The "Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2012" challenge

hazelc56

kerri_dfw wrote: »

*runs and hides* I'm embarassed to say I'm not far off that and still managed to get in a mess. See shiny thing, want shiny thing, need shiny thing, buy shiny thing, eep! Not anymore though. Those thoughts are banned and very, very naughty

kerri :rotfl:

idristhedragon

Ditto Kerri- I wont even tell you what my husband earns but hey, my debts not his and I earn next to nothing lol
I think shopaholica is a *proper* addiction, I'm a bit addicty anyway- smoker, drinker, serial baby producer LOL. I have literally two boxes of body shop stuff in my wardrobe, shelves groaning with half used cosmetics. Maybe we should set up a swap shop for this thread? Fuel our decluttering, money saving and need for new things- we could make a fb page?

kerri_dfw

My OH is a student yet spends £40 a week on grocery shopping for himself... how he manages it I have no idea as he's veggie so no expensive meat. Then when he stays he spends even more on shopping for us, which I pay for oops.

idris... that body shop stuff needs to get onto the fleabay pronto, do a quick search to check if it'll sell (search for completed listings), it'll make great chrimbo for other people that'll pay you for it and free up space

idristhedragon

Body shop stuff to be fair was major barg due to codes on here and will be used throughout the year for teenage daughters friends birthday pressies so very MSE of me
Right im procrastinating now so back to kitchen for me- losing enthusiasm cos it's more fun talking to you guys

recurrent-ostrich

idristhedragon wrote: »

Hello all
I have been really brooding on the whole spending/debt thing this week, and I've got myself quite down tbh. I am definitely a shopaholic I have so much stuff, clothes, DVDs, games, CDs:( it all stems from..... when I met my husband I was a single mum in a council flat on income support with NO disposable income at all so I have been like a kid in a sweet shop since I was able to buy things

I could have written this too. You aren't alone. :grouphug: (that's a group hug, the nearest I could find :rotfl:)

kerri_dfw

I've just seen the beeb's article on living on £40k and thought "what the?" a new car every other year... seriously? With media like that how can they not expect people to spend, spend, spend.
New chant: *debt free, debt free, no car for me*

HelenPie

kerri_dfw wrote: »

I've just seen the beeb's article on living on £40k and thought "what the?" a new car every other year... seriously? With media like that how can they not expect people to spend, spend, spend.
New chant: *debt free, debt free, no car for me*

There will apparently be a program on this on 13th December, too.

H

hazelc56

kerri_dfw wrote: »

I've just seen the beeb's article on living on £40k and thought "what the?" a new car every other year... seriously? With media like that how can they not expect people to spend, spend, spend.
New chant: *debt free, debt free, no car for me*

yes kerri thats why i was moved to put my earlier comment on.It was the cars plus other stuff too that got me.

recurrent-ostrich

kerri_dfw wrote: »

I've just seen the beeb's article on living on £40k and thought "what the?" a new car every other year... seriously? With media like that how can they not expect people to spend, spend, spend.
New chant: *debt free, debt free, no car for me*

I'd love to know how they manage to have a new car every two years, a £300K house and 3 package holidays a year on £40k? Maybe one day, when our debts are cleared and we have loads of spare cash a month........we'll have two caravan holidays to France a year.....the height of decedence! :rotfl:

kerri_dfw

hazelc56 wrote: »

yes kerri thats why i was moved to put my earlier comment on.It was the cars plus other stuff too that got me.

I didn't see that until just now, I'm shocked and appalled by it. I can't work out whether it's saying that being in debt is bad or good.