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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    May I say thank you to those of you who made me realise the clock needed to go.. it currently has 1 hour left and is £46 .. Thank you!!!

    Now.. I need you to talk me into rehoming the rest of the $h!te in my hovel!!!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
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    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • suzeesu2000
    suzeesu2000 Posts: 1,122 Forumite
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    pigpen wrote: »
    May I say thank you to those of you who made me realise the clock needed to go.. it currently has 1 hour left and is £46 .. Thank you!!!

    Now.. I need you to talk me into rehoming the rest of the $h!te in my hovel!!!

    Well done pigpen, that's brilliant! :T

    Now, arms out in front, staring wide eyed straight ahead and repeat after me: I shall declutter, I shall declutter....:rotfl:

    What are you going to spend your clock money on? A nice treat? Paying a debt? If it is paying a debt, please keep a few pounds back to treat yourself, makes decluttering better if you can give yourself a nice pressie.....pedicure perhaps? :)
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  • pigpen
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    It finally sold for £72 !! (my house number is 72!) The money is going to go on new flooring for the back room.. that is my next mission! Those poor kitchen tiles are being put off again.. I'll still not have that kitchen tiled in another 6 years you watch.. there is always something else!

    5 more items are to be posted so my paypal balance is looking nice again.. I am using it to cover christmas presents mostly.. stuff going out to make way for stuff coming in!! I must out faster lol
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • silentsister
    silentsister Posts: 265 Forumite
    edited 27 September 2012 at 7:37AM
    pigpen wrote: »
    It finally sold for £72 !! (my house number is 72!) The money is going to go on new flooring for the back room.. that is my next mission!

    What a great result, pigpen, and an encouragement to us all! That will be so good to get on with new flooring, and of course you will want to be able to keep seeing it so win (clock gone) /win (£ in) /win (new floor) / win (keep new floor see-able) :j

    I realised last night that we are very close to the end of the month and I've got quite a way still to go so just a few things:

    1 planter to cs
    1 bottle (empty but pretty) to cs
    1 baking tin to cs
    1 drop-stopper to cs
    1 odd saucer to cs
    2 glass ashtrays to cs (don't smoke, never have, and still enough for visitors)
    picture frames all gathered together, ready for decisions (still to sort unframed pictures)

    I think there might be more decluttering of areas than things out today:

    window sill decluttered and cleaned
    shoe cleaning things gathered from various places and housed in 1 box
    answerphone was too full to take any more messages - all listened to and deleted

    Whatever our targets, every single thing helps!
  • esmf73
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    Well done pigpen, sounds great. Could I come back to the fold please? Resolved to declutter, resolve got lost, but just waiting for kitchen to be fitted and then would start again!! So hopefully will make a start today. Floods receding, sky blue, so all is right with the world!!! X
    Me, OH, grown DS, (other DS left home) and Mum (coming up 80!). Considering foster parenting. Hints and tips on saving £ always well received. Xx

    March 1st week £80 includes a new dog bed though £63 was food etc for the week.
  • silentsister
    silentsister Posts: 265 Forumite
    esmf73 wrote: »
    Could I come back to the fold please? Resolved to declutter, resolve got lost, but just waiting for kitchen to be fitted and then would start again!! So hopefully will make a start today. Floods receding, sky blue, so all is right with the world!!! X

    Welcome back! Does that mean you have a lovely new kitchen - as well as positive weather? Great way to start!
  • meg72
    meg72 Posts: 5,164 Forumite
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    Well I have almost finished my bedroom, I totally stripped it out decorated and laid new carpet, looks great. Problem with assembling the new bed though, ebay bargain, have the bolts but no nuts to put it together. So had to order some on ebay.

    So still sleeping on matress on living room floor and working my way through the loads and loads of hoarded stuff.

    Old bed wardrobe carpet and cupboard taken away by council.

    Bag of books, Tent ( why did I have a tent in my bedroom) various bits of jewelry and four black bags of clothes to cs,

    Today I am sorting through bedding and more clothes and have decided when I get this bed up I am staying in it for a week.
    Slimming World at target
  • silentsister
    silentsister Posts: 265 Forumite
    meg72 wrote: »
    Well I have almost finished my bedroom ... Today I am sorting through bedding and more clothes and have decided when I get this bed up I am staying in it for a week.

    Meg72, that is brilliant - enjoy your hibernation (when you get there!)
  • fitnessfreak74
    fitnessfreak74 Posts: 81 Forumite
    short_bird wrote: »
    FF74, have you tried We Buy Books, Fatbrain and Zapper as well? Some take different items and some give more money:D

    Have never heard of these but will investigate, thanks for the tip! :)
  • fitnessfreak74
    fitnessfreak74 Posts: 81 Forumite
    pigpen wrote: »
    It finally sold for £72 !! (my house number is 72!)

    Congratulations pigpen, that is an amazing result! :j
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