting Manchester City".

In London, you're never more than 20 feet away from someone telling you you're never more than 20 feet from a rat .

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LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite

7 December 2009 at 5:38PM

He knows what's what you know.

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honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite

7 December 2009 at 8:24PM

Ooh! Go, Martin! :T :A

@ LBM = £15,872.65, now £10,819.82

AF Jan = 7/? Feb = 5/14 Mar = 14/20 Apr = 6/14 May = 2/14 June 2/14 July 0/TF Aug 1/TFv Sept 6/TF Oct 4/7

"NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"

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Heffi1 Posts: 1,291 Forumite

7 December 2009 at 8:26PM

Woo hoo Martin now you will be known by everyone not just us money savers lol

Been here for a long time and don't often post
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webitha Posts: 4,799 Forumite

7 December 2009 at 8:56PM

supports man city.... i knew there was a good reason i liked that man lol

If we can put a man on the moon...how come we cant put them all there?

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Deep_In_Debt Posts: 8,579 Forumite

7 December 2009 at 9:26PM

I like Martin but Man City supporter...:eek:

Right, I'm outta here!

JOKE!

Debt 30k in 2008.:eek::o Cleared all my debt in 2013 and loving being debt free
Mortgage free since 2014
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Shoe_Gal Posts: 7,235 Forumite

7 December 2009 at 10:46PM

City :eek::eek::eek:

United all the way

Sometimes it's hard to walk in a single woman's shoes - that's why we need really special ones!

Total debt @ Oct 2008: £29,226.42 Credit Card- £[STRIKE]7493.56[/STRIKE] - £7243.56

Weightloss : 0/34lbs

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