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OMG!! got to share this

mophead
mophead Posts: 198 Forumite
in Debt-free wannabe
:eek:

I've just won £250 from a prize draw in the local newspaper!!

:j :j :j

I moght just have to enter the silver not bronze award.

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  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,935 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Well done. How about joining the comps challenge?
    2008 Comping Challenge
    Won so far - £3010 Needed - £230
    Debt free since Oct 2004
  • i_wanna_save_money!
    i_wanna_save_money! Posts: 1,749 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    well done :)
  • moozie_2
    moozie_2 Posts: 3,063 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Fabulous!!! :T :T :T
    Leason learnt :beer:
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    WOW thats brilliant!!! WEll done!!!
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • Storm
    Storm Posts: 1,749 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Woo! Great news - you're not a Capricorn are you (see previous thread about our horoscope today http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=345999)
    Total Debt 13th Sept 2006 (exc student loan): £6240.06 :eek:
    O/D 1 [strike]£1250 [/strike]O/D 2 [strike]£100[/strike] Next a/c [strike]£313.55[/strike]@ 26.49% Mum [strike]£130[/strike] HSBC [strike]£4446.51[/strike]@15.75%[STRIKE]M&S £580.15@ 4.9%[/STRIKE]
    Total Debt 30th April 2008: £0 100% paid off!

    PROUD TO [STRIKE]BE DEALING [/STRIKE] HAVE DEALT WITH MY DEBT ;)
  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Wow congrats! I'm so jealous!
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • mophead
    mophead Posts: 198 Forumite
    Storm wrote:
    Woo! Great news - you're not a Capricorn are you (see previous thread about our horoscope today http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=345999)

    No i'm a gemini
    i going to do the lotto tonight you never know i might be on a roll.
  • Valentina2
    Valentina2 Posts: 212 Forumite
    Excellent news. I hope you are on a roll. I am glad the prize money went to someone who needs it and will appreciate the money? Don´t you find that as a DFW you really learn to value money? I didn´t before but have done ever since my lightbulb moment at the beginning of last summer.
  • libra10
    libra10 Posts: 19,970 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Congratulations, well done :T :T :T
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