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Story of one man's LONG road to financial recovery
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I too am a pound shop junkie!
I once had once of those tins that would hold £500... I managed to get to £80 before I took the tin opener to it!! Ooops!Santander 0% £1,529.94
Sainsbury's 0% £4,371.31
Total 0% £5,901.25
AIM: Pay off debt & simultaneously save for deposit to buy a house by Oct 2020.
Mar Challenge: Stay within groceries & eating out budget.0 -
80 quid is still good! For pennies! We just write pennies off!December 2005 TOTAL DEBT at its worst - [STRIKE]£20,596[/STRIKE]
LBM - March 2008
Finally Debt Free - October 6th, 2011 :beer:
Now a committed saver!!!!
Sealed Pot Challenge member since October 4th, 2011. Member number 14150 -
Ah no, the £80 was pounds! haha
However, I did empty my spare change last weekend and in 20p change and below had £71 which i was damn proud of!Santander 0% £1,529.94
Sainsbury's 0% £4,371.31
Total 0% £5,901.25
AIM: Pay off debt & simultaneously save for deposit to buy a house by Oct 2020.
Mar Challenge: Stay within groceries & eating out budget.0 -
I just did some testing, if I log off and view the threads, I still don't see the avatars, I created another account, logged in with that one and could. Must be a setting somewhere.December 2005 TOTAL DEBT at its worst - [STRIKE]£20,596[/STRIKE]
LBM - March 2008
Finally Debt Free - October 6th, 2011 :beer:
Now a committed saver!!!!
Sealed Pot Challenge member since October 4th, 2011. Member number 14150 -
I broke my tin opener on it
:rotfl: Emergency Fund goal - £1000/2000
Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £1200/£4500
Read 24 books this year 14/240 -
Oops, hope the new one didn't cost too much!
December 2005 TOTAL DEBT at its worst - [STRIKE]£20,596[/STRIKE]
LBM - March 2008
Finally Debt Free - October 6th, 2011 :beer:
Now a committed saver!!!!
Sealed Pot Challenge member since October 4th, 2011. Member number 14150 -
haha no tesco cheapy
less than the pound shop 
! Emergency Fund goal - £1000/2000
Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £1200/£4500
Read 24 books this year 14/240 -
hey - found you and subscribed!Trying to shift that debt!0
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Oh great! Nice to have more readers! Hope it's interesting enough December 2005 TOTAL DEBT at its worst - [STRIKE]£20,596[/STRIKE]
LBM - March 2008
Finally Debt Free - October 6th, 2011 :beer:
Now a committed saver!!!!
Sealed Pot Challenge member since October 4th, 2011. Member number 14150 -
Well course, nice place you got here!
And I am delighted for you with the PPI result.
Would appreciate any credit file tips (hence my vodafone madness seeping the cobwebs off my file) Have been accepted for a mortgage but am doin what I can to get a slightly better rate...
Anyhoo, off to poke round everyone elses business!Trying to shift that debt!0
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