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mrs_mug_2
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Not sure if anyone remembers helping me last week? Well I've spent far too much time snooping round the boards and gathering lots of snippets of info off everyone and I feel that things are finally clicking.
I've listed loads on ebay, sold £45 woth so far with 4 more items ending in the next 48 hours. Just by srimping and scraping we've managed to pay off an overdraft at 1 bank (£100) in just a week. It is a small indent in to our debt but it feels blinking marvellous to be paying back for once
And we've saved over £100 on our monthly spend -yay. Oh and I'm going back to work part time, should bring in around £300 extra a month. Its going to be a hard slog (with 2 babies at home, 3 alevels to study for and a house to run, but I can acheive it, I know i can).
I've also enrolled in quidco and should be seeing some money coming in for doing things through them - things that needed to be done anyway like car insurance. Splendid site that one :rotfl:
I also wanted to thank everyone who posts their debt free diary on here. It gives people like me a bit of hope that we'll get there too.
At the grand age of 27, I think I'm finally growing up :T
I've listed loads on ebay, sold £45 woth so far with 4 more items ending in the next 48 hours. Just by srimping and scraping we've managed to pay off an overdraft at 1 bank (£100) in just a week. It is a small indent in to our debt but it feels blinking marvellous to be paying back for once
And we've saved over £100 on our monthly spend -yay. Oh and I'm going back to work part time, should bring in around £300 extra a month. Its going to be a hard slog (with 2 babies at home, 3 alevels to study for and a house to run, but I can acheive it, I know i can).
I've also enrolled in quidco and should be seeing some money coming in for doing things through them - things that needed to be done anyway like car insurance. Splendid site that one :rotfl:
I also wanted to thank everyone who posts their debt free diary on here. It gives people like me a bit of hope that we'll get there too.
At the grand age of 27, I think I'm finally growing up :T
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Well done, and keep up the good work!Don't lie, thieve, cheat or steal. The Government do not like the competition.
The Lord Giveth and the Government Taketh Away.
I'm sorry, I don't apologise. That's just the way I am. Homer (Simpson)0 -
Thats great, with the money you're saving and the extra money you'll have coming in you'll be debt free in no time!
Hope it all works out for you, good luck!0 -
that's great news, well done! Have you posted an SOA ALREADY? ( I've been away?)0
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Well done :T
Small steps really do lead to big rewards as you can see, keep it up!
SWOfficial DFW Nerd Club - Member No. 133
Debt Free Date August 2014 :j
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Well Done Mrs Mug - great news to clear one debt already!! Keep your signature up to date, keep posting and definitely keep looking on this marvellous site for more great ideas!!Official DFW Nerd Club #20 :cool: Proud To Be Dealing With My Debts DFW Long Hauler #109
Slowly, Slowly = Oct '09: £30693, Aug '15: £14820. Could Be Debt Free April 2020, but hoping for sooner!0 -
Thank you everyone
Mintymoneysaver - I did, got a lot of help too. But I posted under a different ID...realised my original username wasn't very anon. and I know people who use these boards. I just wasn't ready to admit to the real world how rubbish I've been with money.0
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