DAILY CHAT *** Fabulous Friday 11th December 2009 ***

sallyx

BB step away from the gas guzzler!

You need something small, but get something reliable Honda, Toyota and dare I say it Rover

Ive had my £700 rover for 2 years in Jan and all its had done on it is new brakes and a new tyre...not bad!

Snaggles

bank_of_slate wrote: »

Bet you were having naughty thoughts though! :rolleyes:
...Linda xx

:A :whistle: :cool:


BB - if you can afford the repayments on whatever you borrow for the car, then it's not the most dreadful thing in the world to have a small, manageable debt. Even Martin agrees there is good debt and bad debt. I think we terrify ourselves into wanting to be 100% debt free at all times on here, and whilst that is the ideal, of course, life doesn't always work like that and we have to be realistic.

As long as it is under control, affordable, and at the cheapest rate possible, then it's fine I think. I couldn't work without my car, so if I had to borrow to replace it, it would be a no-brainer. Better to have a small debt and a safe car than a £300 banger that might be dangerous.

misslauren

hello all!

Thought i'd stop by and say hi :hello:

I've been very frustrated this week... just had my holidays so don't get paid til next wednesday... I've been stretching out my last $20 for a week and a half. :eek:

But I guess this might make me better with my money when I do get paid?? Hopefully? :rotfl:

Bunnyinthelights

If I was debt free, I'd get one of the new fiestas-in green
zoooom zoooom zooom! I love them!

Bunnyinthelights

I am eating crackers and cranberry wensleydale.

sallyx

Bunnyinthelights wrote: »

I am eating crackers and cranberry wensleydale.

:T:T:T:T
nom nom nom

Im off to get a glass of something nice..
Are you free tomorrow evening still Bun?

sallyx

Bunnyinthelights wrote: »

If I was debt free, I'd get one of the new fiestas-in green
zoooom zoooom zooom! I love them!

B and I are going to get a racing green mini cooper when we are debt free and won the lottery that is :rotfl:

Burlesque_Babe

Snaggles wrote: »

:A :whistle: :cool:


BB - if you can afford the repayments on whatever you borrow for the car, then it's not the most dreadful thing in the world to have a small, manageable debt. Even Martin agrees there is good debt and bad debt. I think we terrify ourselves into wanting to be 100% debt free at all times on here, and whilst that is the ideal, of course, life doesn't always work like that and we have to be realistic.

As long as it is under control, affordable, and at the cheapest rate possible, then it's fine I think. I couldn't work without my car, so if I had to borrow to replace it, it would be a no-brainer. Better to have a small debt and a safe car than a £300 banger that might be dangerous.

thing is - even 3k doesn't get much (remembering I am only looking at automatics). I could batter the price of a 51 plate focus down to 3k at a push, there are some around 3,600. I just don't want to get into debt again just after getting out - again :rolleyes: It would feel like a millstone back around my neck and if my afternoon job doesn't continue (have been told I'm now ok to end of March) I'm back to where I was before August. My 2 jobs plus teaching are giving me approx £1200 after tax so leaving me around 100 a month to play with unless I do AQA on top.

It's just a bit of a precarious situation still to be going back into debt.

Sally - there are a couple of Rovers for around 1k-1.5k which are R/S/T reg, but my OH loves them so much :rolleyes: I just don't think I could have one :rotfl:

LouiseJ

Christmas for £1 is on the tonight programme, should be interesting:D

Bunnyinthelights

I am free Sal-are you????

You coming for a visit??!?!?!