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Thats another fine mess I got myself into

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  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    good luck with ebay
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I took the easy option - 10 bags of stuff to the charity shop! In my (meagre) defence m'lud, they had almost all been to at least one car boot sale in the past and come home unsold, so I am guessing that they are not worth that much.

    Whilst the money from another car boot or from ebay would, undoubtedly, be useful......I am just glad to see the back of some more clutter, and will feel good about the fact that a good cause can hopefully benefit from it somehow.

    But.....if you had seen some of the things I had ebayed in years gone by when times were hard.......:eek: The "things you never thought you could sell" thread was one of my faves for a while, and OH and I used to challenge each other to what we could find that was so obscure but would sell!!
    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)
  • Hi, Slowly trying to catch up! Looks like you're keeping on top of it all - don't know how you do it!
    Proud to be dealing with my debts,
    light bulb moment: 2/1/2010, reviewed 7/1/2012
  • joshua_blue
    joshua_blue Posts: 163 Forumite
    edited 6 September 2010 at 6:22PM
    hi RMC

    with so many diaries on here it's difficult to read them all but i noticed a comment u made on HWGs diary that had me in stitches... without trying to patronise u, ur very witty.... so i read a few of 1st few pages & recent pages & must say im impressed that uve manage to be very determined in reducing ur debts & keeping ur spirits up...uve cheered me up with some of ur very funny posts

    keep up the debt-busting
    Jan 2010 £39,300 Now £29,630 Reduction £9,670 (24.6%)
    DFD July 2017
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    Thank you Joshua Blue - I really dont mean to be humourious, I think I have just moved slightly left of sane!! You have done extremely well in your own debt busting and I think you will absolutely hit your target for 2010.
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    hypno06 wrote: »
    I took the easy option - 10 bags of stuff to the charity shop! In my (meagre) defence m'lud, they had almost all been to at least one car boot sale in the past and come home unsold, so I am guessing that they are not worth that much.

    Whilst the money from another car boot or from ebay would, undoubtedly, be useful......I am just glad to see the back of some more clutter, and will feel good about the fact that a good cause can hopefully benefit from it somehow.

    But.....if you had seen some of the things I had ebayed in years gone by when times were hard.......:eek: The "things you never thought you could sell" thread was one of my faves for a while, and OH and I used to challenge each other to what we could find that was so obscure but would sell!!

    Oh I already have two suitcases and their contents to go to charity shop. Somethings are not worth even photographing.

    Do share your most obscure item - I would love to know. I haven't been so lucky in that manner, I must be extremely obscure :rotfl::rotfl:

    Cialilerin wrote: »
    Hi, Slowly trying to catch up! Looks like you're keeping on top of it all - don't know how you do it!

    Oh I am not keeping on top of it! I am hanging onto the cliff edge with my finger nails :D But thank you x
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    Evening All

    Up too late to post this morning, sorry.

    Woman with child and dog last week, called Environmental Health (YUCK) Lady came out today and told DH we evidently care for our doggies and it was clearly a one off. So screw you nasty lady!

    Have 9 bids on ebay. Happy days! All for only 99p but its a start. I have one item (a scarf) that sells for nothing here but a well known and (thankfully) expensive item in USA. So paid the extra to list in good ole US of A. God Bless America!!!! (and even more so if they buy it for lots and lots of cents)

    DH spent more money today via ordering ingredients. Bless.

    Pie Machine is sick so out to sprinkle some holy water on that later cuz I ain't got no money to fix it (said with American accent to impress my lovely new friends in Ebay world)

    Should I list more tonight to finish before Sunday or should I wait..............decisions decisions!
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    I cannot believe she called the Environmental Health, she said at the time your dog didn't do anything, get a life!

    Fingers crossed the holy water does the trick lol!
    LBM Aug 09: £18,650.47 - Current: £12,854.93 (£5946.79)

    Barclays: £2,928.34 Lloyds: £2,499.60
    MBNA: £3,788.99 Overdraft: £1,900.00 Mum: £1,738.00

    Surveys: £6.60/£40.00
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    I know, she obviously doesn't have a lot to do in her day!

    Holy Water didn't work - engineer coming tomorrow, now saying rosary that it doesn't cost too much!
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    Sigh, there's always something isn't there, will keep my fingers crossed for a freebie or maybe you could pay him with pies!

    When's the final Red, next weekend?
    LBM Aug 09: £18,650.47 - Current: £12,854.93 (£5946.79)

    Barclays: £2,928.34 Lloyds: £2,499.60
    MBNA: £3,788.99 Overdraft: £1,900.00 Mum: £1,738.00

    Surveys: £6.60/£40.00
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