Giving up Money for Lent

Purpleroses

ohh that could be fun! due to lack of money i havent left this island in over a year - im beginning to relate to the people in lost!
its alright living here you get used to rain! altho when its rough like now and the ferry doesnt sail theres no food in the supermarket which can get slightly worrying sometimes! are you down in England?

CAFCGirl

yep far south, practically in France!

Purpleroses

cool! never actually been to England plans to travel went as debt went up. Hoping to get to France this summer tho if i can persuade my brother to pay. Am actually engrossed in reading your debt diary right now its very interesting!

CAFCGirl

lol i guess bad weather means you have a lot of free time!

I'm thinking I'll start a new one sometime soon, focus on moving forward rather than looking back!

Seaxwyn

Howdy all

Ciara I would LOVE to come to the Hebrides so book me in for a visit when I'm debt free. CAFCgirl I am actually coming down your way in June - my dad wants to celebrate his 75th birthday by walking the pilgrims way and I'm going to accompany him on the last leg. Might contact you nearer the time for advice on a nice cheap restaurant to celebrate when we get there.

Anyway... nsd for me today but I expect I'll spend a bit tomorrow - I'm doing a carboot sale (yes, despite the gale force winds) and three of my children are determined to accompany me. I've had to promise to wake them up at 6. I'm not sure they will be able to stand six hours in a windy carpark without being given some of the takings to spend replacing the junk we've cleared. Of course I will be taking thermoses and sandwiches, and even home-made flapjacks if I get round to it (thanks brassiclint).

CAFCGirl

Excelltn stuff, defo let me know when you're planning on visiting and the definitive route you're planning on and I'll see what I can come up with.

Only the best for your Pops!

the_optimist

postingalwaysposting wrote: »

thanks hun i changed my sig back now... i have hid my cashpoint cards too so that should stop me spending :rofl:

I'm glad you're doing as you're told That was naughty of you, no, not the slip up! It was naughty of you to think you could leave us! We're in this together until the end of the challenge, so there!!! :rotfl:

That's my grown up talk done

brassiclint

being catholic (ahem) i have it on good authority that you're allowed to lapse, however many times as it takes, as long as you keep trying. so PAP, as long as you repent, say 2 hail fathers and 4 hail mary's, you'll be forgiven and you can start again tomorrow with a clean slate.

don't suppose you have any irish in you? if so, it's an irish tradition that you receive special dispensation on st paddy's day (obviously brought about by the numerous irish men who take the pledge for lent but still want to celebrate the day of their patron saint) ... i've been living by this rule for years and had a chocolate brownie today (so broke two of my three lents .. chocolate and wheat ... but it was made by lil' sis so NSD for me!).

good night ladies x

kiwi88_2

Hey Pap nobodies allowed to leave, we need all the support we can get :rotfl: especially now we're in the home stretch :rotfl:

I'm off to Tescos today for some top up shopping, on Mothers Day, with the kids and all the nice things Tesco's have got in for Mothers Day :eek: I wonder if I can incorporate a spend and include it in the grocery budget :rotfl:

anniewoo

It was a good week for me,only essential spending.

I have found that it helps to leave my purse at home when I go to work ( I work at Sainsburys ) so that I am not tempted by impulse buys and special offers.

I have just had a lovely phone call from my son to wish me Happy Mother's Day so that has cheered me up.My daughter is in the US so I am missing her a lot,but I expect she will phone later.

The most important lesson I have learned from this challenge is that I can manage perfectly well without ' stuff ' ... all those little items which I previously thought were essential.