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Enough is enough - the great declutter
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In - 2 school dresses from freecycle for DD1 (well they were free!)
Out - small slide, small trike, bouncing tigger (all to younger children on our street):j
To go - 12 bin bags of assorted carp
Ebay - doesnt count as i've stopped listing as some horrid woman left me negative feedback on my unblemished record, and i had no comeback at all, she has now sent me an email claiming that my stuff was bad quality:mad:
At least am managing to get rid of stuff to people that will use it before we move, just half a garage worth of carp to get rid of lol. Mind you, most of it is flat packed boxes that we can put back together and use for the move!LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!0 -
REDMADCURLS wrote: ».....wonders if there are rooms at bottom of the mountain!0
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Today... following much listing of items yesterday.. (Drum roll)...
OUT: One item sold via ads
PENDING: One item via freecycle
So far so good... still not downgraded the spare room to "molehill" status yet though!0 -
OUT= bag of stuff to Freecycler"The purpose of Life is to spread and create Happiness" :j0
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REDMADCURLS wrote: »Jes@s - this man we are all living with is getting around alot - how have we not caught him out yet?
OR MAYBE
They are just all the bl@@dy same!
Don't even talk to me about screwdrivers - we have the Waltons of screwdrivers here - grandparents/parents/children/newborns, every f'ing size you could imagine!
I bet you haven't got a bespoke made one-my dad made it years ago and it always comes out for every job !2008 will be the year I finally get organised!:o
:eek:Failed miserably-will try harder in 2010!:eek:0 -
IN..
a new heating element for my oven
out..
3 dresses and a pack of 5 pairs of new knickers.. FLING..
One old heating element.. plus the bag and box the new one came in
1 bag of recycling
2 carriers of rubbish
ebay..
hmmm.
2 unpaid item disputes closed with FVF refund.. I am now in credit.
12/99 selling.. £23.18..
I have a few more bits to bung back on.. and I have a home for a bunch of stuff if it doesn't sell...LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
outgrown... age 2-3.. wouldn't have fitted you!! lolLB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0
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OUT = one car filled with black bin ba gs and broken up kitchen cabinets and garden fence to the council tip.
Only 1 item left on Freecycle and I've 2 people interested so hopefully they'll get back to me for my address.
IN= set of thermal underwear, in anticipation of a hard winter."The purpose of Life is to spread and create Happiness" :j0 -
OUT = one car filled with black bin ba gs and broken up kitchen cabinets and garden fence to the council tip.
Only 1 item left on Freecycle and I've 2 people interested so hopefully they'll get back to me for my address.
IN= set of thermal underwear, in anticipation of a hard winter.
Did Mr ZZ not notice you demolishing the kitchen?LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
(CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84
There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
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