Without a paddle... support for anyone starting a DMP in 2010 (part2)

mamajojo

tedsd wrote: »

No prob Mama, just another thought, Mon - Fri hols work out cheaper and you need less spending money.... and, you get the Sat/Sun to get over it, catch up on the washing etc...

Yep, this is very true...very very true, a couple of nights away can feel like a week if you pack enough into it, or take small children! Might even have enough tesco tokens to pay for a couple of nights.

mamajojo

pure_dead_dopey wrote: »

the only thing better than sorting out your own holidays, is sorting out someone elses!!!!!

Pressure's on to find something good now!

true27

mamajojo wrote: »

Morning everyone!
Spent a LONG time looking for cheap (hahahahahaha) self catering cottages in cornwall, for school holidays........oh what a laugh that was. Do people not realise people have The Incorporater DMP to contend with and have to squeeze food budget to pay for holiday and little children must have a holiday- well us too - and BH( not sure if this one makes sense but like bleeping heck) how much, the best I could find that was actually available was £625! Sent booking enquiry, can dream...

Hey mama! Where abouts in Cornwall do you want to be? Seeing as I'm down here I might be able to find something cheaper for you?

pure_dead_dopey

Morning True we thought you weren't talking to us!!!! where have you been? what have you been doing? how are you? how's the chip selling? where are you with the debt busting?

true27

Hey everyone!

Happy Sunday!

Sun's out again so I'm off to dig up the garden!

Promise I'll catch up on all the posts soon, have been a bit rubbish recently so hugs all round :grouphug: xxx

true27

pure_dead_dopey wrote: »

Morning True we thought you weren't talking to us!!!! where have you been? what have you been doing? how are you? how's the chip selling? where are you with the debt busting?

I'm so sorry!! I've been completely carp recently - as soon as the sun comes out me and DB have to be out in it, we're both such sun babies!

I've been working loads and loads and I've been trained in battering now which means a payrise !

With regards debt busting, nothing is happening! Haven't heard a peep from anyone! On the plus side, with the extra money I'm earning we have increased the tokens from £1 to £5 to each and we can sort the garden out too!

jeddy5

tedsd wrote: »

Hi jeddy5, I was just going to say that none of them do credit checks as it's your cash HOWEVER, I was going to get the 02 card and then I think I noticed that the bank they use is Natwest and I didn't want them getting wind of it and helping themselves, probably paranoid but didn't want to take the risk, especially as RBS have done a search and now taken the money out of one of my kids savers accounts (only small amount in them so had forgotten about it but still...no conscience, Barstewards!)

Not posting to worry you as you sounded so happy but wouldn't like to say nothing either.......please check there is no connection.

My creditors are HSBC, MBNA and Halifax so should be ok.

Cheers! :beer:

newbeginning_2

Morning all

Don't know if this is any use to the holiday bookers

http://www.ukcaravans4hire.com/

It's all privately rented caravans, we booked off here before.

Rhian82

Hiya everyone!

Definitely agree about the rate hikes. Our main problem was credit cards that had hiked up to 30% interest, so all we were ever doing was paying that. Feel bad that we're having to screw the creditors with reasonable interest rates who were always good to us at the same time

We did a 'holiday at home' a few years ago (admittedly this was when we didn't have a kid). We lived in Exeter, so took a week off and did really touristy things all week - a tour of the city walls, Shakespeare in the park, bus ride to nearby beach town with a lovely coastal walk… very cheap but lots of fun!

gabriella90

Hi all Happy Sunday to you all

Glad to see the weather is perking up for you back home, it makes things seem a bit easier.

Thank you BLT for your kind words, its always great to hear from people who debt free.

Well done True on your fishy quest and getting a payrise:j, every little helps, you must be feeling pretty good. Go you!

Hey Mama hows the holiday thing looking, i've done the static caravan thing before its quite good.

Everyone else sending you debt free hugs and luck on another week ahead debt busting!:grouphug:

Incedently is anyone trying the No spend days if so hows it going?