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

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  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
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    Oops, I haven't updated all weekend :o

    So, there have been some good MSE times and some not so good MSE times this weekend.

    Naughty Fresian

    • Bought crafty things on Ebay again
    • Bought a laptop :o as mine is on its way to dying
    • Bought Cath Kidston wellies :o:o
    Slightly less naughty Fresian

    • Have cleared my Ebay watch list and am trying to avoid searching for things to buy when bored
    • Laptop was originally meant to be £530 but was reduced to £449. Used a 10% discount code via my work which took it to £404 and went via Quidco too, so may get £40 back as well. I had £300 in my account to pay for it, so only have £104 to find and it's totally paid off. It's a bargain. Almost :D
    • I used the money I made from Ebay to pay for my wellies, so they were free (and reduced by £16)
    Money

    PAD/Spends - £136.93
    Entertainment - £41
    Groceries - £161.88
    Savings - £1615.09

    There are 25 days until payday :eek:
  • You got some bargains there!

    My sister wants to know about the big craft shows, is there a website?
    One small step for ME, one giant leap for my family!


    2015 - my Amazon Gift Certificate mini challenge - saving to buy small household electrical items.
    Total £9.12
  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
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    My sister wants to know about the big craft shows, is there a website?
    http://www.ichf.co.uk/hobbycrafts/ *

    *Fresian Towers Enterprises accepts no responsibility for the amount of spending done if one of these events is attended...
  • http://www.ichf.co.uk/hobbycrafts/ *

    *Fresian Towers Enterprises accepts no responsibility for the amount of spending done if one of these events is attended...

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Brilliant thanks! My sis is very good at spending on crafty things, plus she has all the gear to make silver jewellery (and very ice it is too!) so no doubt the spendy elves will be out that day :D
    One small step for ME, one giant leap for my family!


    2015 - my Amazon Gift Certificate mini challenge - saving to buy small household electrical items.
    Total £9.12
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,387 Ambassador
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    Happy new laptop and happy new wellies.
    Not jealous at all :rotfl:
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    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.
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  • Oooh new laptop? What have you gone for this time?
    I bought my lovely purple Dell not long after you - that was just over 2 years ago wasn't it? Has yours died already?:( Mine needs to keep going, I don't have the funds fo a new one!
    I really need to sort out a new signature!
  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
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    Oooh new laptop? What have you gone for this time?
    I bought my lovely purple Dell not long after you - that was just over 2 years ago wasn't it? Has yours died already?:( Mine needs to keep going, I don't have the funds fo a new one!
    I'm getting an HP one this time.

    It is the purple Dell that is dying :( I've already had to replace the battery pack/power supply which cost over £150 so decided that paying to fix it was throwing good money after bad.

    According to the HP website, my order has already been sent (WOO!) so hopefully it will be with me tomorrow. Already they are streets ahead of Dell for service times :D

    My Dell isn't totally goosed, it just isn't performing in the way I need, so I'm sure yours will be fine. Once I've wiped the hard-drive on mine I'm going to try and sell it for parts, so hopefully that will bring me a little extra money too!
  • I have a HP FF and think is LOVELY. Works really quickly and even after a year it is still very quick, mind you I don't use it for much apart writing and being on line - no games etc.

    xx
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • girlatplay
    girlatplay Posts: 3,884 Forumite
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    I have an HP one. I have had it for 20 months now and it is still as good as the day I got it. Little Miss Gap uses it almost every day for games, social networking sites and some homework stuff. I use it occasionally for internet/emails and some work stuff and Mr G uses it often for internet.

    Hooray to HP :j:T
    Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
    Mortgage today = £161,690.76
    300 271 payments to go.
    House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
  • Souk08
    Souk08 Posts: 3,240 Forumite
    Hi Ff, thanks so much for the recomendation the other day (for cheap tickets to last weeks show at the SECC, the Good Food Show). It was £21.50 on the door :eek: but I only paid £9.50 with itison. This means that my ticket to see AWT and also my hideously expensive portion of scallops were free :D
    Thanks again!
    'The road to a friends house is never long'
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