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grannyx2 wrote: »

I am so impressed with your determination re the MBNA payments. I'm considering doing the same with my Arg0s card, one of only 2 that are still charging me interest.

B^gg3r re tooth, if it's a back one, could you consider doing without it and just having it extracted instead?

Hope it isn't as costly as you think x

I second this you sound so determined re: payments and I hope the tooth isnt too expensive x

Piquant_2

You've inspired me to start chopping away a little at time at my Nat West card, it's the smallest balance but the highest interest. I'm going to put all the silly amounts of money I find to it. Today I will pay the £1 I found lying in the car park.

Keep at it Mrs H, you're doing very well!

HappyNow

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Good luck with the MBNA card - every time I check your diary there's another payment being made
Tilly x

grannyx2 wrote: »

I am so impressed with your determination re the MBNA payments. I'm considering doing the same with my Arg0s card, one of only 2 that are still charging me interest.
B^gg3r re tooth, if it's a back one, could you consider doing without it and just having it extracted instead?

Piquant wrote: »

You've inspired me to start chopping away a little at time at my Nat West card, it's the smallest balance but the highest interest. I'm going to put all the silly amounts of money I find to it. Today I will pay the £1 I found lying in the car park.

I am determined to make a genuine extra saving every single day and give it to MBNA - at least until I have covered last month's overspend (which was £827 and is now £773), and hopefully beyond. With a balance of £11,552 on that card I have a fair way to go!!

Granny - Having a tooth out is my absolute worst nightmare. If it can be crowned/filled/saved in any other way I'm opting for that!

TODAY'S MBNA PAYMENT Today is Mr Happy's second (and last) day of annual leave, so again that is a saving of £3 petrol money, which has been removed from the petrol tub and paid to MBNA.

grannyx2

In the age old saying:

Find a penny, pick it up and all day long you’ll have good luck.
Give a penny to a friend, and then your luck will never end

Think of MBN^ as your friend for now x

Granny x

Wouldn't it be good if one of these happened to one of us:

http://www.oddee.com/item_96795.aspx

Honey_Bear

Hi Happy Now. Oh, the dentist! How I feel for you. I regularly have bits of my gnashers snap off, and according to my dentist I'm in the generation (mid-50s) where the drill-happy trained dentists just excavated everything that looked even remotely dodgy.

He, fortunately, did his first degree in microbiology and could never understand why perfectly healthy surrounding bits of teeth had to be mined out of people's mouths and filled with other stuff. (He's also absolutely terrifed of being drilled himself, all of which helps me cope with visits to him!) As a result, he won't drill unless it's absolutely vital, and thinks that people are better off being left with what they've got, which might just need a patch now that dental adhesives have improved so much. If your dentist is a 'drill first and ask questions later' type, is it worth trying to find another one? Unless you're in pain, is it so urgent?

It took me weeks to find mine who has qualifications in sedation and anaesthesia so that terrified patients (me!) can have all the support they need to get their teeth fixed. I even go every six moths now!

NewLeaf_2

HN well done on MBNA.. so proud of you x

lucielle

The drip, drip effect will see the balance soon come down. Good luck with the dentist.
L

Box_of_Fluffies

Way to go HN with the MBNA payments.

I hope the visit to the dentist goes well. I have to admit I haven't been to the dentist since we moved to NZ. It's so expensive - no subsidies on dental treatment.

HappyNow

Granny - OK, for now I will think of MBNA as my friend, but the truth is I wish we'd never met . There are some very lucky people in that article, I think lots of us on here are due for a bit of that!

Honey Bear - Your dentist sounds wonderful. I rang to make an appointment with mine (who I really like and trust) only to be told that he has left the practice and a newly qualified one has taken his place :cool:. I'm not sure if that's good or bad really - I daresay she will be up to date with the latest techniques, but she will lack experience. I've decided to ask her if it can be patched up for now, partly to save cash but mainly so she can practice on other people before doing anything major on mine!! The appointment is 3rd September, so fingers crossed it lasts until then.

New Leaf and Lucielle - Thanks . I'm actually enjoying making the little MBNA payments, it's very satisfying. My monthly statement is going to look a little crazy though!

Fluffies - I suppose we're really lucky here, having our NHS dentists. It's one of those things we just take for granted. We should all have teeth like this --> !

Today's MBNA payment Well yesterday's, technically! In our kitchen we have a huge old bottle where we chuck coppers and 5p coins. I tipped a pocketful out and used it at the supermarket self-service till to pay for a large bottle of milk, a loaf of bread and a packet of frozen peas. All essentials that would otherwise have come from my grocery budget, so I've given MBNA £2.

poohbear59

Hi Mrs H
Sorry I have not been about much to give support but pleased to see you have a huge team of supportors.
I like your idea to aim to pay one card off. I might pinch your idea. I know it is part of the snowball plan but mine never seems to go to plan.