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Abba1772's Debt Free Diary

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  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Morning :hello:

    Been working since 7.30am :eek: mindee is playing away so thought I would nip on xx

    Ordered the kids passports so that's £149 away :( but hey at least they'll last 5 years :rotfl: so just need to get the forms printed off and get their photos countersigned will be getting MILs vicar to do that as he's a family friend so will attend church (not religious in the slightest but I think it's only polite to attend his service seeing as he's helping us out) on Sunday morning then I can get them posted away on Monday xx

    Abbie passed her swimming test :T shes now on the very last block if she passes it saves me £40.50 every 10 weeks no pressure on her then :rotfl: xander didn't he just needs to slow down but he's doing ever so well xx so £80 needs to be paid next week for their next block of lessons :mad:

    Need to nip into town to stock up the snack drawers as there is NOTHING. :eek: so going to mindee to the shops and I'll get him a treat plus he loves buses xx

    Got it my wages to out in the bank today as well as mil paid me £80 for the couch so that'll get transferred into the butlins fund xx doing not bad

    Got avon to do k's tonight plus drop off a big order of £40 hoping their in as this is the longest I've went before paying for the order as a whole but two customers texted to say they couldn't pay last week........so why order if u can't afford it?????

    Xander has a school disco tonight so I'm working til 5.30 tonight the need to get him ready and drop him off then do avon then pick him back up.......can I go back bed????? :rotfl:

    Ears still feeling bunged up hoping they ease up soon as their constantly throbbing xx

    Off to get ready to go out xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
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    Congrats to Abbie :D!! Always money for lessons and that lol xx
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • Well done for passing her swimming :T The lessons you pay for are half the price of the ones we pay for :eek: £90 for 10 weeks here :eek: !!! My DD is doing ok and progressed through 3 classes but DS2 is still in the first class he joined nearly a year ago :wall: I'm not impressed!!

    I hope you manage to get the avon money tonight! That is a big order and I hope they don't let you down xx
    Emergency Fund goal - £717.77/1500
    Weight loss goal 1 - 0/7 lb 
    Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £4500 

    New Diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6647063/investing-in-us-holidays-health-and-the-road-to-150k#latest
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Well done for passing her swimming :T The lessons you pay for are half the price of the ones we pay for :eek: £90 for 10 weeks here :eek: !!! My DD is doing ok and progressed through 3 classes but DS2 is still in the first class he joined nearly a year ago :wall: I'm not impressed!!

    I hope you manage to get the avon money tonight! That is a big order and I hope they don't let you down xx

    That's an awful lot for swimming lessons.......are the half hour or a full hour lessons????

    Well dropped mindee off at nursery just chilling out before starting work again but managed to get my floor in kitchen swept and steamed :T

    Spent a fortune at the shops ordered Abbie's Easter present got her a top made up that has her name on the back and says dream believe achieve on the front which is diversitys slogan hoping she'll like that £16 then nipped into BHS bought myself a pair of shoes £16 and Abbie a long sleeved top in the sales was £10 now a fiver......nipped to farmfoods got juice for me £1.80 cold meat £3 juice for Abbie for school £2.50 for 6 bottles and cheese £2 then off to homebargains where I stocked the kids snack drawer and bought some Easter arts and crafts plus kitchen roll toilet paper, deodorant for hubby and sandwich bags for £34 :eek: still a bargain though as would have cost more at the supermarket I guess xx

    Watching a climbing frame on eBay normally retails at £499 but there selling it for £130 so far thinking of using some of my college wages for that seeing as my mindees will be able to play with it too but it's mostly for baby k who doesn't have anything in the back garden at the moment xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Didn't win the climbing frame........went to £201 :eek: they can keep it :rotfl: xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Morning :hello:

    Working since 7.30am again :eek:so got up early and grabbed a quick shower before they arrived

    Also checked the bank today to see if college wages were in and they were :T so transferred £400 into my mortgage account so well on my targets to getting to £3000 by the end of May xx

    Collected money for my avon order so I can now go pay it off before I get a late payment charge :j and I have £26 commission but still have another order of £15 to get paid today........hopefully so if she does pay I'll transfer £20 into the mortgage account so that's half my commission going in there xx

    Need to go baby k is sitting at the window shouting at the cars :rotfl: need to get him dressed for playgroup xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • £201 for a climbing frame :eek:!!! I'm with you! They can keep it lol :rotfl:
    Yes half hour swim lessons for that price :eek: and that's the cheapest it gets round here!!! Joke isn't it!

    Hope you get all your avon sorted out. That's one of the main reasons I stopped doing it as it drove me mad chasing people (and my round was up a steep hill and ds1 was in the buggy at the time and I didn't drive!) I might try it again though if there are local rounds free when I move :) It's a good way to get exercise and get out and about meeting people xx
    Emergency Fund goal - £717.77/1500
    Weight loss goal 1 - 0/7 lb 
    Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £4500 

    New Diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6647063/investing-in-us-holidays-health-and-the-road-to-150k#latest
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Mines is uphill too and pushing a buggy but I prefer having the buggy as some of them orders are really heavy..............guess what the customer can't pay but can organise a drinking session for the weekend :mad:

    Got my eyebrows done today £6 and bought a salad box £2.65 collected more surveys in tonight as well so again another busy day

    Off to spend some time with hubby xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    Evening........:hello:

    Been a busy wee day today got a washing on went to playgroup £1 baby k got a Easter egg nipped to butchers as it's my grans birthday (she's 77 today) made her sausage casserole followed by cake cost me £8 for sausages and cake xx

    Managed to get my ironing pile out the way whilst baby k was sleeping gave me time to get dinner ready and clean my kitchen out whilst mindee was playing on my tablet xx

    Paid £100 towards my 0% card today taking it down to £2500 :T I'm happy with that as offer runs out next year xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • Is the CC your last debt? 2500 is nothing (compared to where we all started :rotfl: ) you can do it!

    You've just reminded me I need to buy another easter egg to replace the one I stole last week :o
    Emergency Fund goal - £717.77/1500
    Weight loss goal 1 - 0/7 lb 
    Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £4500 

    New Diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6647063/investing-in-us-holidays-health-and-the-road-to-150k#latest
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