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Bonsibabe's Bumblings!

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  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    Nah, havent gotten anything listed, have spent all day reading a book my dad lent me, and playing woohoo bingo, I've only just started playing and its a bit addictive. Aiming to get all of next years christmas pressie with vouchers from playing woohoo and doing surveys etc. Just got to get all the bits and bobs sorted out.
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    Hope you have all had a productive day ... I have been attempting to clear laundry mountain (not much success) although have managed to do kids school stuff and about to do my work stuff for the week ... am off to cook the tea now ... considering someone is sat on his a$$ watching star trek! It's enough to make me really really mad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    well thats his royal huffiness off out with his mates for another night out! i wish he would take responsibility for his share of these debts and bills and start doing his bit in the house!

    oh well rant over ... just have to try and talk to him about it (again!!!!!!!) if this doesn't work, i don't know what i'll do!
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    But on the upside i have had a few wins on woohoo ... 500 bronze, 129 silver and 26 gold ... not bad for only doing this for a couple of weeks on and off (more off than on lol) ... if I keep this up I may just get a few vouchers for next christmas ... aiming to spend absolutely nowt next year on pressies!
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    Am totally furious! FOH decided to go "out" last night and came home drunk at 6am this morning. But the best or worst part is that he phoned me at said 6am to come downstairs and open front door as he had left his keys at home. Seems he slept on someone's sofa last night ... the blood is boiling worse than a vampire in a blood bank.

    On the good side, I got £7 of tesco vouchers ... not bad but I spent the rest of them earlier this year on school uniforms! But I do have receipt number 2 of morrisons challenge so am getting there!
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
  • this whoo hoo bingo malarky sounds bizarre!

    You really dont sound happy at all with your OH. Do you think it could be time for counselling or something? You need each other when you have kids and debts and the negativity can be too much.

    I hope you can sort something out. x
    Trying to shift that debt!
  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    Thanks huni, he's just being a complete a$$ and has been for the last 3 years since we came back to blighty. He has PTSD and to be brutal I am tired of explaining it all away on that. He won't speak to banks or stuff so I have to do it and make sure they only talk to me in case it winds him up. I previously took the kids and went to my parents (just 5 minutes away) for a week due to his trying to control everything. He made loads of promises and grovelled better than the sherriff of nottingham in a gold mine and I went back. And then he started staying out all the time. I've now found all my letters that should have been posted, still in the folder so I have to post them myself!!!!!!!!!!!

    TBH hun I don't know if counselling would help. He doesn't think he's doing anything wrong. He's been told though, keep it up and you are out! Let's see if he has listened this time!

    But thank you xxx
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    Woohoo bingo is fab! Totally free to play. You use points instead of money. Points are won on games and you can get so many points each day if you are below a certain limit. You win bronze, silver and gold stars. The bronze get traded for silver and the silver get traded for gold. At 400 gold stars you can get a £20 voucher for amazon! I'm aiming to get a few of them to help pay towards next christmas as the girls are getting bigger and are wanting more expensive pressies. Thankfully this year, they have asked my mam and dad for DS games. Dad was just about having a heart attack till I told him to go to cash converters and he could get 3 or 4 games for the price of one brand new one. But I think next year DD1 is after an ipod touch with docking station so am going to have to save hard.

    The good news is housing benefit debt is now down to £100 so if someone pulls his finger out it could be paid off by christmas. Leaving me next year to get us completely back on track with just 3 debts to pay!

    Fingers crossed!
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    Right ... 15 items listed on fleabay so fingers crossed they shift. It's all magazines listed for 99p each but they are no longer needed and I don't wanna chuck them out ... someone will want them. Now just have to gut my tip of a bedroom for the rest of them. I have an almost full set of star trek and charmed mags that we need to get rid of. Now just to shift this lot and I will be a happy bunny and will list the rest later.
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    Funny how when I am on my own with the kids, I feel so positive!

    No negative feelings when it's just the three of us in the house!

    Now to load the WM (again) and get these letters ready for posting!
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
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