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Abba1772's Debt Free Diary

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  • you are doing brilliantly - why isn't the very account in your sig? You should be really proud of all the effort you are putting in xx
    LBM 1st Feb 2015 £18182 to go :o
    my diary: time to step up to the plate. SPC#079
  • Hi ,


    Sorry to hear you had a flare up lovely :( feel for you - remember what I say you are so important too.


    Congrats on the house !!! so happy for you - what a wonderful new start for you all. VERY, VERY proud of all you achieve as always


    Sam xx
    Grocery challenge Feb £107/£100-epic fail due to cake and biscuits
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  • I do laugh when I look at your sig POAMAYC that is you too a tee - and just makes me smile


    xx
    Grocery challenge Feb £107/£100-epic fail due to cake and biscuits
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  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    you are doing brilliantly - why isn't the very account in your sig? You should be really proud of all the effort you are putting in xx

    I don't know tbh :rotfl: think I'm just tackling it before the credit card to give me a bit of a boost as the amount we have spent on the house so far is a bit scary so wanted to clear something if that makes sense xx

    Very account is sitting at £40 :T as I've returned a pair of trainers as xander has only been wearing them 5 weeks yet the fabric has came away from the leather not happy but very have agreed this is unacceptable so they will credit my account of £42 once I return the. :D

    Sent £62.05 as hubby has been paid so I'm nearly there with the very account :T woo hoo

    Need to get Abbie euros today for her trip to Italy but I think because we have voted out of the eu the euros have went down or the value of the £ has went down Sod's law lol 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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    Aw no did you get a raw deal in end?x
    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
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    monz wrote: »
    Aw no did you get a raw deal in end?x

    Not too bad got 100 euros for £82 so not too bad xx

    Holiday spending pot now up to £400 :T child benefit will be in on Monday so I'll transfer the other £100 over then :j so that's the holiday money sorted 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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    Afternoon :hello:

    Been an expensive day today but worth it as I've hit my £500 target for spending money :j and I've also cleared the very account with £42 still remaining on it but I have returned trainers so just waiting on them getting credited to my account

    Paid £49 for the gas and electricity this was before I had transferred over to Sainsburys xx

    Need to phone Scottish power to clear the bill I have from the old house so will get that cleared today as well and that will be that :T

    Got a massive pile of ironing to do so seeing as Kk has just went for a kip :T so will get that sorted in a minute xx

    So looking forward to our wee break away but I'm missing Abbie just now as she's in Italy right now lucky moo :rotfl:
    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
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,810 Forumite
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    Hope Abbie has a nice time away!

    Well done on sorting the spending money and clearing Very :T
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Stoptober Survivor
    How was your hols x
    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
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
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    I'm back :hello:

    It was great to get away but omg it's so expensive with a hubby and three kids :eek:

    Spent all the £500 and then some :rotfl: but hey ho it's back to work I go lol xx

    Was working 8am til 4pm went in really quick and parent paid me so that money will be going into the bank tomorrow, think I only have £20 in the bank :mad: roll on Wednesday when tax credits get paid :cool:

    Spent £2 at playgroup........it was really busy there was 21 kids :eek: that's the busiest it's been so I'm very pleased with that it seems to be a success over the school holidays xx

    Kids crashed out over lunch so I sorted out the receipts for the playgroup account so that needs to get sorted.........need to paint my window frame in my bedroom it's the last coat then I can find another job to do :rotfl:

    My lovely amazing daughter has just came home and told me she's been selected for a show at her dancing so it'll be three weeks rehearsals then 8 performances in a week in the first week of August :D so proud of her and because she's a reliable they are giving her a funded place which means this saves me £160 :T that's my girl xx

    Hubby swapped his car......again for a Land Rover :rotfl: can't keep up with him 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
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