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Pinot's Potty debt free journey!!!

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  • HappyNow
    HappyNow Posts: 1,558 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Name Dropper
    Hello you :). Can't stop, I'm in a mad rush to catch up before everyone arrives home, but I just wanted to say hello and advise you to STOP CRASHING YOUR CAR! I will be back for a proper read up on your news soon x
    LBM Dec 2011. Aimed, but failed, to clear all unsecured debt by Feb 2019. Finally free of unsecured debt 21st May 21!

    Debt Dec 11: Unsecured £69,579 + Mortgage £59,948 = £129,527
    Debt May 21: Unsecured ZERO! ZILCH! Mortgage £22,332
  • Dropping by really quickly to say I have found my first road kill today ! :T:T the grand sum of 3p. I have proudly put it in my Roses Jar.

    Lucielle, Olly was great ! We all really enjoyed it !

    Mrs Happy, I promise to stop the car crashing ! Although as I was merrily driving to the station today minding my own business, a parked car on the side of the road opened its door and i nearly took it off. Had to do a crazy lady swerve to avoid it ........... :eek:
    LBM July 2011 - Finally took control Nov 2011 DFD Sometime in the distant future ! :eek:
    Total debts Nov 2011 [STRIKE]£96796.75[/STRIKE]:eek:
    Total Debts JUL 2020 £00.00
    Cleared Jul 2020 £96796.75
    :T
    Emergency Fund / Rainy Day - £5500 . DMP Mutual Support Thread 428
  • Mrs P, you are talking to the lady with car crashing experience! :eek::o They are like buses, nothing for ages and then two at once :rotfl::rotfl:

    I have had two crashes within a 3 minute drive from my house within 4 months. First one a minor accident where my bumper fell off after hitting her in the middle of a busy road at rush hour :o She shouted at me and rightly so!!

    Second I completely wrote my car off my crashing into the back of a bus :eek: How do you hit a bus people ask, if you arent paying attention it doesnt matter whats in front of you!
    Both in morning rush hour.

    I too was distracted by family problems and I am just not a morning person :o
    Thankfully I can now walk to my job :rotfl::rotfl:

    Hope thats the end of this little period for you now :)

    How are the dds?

    x
  • Piquant_2
    Piquant_2 Posts: 5,769 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    You know that flag that didn't go to the para-Olympics?...I could walk in front of your car waving it to let people know you were in the vicinity.... Apparently, that's what used to happen a hundred years or so ago :rotfl:

    Glad you're okay! My grandma used to wear a blue checked housecoat too! She wore it to do the housework in, always over her petticoat, once the housework was finished she would take it off and put on a frock [she didn't wear dresses, always frocks]
    Total debt at October 2008: £67,213.30
    Total debt today: £0
    - debt and mortgage free 29th November 2013 :T
    Sealed Pot Challenge member 14
    Save £12K in 2014 - £6,521.90/£6K member 138



  • grannyx2
    grannyx2 Posts: 3,455 Forumite
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    Piquant wrote: »
    You know that flag that didn't go to the para-Olympics?...I could walk in front of your car waving it to let people know you were in the vicinity.... Apparently, that's what used to happen a hundred years or so ago :rotfl:

    Sorry Mrs PG but :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Piquant wrote: »
    Glad you're okay!

    Now I've got that out of my system, I'm glad you are ok too and there was no damage. x
    Targets
    Trip to Australia (On hold until 2022 now) to meet new grandson born jan 21!

    Lose 84lbs. Update (minus 65lbs mostly during lockdown as of 18.05.21)

    LBM : July 11 - £56,962
    DEBT FREE 21-05-21
    MORTGAGE FREE 13-06-18

    Loving my kitty cat

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3958715/return-to-solvency/p1
  • Seriously PG you need to be more careful. Still I'm pleased no one was hurt. :) I fully understand where you're coming from. About 3 months ago, I was having a particularly bad day (I almost sacked my employee) which wasn't good as he's also a friend. Mr F's car was parked in the driveway (this was an unusual occurrence at the time - not any more as our garage door won't open) and I had to rush off to take the boys somewhere. Anyway we all jumped in the car and I promptly reversed into Mr F's car. Ended up putting a slight dent in his passenger door and putting a big scratch on my rear passenger lights. Now considering Mr F's car is a Mitsubishi Pajero (big 4 x 4) you'd think his car would have come off better than mine. It's usually Mr F doing silly things like that. :rotfl::rotfl:
    Diary: Conquering Debts Once and For All
    CC1 Jan 2012 $875.32 / CLEARED
    CC2 Jan 2012 $5,883.33 / June 2014 CLEARED
    Mortgage Jan 2012 $382,997.08 / Sept 2014 $367,775.37
    Business Loans Feb 2012 $48,407.52 / Sept 2014 $5,289.09

    Ex mortgage - 89.07% debt paid
  • Piquant wrote: »
    You know that flag that didn't go to the para-Olympics?...I could walk in front of your car waving it to let people know you were in the vicinity.... Apparently, that's what used to happen a hundred years or so ago :rotfl:

    Glad you're okay! My grandma used to wear a blue checked housecoat too! She wore it to do the housework in, always over her petticoat, once the housework was finished she would take it off and put on a frock [she didn't wear dresses, always frocks]

    Do you know what Piq, I think I may just hire you to walk in front of me, or you and Captain could trot ahead waving the flag like maniacs!!I think you have hit on a truly great idea there !! :rotfl:

    Oh my Nan only wore Frocks also, no Dresses for her ! x
    LBM July 2011 - Finally took control Nov 2011 DFD Sometime in the distant future ! :eek:
    Total debts Nov 2011 [STRIKE]£96796.75[/STRIKE]:eek:
    Total Debts JUL 2020 £00.00
    Cleared Jul 2020 £96796.75
    :T
    Emergency Fund / Rainy Day - £5500 . DMP Mutual Support Thread 428
  • grannyx2 wrote: »
    Sorry Mrs PG but :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:



    Now I've got that out of my system, I'm glad you are ok too and there was no damage. x

    I will let you off this time Granny !!! :rotfl::rotfl:
    LBM July 2011 - Finally took control Nov 2011 DFD Sometime in the distant future ! :eek:
    Total debts Nov 2011 [STRIKE]£96796.75[/STRIKE]:eek:
    Total Debts JUL 2020 £00.00
    Cleared Jul 2020 £96796.75
    :T
    Emergency Fund / Rainy Day - £5500 . DMP Mutual Support Thread 428
  • PinotGrigio41
    PinotGrigio41 Posts: 4,213 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 4 September 2012 at 9:58AM
    Mrs P, you are talking to the lady with car crashing experience! :eek::o They are like buses, nothing for ages and then two at once :rotfl::rotfl:

    I have had two crashes within a 3 minute drive from my house within 4 months. First one a minor accident where my bumper fell off after hitting her in the middle of a busy road at rush hour :o She shouted at me and rightly so!!

    Second I completely wrote my car off my crashing into the back of a bus :eek: How do you hit a bus people ask, if you arent paying attention it doesnt matter whats in front of you!
    Both in morning rush hour.

    I too was distracted by family problems and I am just not a morning person :o
    Thankfully I can now walk to my job :rotfl::rotfl:

    Hope thats the end of this little period for you now :)

    How are the dds?

    x

    Princess , you sound like you have had a nightmare as well recently. I am assuming you werent badly hurt by hitting the bus /

    I have been very distracted by family things, lots of different things, but my dad has been taken ill again over the last week or so and that was on my mind on top of the other stuff ! No excuse really, both totally my fault.

    The DD's are great thankyou !!:D
    LBM July 2011 - Finally took control Nov 2011 DFD Sometime in the distant future ! :eek:
    Total debts Nov 2011 [STRIKE]£96796.75[/STRIKE]:eek:
    Total Debts JUL 2020 £00.00
    Cleared Jul 2020 £96796.75
    :T
    Emergency Fund / Rainy Day - £5500 . DMP Mutual Support Thread 428
  • Seriously PG you need to be more careful. Still I'm pleased no one was hurt. :) I fully understand where you're coming from. About 3 months ago, I was having a particularly bad day (I almost sacked my employee) which wasn't good as he's also a friend. Mr F's car was parked in the driveway (this was an unusual occurrence at the time - not any more as our garage door won't open) and I had to rush off to take the boys somewhere. Anyway we all jumped in the car and I promptly reversed into Mr F's car. Ended up putting a slight dent in his passenger door and putting a big scratch on my rear passenger lights. Now considering Mr F's car is a Mitsubishi Pajero (big 4 x 4) you'd think his car would have come off better than mine. It's usually Mr F doing silly things like that. :rotfl::rotfl:

    Mrs F , I sympathise with you there totally. Many moons ago Mr Pinot had a lovely shiny red convertable, it was his pride and joy. I borrowed it, parked on a friends very very steep driveway, put the handbrake on as hard / high as it would go and went in for a cup of tea and cake !! When I came out an hour or so later the car was missing !:eek: My weedy attempts at putting the handbrake on hard enough on a steep hill clearly werent enough. The car had rolled backwards, down the steep driveway, backwards across the road ( thankfully a very very quiet lane) and smacked into the brick wall of the neighbours opposite ! :eek:

    Mr Pinot was surprisingly calm considering, but he will never let me forget it ! :o
    LBM July 2011 - Finally took control Nov 2011 DFD Sometime in the distant future ! :eek:
    Total debts Nov 2011 [STRIKE]£96796.75[/STRIKE]:eek:
    Total Debts JUL 2020 £00.00
    Cleared Jul 2020 £96796.75
    :T
    Emergency Fund / Rainy Day - £5500 . DMP Mutual Support Thread 428
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