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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 100,738 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    sal~Glad you had a good day yesterday.
    Sad for you that your OH dident even manage to wrap up a wee something from B for you.
    Whats the point of SS's if the participents dont stick to the guidelines:confused:
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
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  • Shoe_Gal
    Shoe_Gal Posts: 7,235 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Ames~M & S sale online started yesterday online & no I was not online at 5am trying to bag something I was hoping would be in the sale:rolleyes::rotfl:

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    I had a little 'indulgence' with my Next VIP slot :o but I only do online - can't bear actual sales in shops :rolleyes:
    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
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 100,738 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Coongratulations k-bagpuss :)
    Have you thought of a date?
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 13 months left.
  • Shoe_Gal
    Shoe_Gal Posts: 7,235 Forumite
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    k_bagpuss wrote: »
    Hello all, I got engaged yesterday!! I'm still feeling rather giddy and it's definately not because of the bubbley today!! :D

    Congratulations :j:j:j
    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
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 100,738 Ambassador
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    Shoe_Gal wrote: »
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    I had a little 'indulgence' with my Next VIP slot :o but I only do online - can't bear actual sales in shops :rolleyes:


    So right.Cant bear it either.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 13 months left.
  • k_bagpuss
    k_bagpuss Posts: 502 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Coongratulations k-bagpuss :)
    Have you thought of a date?

    We have 25th September 2010 in mind, or sometime in October. We've literally just started putting a shortlist of venues together today so we can start to check availability and of course the all important costs!
    Good wine needs to breathe, if it stops breathing try mouth to mouth.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 100,738 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Oh & shoe~have nt been able to wear my new shoes as they would have got marked in the snow.Gah.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 13 months left.
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    k-bagpuss, big congratulations to you x
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • LouiseJ
    LouiseJ Posts: 11,156 Forumite
    Congrats on the engagement:beer:

    I have just bought 4 bath sheets for £12 it doesnt get more rock and roll than this:rotfl:.......gotta love the grabbit board.

    Did I mention I got a huge slow cooker from my OH, not a clue what to do with it mind:o:confused:

    Looks nice on the worktop though:D
    But these things take time, I know that I'm, the most inept that ever stepped.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Actually went to the sales this morning. Got some perfume and body scrub/butter that was going cheap, and spent £30 on undies (3 bras, 7 pairs) Pint got the new pillows and new quilt set AND he helped me to tidy. Threw a load of old make-up and nearly finished body sprays, it needed to be done.

    And this evening we're off round a mate's to have a lil celebratory party thing.
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
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