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Moooooving back to DFW - one Fresian's continued adventures in debt-busting

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,376 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    What an awesome weightb loss :j

    Bah to work stuff though.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,376 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Not much to go now then?
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Not much to go now then?
    7.5lbs for my initial goal which is right at the top end of my healthy BMI.

    If I can maintain that for a few months I might think about reducing it, but I'm not fussed :)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,376 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Oh that wont take YOU long :grin:
    4 1/2 for me to get back to my danger weight & I wont have to pay!
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Hopeful1
    Hopeful1 Posts: 2,076 Forumite
    flying_fresian wrote: »
    Must have worked Hopeful, I lost 3.5lbs since I was last at Fat Club two weeks ago :D:D

    That's 50.5lbs lost in total :j :j :j

    Whoop to you Mrs Slim Jim :T :p:D
    One step at a time ;)
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    Superb picture there, hopeful! and even superberer weight loss news FF :T
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • Shoe_Gal
    Shoe_Gal Posts: 7,235 Forumite
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    flying_fresian wrote: »
    Must have worked Hopeful, I lost 3.5lbs since I was last at Fat Club two weeks ago :D:D

    That's 50.5lbs lost in total :j :j :j

    Amazing! Well done you! :A
    Sometimes it's hard to walk in a single woman's shoes - that's why we need really special ones!
    Total debt @ Oct 2008: £29,226.42 Credit Card- £[STRIKE]7493.56[/STRIKE] - £7243.56
    Weightloss : 0/34lbs
  • Siouxsie32
    Siouxsie32 Posts: 1,987 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Cashback Cashier
    flying_fresian wrote: »
    7.5lbs for my initial goal which is right at the top end of my healthy BMI.

    If I can maintain that for a few months I might think about reducing it, but I'm not fussed :)

    I lost 50lb about 10 years ago and hit my target weight but I found my focus on food had totally shifted and more weight came off naturally. Even now after many chocolate chomping sessions, my weight is still a bit less than my original target so you may find you continue to melt away when the pressure is off :)

    Now, I LOVE the sound of Crafts and Cake! What the girls have said is totally true - and stress of that sort is never nice - but if things do go wrong with your job, you've got some great skills that could definitely be called upon.

    ....and the world will always want more cake!
  • tomtombeanie
    tomtombeanie Posts: 1,023 Forumite
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    big pants to your job worries (although i agree that it could end up being a great opportunity for you...) and little pants to you on your weight loss :) - you will need them, there will be nothing left of you!! well done - 50lbs is a huge milestone (and one i am *still* a few pounds off reaching!)

    enjoy that chocolate, life's for living! xxx
    Mortgage free as of 11/11/15 !
    :Anow... to start some serious saving :A
  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
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    Money

    PAD/Spends - £25
    Entertainment - £0
    Car fund - £520
    Groceries - not a lot
    2nd purse - £16.53 but I owe it a little money too ;)
    Loan balance - £522.57
    Savings - £20.42


    I decided to just use the money in my savings and pay it to the loan. My normal payment of £107 will go out on the 21st and I'll see if I have enough bonus to just pay it off :D

    Of course, now I have no savings *eek* apart from the leftover money in my crafty fund - a whopping £22, so I've started another savings account which you can see from above has £20 in it. I'm going to be focussing on getting this built up for the next wee while and WILL be using the Ebay free listing weekend to achieve this.
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