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Drop one thing in 2010

karom
karom Posts: 475 Forumite
Mortgage-free Glee!
in Debt free diaries
Hi All,

I have been looking for similar threads and couldn't locate one. I am wondering if you have similar situations and have decided in 2010 for one year to drop 1 thing.

For me it is books. I know it sounds silly but living in a small flat, and bringing the bargain buys from Oxfam have slowly filled my backroom to the point where the book discussion has become a recurrent theme with my partner.

I resisted not so long ago buying the latest one from my favorite author (newly released at £20!)

So here is my pledge for 2010... I shall not buy any books and will endeavour to read the ones I already possess and get them back to the charity shop unless I can sell them online!

What's your pledge?

Cheers ;)
MFW on your mark
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  • karom
    karom Posts: 475 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 13 August 2010 at 8:22PM
    List of pledges - "DOT" Drop One Thing in 2010
    DOT1 - Karom - No Books
    DOT2 - daisy1973 - No Magazines
    DOT3 - vickiv55 - No Poundshop buying
    DOT4 - alyth - No TV
    DOT5 - rictus123 - No cinema
    DOT6 - Butti - No Cheap tatty 'who's got cellulite on their ear' type magazines
    DOT7 - josephine82 - No takeaway coffee
    DOT8 - Wee Pilsbury - No Magazines
    DOT9 - Odette - No books
    DOT10 - La escocesa - No buying fizzy drinks at work
    DOT11 - taxi73 - No cigarettes and No lunch on the go for work
    DOT12 - clairewop - No beads buying and No buying any beads full price
    DOT13 - archersluck - No magazines
    DOT14 - Flickering Ember - No cheap, nasty chocolate
    DOT15 - lysasparkles - No books
    DOT16 - elfen - No books and No magazines
    DOT17 - lushlifesaver - No buying lunch at uni/work
    DOT18 - savingmummy - No newspapers / magazines and books
    DOT19 - Nottoobadyet - Not buying lunches at work
    DOT20 - KJ1983 - Not buying lunch at work, No spontaneous buys
    DOT21 - jem1276 - No magazines
    DOT22 - YORKSHIRELASS - No buying the £5 bargain piece of clothes from the shop on the way to work
    DOT23 - katieg543 - No smoking
    DOT24 - HAYDENS MUM - No Books, no buying cleaning products unless they are to replace existing ones and and no buying from the vending machine at work
    DOT25 - WeaselPop - No drinking diet coke when I'm in the office at work
    DOT26 - Tracieann - Not buying the local newspaper
    DOT27 - coffee-break - No more newspaper buying
    DOT28 - keys - Not paying for taxis for short trips
    DOT 29 - CherryPie - No snack / juice vending machines at work and no coffee when working at another site
    DOT30 - Djonma - No more crockery / cookware / utensils, UNLESS needed / broken old ones.
    DOT31 - Little Lu - giving up take aways
    DOT32 - La escocesa - stop pizzas ordering
    DOT33 - Winchelsea - No more buying Books
    DOT34 - flugella - no more buying books until all have been read
    DOT35 - Dee_cb - stop buying books and magazines

    Good luck all
    MFW on your mark
  • daisy1973
    daisy1973 Posts: 117 Forumite
    Hi there,good idea for a thread,mine is to not buy any magazines,i had been buying a few diet/health type one's and had cut this down but i decided don't really need to buy any at all.So that's my challenge.Good luck with yours Karom :)
    £365 in 365 days challenge(dec 09/ dec 10)£62 banked:D
    Feb GC /£390(me,DH,DD(17),DS(12)2dogs)
    (food,drink,household goods,toiletries,petrol)
    Drop one thing in 2010 challenge-Magazines
    50,000 situps by end of 2010 1024/20,000(own target):)
  • vickiv55
    vickiv55 Posts: 264 Forumite
    Fab idea. Am trying to avoid the pound shop!! As I never have any cash in my purse I have to use my debit card, and minimum spend is a fiver...... fiver spend on plug ins, crappy kids toys, and some books...... I dont need these. Just have to avoid the place :D
    :heartpuls:heartpuls:heartpulsPrincesses wear crowns to remind them that they are beautiful and special because some days its easy to forget. :heartpuls:heartpuls:heartpuls
  • alyth
    alyth Posts: 2,671 Forumite
    oh I could never give up my books, I'm studying to become a librarian so they are my life!!!

    Mine will be my tv - I never ever watch it, and decided to see whether I switched it on over Christmas and make a judgement call on 1st Jan as to whether I should keep it.

    It was switched on once on Sat night to see the newspaper review on Sky news and that was it - so it's being freecycled!

    I cannot understand how people can sit and watch it, I don't watch DVDs or films either, I'd rather have my head in a book, or a newspaper.
  • rictus123
    rictus123 Posts: 2,560 Forumite
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    Alyth you must be mad? Even in the background its the one thing everyone does everyday!


    I would go for my boxers?;) Im lost for ideas?
    Work in progress...Update coming July 2012.
  • daisy1973
    daisy1973 Posts: 117 Forumite
    rictus123 wrote: »
    Alyth you must be mad? Even in the background its the one thing everyone does everyday!


    I would go for my boxers?;) Im lost for ideas?

    Hi,you have to bear in mind we aren't all the same!!
    As to the boxers,might be bit chilly without them :)
    Don't know what you could give up as don't know what you spend your pennies on,maybe coffee for work,dvds,cds??!!
    £365 in 365 days challenge(dec 09/ dec 10)£62 banked:D
    Feb GC /£390(me,DH,DD(17),DS(12)2dogs)
    (food,drink,household goods,toiletries,petrol)
    Drop one thing in 2010 challenge-Magazines
    50,000 situps by end of 2010 1024/20,000(own target):)
  • alyth
    alyth Posts: 2,671 Forumite
    rictus123 wrote: »
    Alyth you must be mad? Even in the background its the one thing everyone does everyday!


    I would go for my boxers?;) Im lost for ideas?

    Really? I don't know anyone who has their tv on in the background? I'm a mature student and two of the younger kids at college moved into a flat together and don't have a TV.

    My TV is in my sitting room and I rarely go in there, I would never have a tv in my kitchen and my office is peace and tranquility!
  • rictus123
    rictus123 Posts: 2,560 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Name Dropper
    Actually the cinema for me! Such a rip off, £7 something each for me and the gf, nearest one is 30 miles away in town, so travel costs aswel, plus popcorn and juice aswel it comes to over £20 a visit and its too loud in there i think! Great big screen big enough to hurt your eyes and they shout at each other instead of speaking. So iv found something :)
    Work in progress...Update coming July 2012.
  • rictus123
    rictus123 Posts: 2,560 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Name Dropper
    alyth wrote: »
    Really? I don't know anyone who has their tv on in the background? I'm a mature student and two of the younger kids at college moved into a flat together and don't have a TV.

    My TV is in my sitting room and I rarely go in there, I would never have a tv in my kitchen and my office is peace and tranquility!


    Are you from/living in the uk?
    Work in progress...Update coming July 2012.
  • daisy1973
    daisy1973 Posts: 117 Forumite
    Rictus 123,glad you found something for the challenge :)
    £365 in 365 days challenge(dec 09/ dec 10)£62 banked:D
    Feb GC /£390(me,DH,DD(17),DS(12)2dogs)
    (food,drink,household goods,toiletries,petrol)
    Drop one thing in 2010 challenge-Magazines
    50,000 situps by end of 2010 1024/20,000(own target):)
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