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A journey of a 1000 miles must begin with single footstep....

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  • Herewego
    Herewego Posts: 2,541 Forumite
    Have you been shopping yet ? any money left ?
    MARCH 2016 DEBT £25750/ £25035
    EST DFD JAN 2021 (that needs to change)
    NOW JAN 2019 (that still needs to change)
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    Yep £20 left! Might need to keep a fiver for fuel, but I'm hoping to get up the bank to pay it in tomorrow.
    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
  • Herewego
    Herewego Posts: 2,541 Forumite
    :T Excellent news well done, I have bought the 10p shower gel and a few other bits to try will let you know what they are like once i try them.
    MARCH 2016 DEBT £25750/ £25035
    EST DFD JAN 2021 (that needs to change)
    NOW JAN 2019 (that still needs to change)
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    Yeah you can be the guinea pig 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
  • Herewego
    Herewego Posts: 2,541 Forumite
    Dont you be laughing when i come out in big red spots next week and my hair falls out with dodgy hairspray.
    MARCH 2016 DEBT £25750/ £25035
    EST DFD JAN 2021 (that needs to change)
    NOW JAN 2019 (that still needs to change)
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    My friend uses the 10p shower gel from Asda and said it was fine!
    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!
  • jtr2803
    jtr2803 Posts: 3,232 Forumite
    I have to bow down to your shopping budget squeezing skills Woo! I went to Tesco last night to get a 'few bits' and came out £45 worse off :o, I need to get into this meal planning lark me thinks!

    Ooh I am a bad girl......just noticed OH has emptied all his change out onto the dining table and all I can think is GRAB THE SILVERS! :rotfl:

    Very happily married on 10th April 2013 :D
    Spero Meliora
    Trying to find a cure for Maldivesitis :rotfl:
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    LOL I dont ever think 'grab the silver', its a reflex now!!
    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!
  • jtr2803
    jtr2803 Posts: 3,232 Forumite
    LOL I dont ever think 'grab the silver', its a reflex now!!

    :rotfl: I did do it in front of him so he could object if he so dared...funnily enough...he didn't!! :A

    Very happily married on 10th April 2013 :D
    Spero Meliora
    Trying to find a cure for Maldivesitis :rotfl:
  • EB69
    EB69 Posts: 878 Forumite
    jtr2803 wrote: »
    Ooh I am a bad girl......just noticed OH has emptied all his change out onto the dining table and all I can think is GRAB THE SILVERS! :rotfl:
    Love it!

    Now, if I do it when watching people paying for stuff in m&s is that MSE/DFW savvy, or theft?
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