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Mrs Sparkle's sparkly debt diary

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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    "And...as if by magic...Mrs Sparkle appeared..."
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    Oh no, we're not going to have the 'Mr Ben was a druggie' conversation again, are we? :rotfl:

    Nice to see you updating your diary again Mrs S, and congratulations on the house sale. You will soon have the debt below £10k. :T
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
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  • System
    System Posts: 178,346 Community Admin
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    Hiya Mr S, good to hear from you and glad that things are as well as they can be. Lenny x
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  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    Hey Mrs S. :)

    Glad you didn't leave it as long as last time! :rolleyes: :p
  • Mrs_Sparkle
    Mrs_Sparkle Posts: 1,805 Forumite
    Just check out my new signature!!! I've cracked that £10K barrier at last. The only debt I have now is my MBNA card which I will work soooo hard to clear as early as possible in 2008.

    Hope everyone had fabby DFW Christmasses. We have a fridge stuffed full of leftover cheeses and cold meats so I'm hoping to cut down on the grocery bill for the rest of the month.

    Note to self: stay AWAY from the sales- you do not need anything.
    Debt at highest May 2006: £27,472.24
    currently: £13,353.25
    DFW Nerd 178
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    Mrs_Sparkle wrote: »
    Just check out my new signature!!! I've cracked that £10K barrier at last. The only debt I have now is my MBNA card which I will work soooo hard to clear as early as possible in 2008.

    Hope everyone had fabby DFW Christmasses. We have a fridge stuffed full of leftover cheeses and cold meats so I'm hoping to cut down on the grocery bill for the rest of the month.

    Note to self: stay AWAY from the sales- you do not need anything.

    Well done Mrs S! Thats brill! :T

    Can you lend me a tenner? :)

    How long do you reckon it will take you to clear?
  • Mrs_Sparkle
    Mrs_Sparkle Posts: 1,805 Forumite
    I'm just trying to work that out now SS. I reckon I can only put about £300 a month into it with my current expenditure. BUT I'm getting a pay review in January plus I should get a bonus in Jan too so may be able to pay another grand off in 5 weeks time. The rest though will probably take me the majority of the year unless I can severely trim down my outgoings.

    If I do another SOA would you mind having a look at it for me hun?
    Debt at highest May 2006: £27,472.24
    currently: £13,353.25
    DFW Nerd 178
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    Mrs_Sparkle wrote: »
    If I do another SOA would you mind having a look at it for me hun?

    If I have to! :rolleyes: :p

    Why haven't you mentioned matched betting to beat it? :think:

    I've got a list of 14 bookies in front of me to do when I get paid. If I can make £50 from each thats £700! :)
  • Mrs_Sparkle
    Mrs_Sparkle Posts: 1,805 Forumite
    That's a very good point- ok, I'll top up my betfair account from my bonus and see how much I can make from that. I can't believe there are 14 that you haven't done yet???
    Debt at highest May 2006: £27,472.24
    currently: £13,353.25
    DFW Nerd 178
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    Mrs_Sparkle wrote: »
    That's a very good point- ok, I'll top up my betfair account from my bonus and see how much I can make from that. I can't believe there are 14 that you haven't done yet???

    There are a hell of a lot more than that! :j

    When you can be bothered, give me a list of who you have done and I'll tell you who else to do. :)
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