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Giving up Money for Lent

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  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone, you've truly cheered me up from what I feared would be a horrible birthday!

    BF is still a loser, all I got this morning was a cr&ppy text message! No phone call, card nada!
    And he still thinks I'm in the wrong!!!
    Oh well....

    Got a lovely book as a present from my friend, on Jack Vettriano, so I'm going to mooch through that in a lazy afternoon fest of Pringles and Haribo, which one of the young girlies at work bought me for my bday! :) awwww
    I have just won two tickets to the Ideal Home Show in another comp - should I use them or sell them? Opinions please.

    Use them..............
    Give them to me for my birthday lol!!!!
    Wealth is not measured by currency
  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    P.S Paid off my last store card today!!!

    Birthday Present to myself :)
    Wealth is not measured by currency
  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
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    CAFCGirl wrote: »
    P.S Paid off my last store card today!!!

    Birthday Present to myself :)

    Always a good feeling doin that now be sure to cut the card up into little tiny pieces!

    Managed not to spend anything today which wasnt easy as had to take my neigbhour to our wee shop and today they had in lovely chocolate eclairs which before this i wouldnt have thought twice about getting but i didnt! phew.
  • cafcgirl hug.gif dont let your b/f get to you, well done on the storecard payment...

    nsd here except my driving lesson and ebay postage (although thats paid) having a really bad day money wise and i dont know just wanna give up, i have updated my diary (well sort of diary) with my soa in hope that someone can help but its not looking so, off for a nice relax in the bath soon :T
  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Don't give up pap you'll get through this
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    Here have some tea luv
  • winkle1
    winkle1 Posts: 446 Forumite
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    just wanted to say WELL DONE to everyone! you are all doing so amazingly.

    i have fallen down the wayside a bit as ive had a leaving lunch at work, plus i brought myself some tights but i am trying to do this as much as i can.

    WELL DONE to EVERYONE and to CAFCGirl for a brillaint idea.

    maybe we can turn this into a monthly thing?
    x
    ***PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBT***

    Reclaimed my bank charges - got £250 back from HSBC and £88 from First Direct :)
  • Seaxwyn
    Seaxwyn Posts: 4,896 Forumite
    CAFCgirl, PM me your address and I'll post you the Ideal Home tickets, along with a guaranteed spend-free homemade birthday card!

    I'm delighted to have something so positive to do with the tickets as I'd have to ask my OH to help me ebay them, and he'd make a big fuss about how it was so timeconsuming and not worth his valuable time!

    pap don't feel bad, I'll look out for your diary and see if I can offer any wisdom.
    Total debt: 1 January 2007 £[strike]49,387.79[/strike] 1 January 2012 £[STRIKE]19,312.85[/STRIKE] 1 August 2012 £11,517.62



  • brassiclint
    brassiclint Posts: 123 Forumite
    brassiclint ~ devil smiliy ~ chosse one :rotfl:

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    and my fave one *suits cafcgirl* girl_devil.gif

    they're BRILLIANT!!! love them .. how do i nick them then??
    Total debt as of May 2007: Tesco [STRIKE]£8499.65[/STRIKE] £7,333.57;
    Total Savings as of March 2007: Egg Money [STRIKE]£59.97[/STRIKE]£64.97; Wedding Fund [STRIKE]£700[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£1172[/STRIKE]
    £1900
    The Unneccessary Challenge £0/£10
    Snowballing [STRIKE]£8499.65[/STRIKE] £7333.57. Debt Free Date [STRIKE]November '09 [/STRIKE] [STRIKE]September '09 [/STRIKE] May '09- gonna try my hardest to make it sooner

    :money: Martin Says No :money:
  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    awww bless you!

    How super lovely of you!!!!
    PAP I'm heading off to your SOA as we speak!Don't worry hun we'll find a way to sort it all out for you!
    Wealth is not measured by currency
  • brassiclint
    brassiclint Posts: 123 Forumite
    and happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear CAFCGirl, happy birthday to you.

    for she's a jolly good fellow, for she's a jolly .... oh! ok i'll shut up now.

    i'd like to add that of course BF is going to blame you! that way he still gets to go out with mates with a clear conscience .. as soon as sunday comes he'll be as nice as pie, i betcha! make him grovel won't ya xx
    Total debt as of May 2007: Tesco [STRIKE]£8499.65[/STRIKE] £7,333.57;
    Total Savings as of March 2007: Egg Money [STRIKE]£59.97[/STRIKE]£64.97; Wedding Fund [STRIKE]£700[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£1172[/STRIKE]
    £1900
    The Unneccessary Challenge £0/£10
    Snowballing [STRIKE]£8499.65[/STRIKE] £7333.57. Debt Free Date [STRIKE]November '09 [/STRIKE] [STRIKE]September '09 [/STRIKE] May '09- gonna try my hardest to make it sooner

    :money: Martin Says No :money:
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