The Ultimate Incentive to get debt free… again. Dinah & NIM go head to head!

Birdie85

Tete_en_l'Air wrote: »

I didn't even realise they HAD themes!

Make sure you add 'resourcefullness' to your CV there Birdie

Hehe...or 'downright sneakiness'!

I got quite excited when I saw that this week was guilty pleasures, thought I was bound to hear a bit of Mcfly...but no, appparently Girls Aloud counts as guilty pleasure instead, wonder how Cheryl felt about that!

clearmydebts

I just love all of X Factor - it makes me get all excited on a Saturday night

Ladies - I am having a bit of a life crisis/dilemma at the moment and am not sure what to do with regards where we are going to live. Would be grateful if you could have a look at my thread (don't want to take over yours Dinah) and give some advice/suggestions

It is here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/37826130#Comment_37826130

N.I.M

Poolie wrote: »

Wendz the £30 has been allowed to count as it won't touch the bank account till some point during the challenge. Dinah is giving NIM the potential rise in his salary.

Now THIS idea I like.

tasha-debt wrote: »

Hey all,

I have been following your threads on and off for a while now (followed Swinstie from our Blondie thread). Could I please join in with your debt busting, might sound a bit cheesy but you are pretty inpirational to me as you had teh same amount of debt I have and I have been supossed to be clearing it for the last year!!!!!!! I have not been getting very far.

My Debt totals are as follows:

Lloyds TSB CC - £5476.13
Natwest CC - £2020.44
Barclay CC - £1694.53
Lloyds TSB Loan - £6986.47 (28 payments left).

Total: £16180.13

I have started to ebay a lot more now, Im going to look at amazon as I have LOADS of books at home.

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Tasha, the more the merrier, but there is an entry fee, one bottle of good whiskey for us to get to know you over :D

Some good news already...I think. The guy I emailed is on his holliers this week, but one of the 2 founders (The one who interviewed me) responded instead and said they would be in touch once he gets back.:j:j:j:j
I dont wanna get excited too soon but this could be very VERY good *does the mini happy dance*

Birdie85

Ooooh sounding good NIM, will keep my fingers crossed!

I'll have a look at your thread this afternoon CMD, need food first before I can be of any real use rather than just wittering about clothes and X Factor!

clearmydebts

Birdie85 wrote: »

Ooooh sounding good NIM, will keep my fingers crossed!

I'll have a look at your thread this afternoon CMD, need food first before I can be of any real use rather than just wittering about clothes and X Factor!

Thanks Birdie!

Tete_en_l'Air

Well I've had my two-penneth (however you spell it) CMD!

Fingers crossed for you NIM!

How about a baking dilemma for you?
I'm off to the Lakes next week with the girls, there are four of us and we're there for four nights so we're doing Come Dine With Me. I need something quick and easy for dessert - something along the lines of a chocolate mousse - but they all contain raw eggs and one of the girls is pregnant ... any ideas???

clearmydebts

Tete_en_l'Air wrote: »

Well I've had my two-penneth (however you spell it) CMD!

Fingers crossed for you NIM!

How about a baking dilemma for you?
I'm off to the Lakes next week with the girls, there are four of us and we're there for four nights so we're doing Come Dine With Me. I need something quick and easy for dessert - something along the lines of a chocolate mousse - but they all contain raw eggs and one of the girls is pregnant ... any ideas???

And good advice it is too Tete!

I am a sucker for the retro desserts and my fave is sherry trifle (and yes I had it when I was pregnant last year!). My Mum makes it just for me every Xmas

N.I.M

I posted here then moved it over, either way you know where I stand now too.

clearmydebts

N.I.M wrote: »

To me theres no contest.

Friends can be made anywhere and scotland has some lovely areas too. Winters suck in england too, in scotland you can get away with wearing a ski-suit, The 3 days a week will be taken up doing your research, and after that you have time to take up a new hobby.

If I let a long haul move scare me I'd be a bachelor living in his dads flat with no job and weighing about 18 stone.

Its short term pain leading to long term benefit, but others may disagree with me on that.

Thanks NIM!

I would love to have 5 days with Max and 2 days working. It would be prefect.

I'm not wary of moving its just that we seem to do a lot of it. Moved from Scotland to Sussex in 2007 and then Sussex to Berkshire in 2009, and now another potential move before finally settling in Ireland. Just seems a lot

Really hope you get the job by the way

duchy

Oooh another Dinah diary
I remember you starting the very first one

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Today's the first day isn't it ?

BTW I work from home so if I do move the job moves with me. There's a few in Up Your Income -(I found mine on here three years ago) Money isn't great but when you add in no work clothes, fares, lunches out , birthday collections etc etc it isn't too bad. I get regular bonuses and discount off my TV services too. I use all those hours saved waiting for buses mystery shopping instead