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Hypno's kick up the backside debt diary....

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  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    Storm wrote: »
    Hypno,

    Fingers crossed for you that June turns out to be a better month than May money-wise. With all the invigilating & extra work you took on, I would have thought that overpayments should be possible - and at least you won't have to eat mayonnaise sandwiches again!

    Getting to quite enjoy mayonnaise sarnies :rotfl:
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • LookingAhead
    LookingAhead Posts: 4,633 Forumite
    Hi hypno! :hello:

    Just stopping by to catch up.

    Hooray for getting loads done today! :T

    I have got the whole house to tackle tonight when BF vacates the building at 7.30pm so...wish me luck!

    I hope your pitching for business brings in some new clients. Good luck.
    Bank Balance: In the black for the moment.
    Sainsburys Loan: Cleared July 2010
    Credit cards: AMEX Airmiles Card: direct debit set to clear balance monthly
  • pania
    pania Posts: 8,258 Forumite
    Hi hypno, sorry to hear you've been feeling a little drained today, but welldone for getting so much done!! is the laptop smoking yet:rotfl:
    Don't forget am not far away so anything you need a hand with just give me a shout.
    Oooooh a ski centre in trowse, hills are overated anyhoo!! good that the kids found something they enjoy and are good at, lets them burn lots of energy so nice and wellbehaved for you when they get home :D
    Mayo sarnies, mmmmm.....:o
    Hugs
    P
    xx
    debt @05/11/11 £12210.63!! slowly chipping away!!
    :heart2:impossible is nothing.:heart2:
  • Hi Hypno - just passing by and thought I'd say hi! Hope it's all going well
    GTD
    Official DFW Nerd Club - Member no. 208 - Proud To Have Dealt With My Debts DEBT FREE DECEMBER 2008!!!
  • Seaxwyn
    Seaxwyn Posts: 4,896 Forumite
    Hi Hypno, Good for you getting so much done today. I really hope some of those letters pay off. What happened with your dodgy ebay buyer? Did he return the thing and was it really broken?

    A little tip from me - I never write a list more than three items long. Otherwise I find them too daunting and don't do anything. When it's just three, it's easy to tick them off, and then you can always write another.
    Total debt: 1 January 2007 £[strike]49,387.79[/strike] 1 January 2012 £[STRIKE]19,312.85[/STRIKE] 1 August 2012 £11,517.62



  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    What a load of peeps visiting my diary - thanks guys for popping in and saying hi and stuff!

    Seaxwyn - re your tip about lists, yesterday I didn't write a list of things to do, I wrote a list of things I had done as I did each thing! So it started off as a blank sheet of paper but by the end of the day was full and only of things that had been completed, so a very satisfying list!! Think I will do the same thing again today, although only a couple of hours available to do so.

    LA - other than 4 loads of washing, the housework didn't get touched. If you fancy popping over to do a bit of mine, I am sure I won't complain :o

    Pania - pop over for coffee, my kettle is always on :D

    GTD - hello stranger! Not caught up on your diary yet, will do so when I finish writing this. Hope you are ok.

    Taxi - I had forgotten that I had committed to the 101 day challenge until Elanten mentioned it again yesterday! Went back to the first page of that thread to see what I had said I would do, and at least could cross some things off the list, but others haven't been started. Get on top of the housework is one that continues to haunt me :eek:

    Here's to another productive day :D
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • blackangeluk
    blackangeluk Posts: 837 Forumite
    Hi Hypno

    Hope you manage a productive day. The only thing on my list today is to understand matched betting :mad: I came in work early especially to sit in peace and quiet and read it - I think it might just be sinking in!

    As for the housework - there's always tomorrow - who can keep a house tidy with kids in it is beyond me :confused:
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    Morning BAUK, it took me weeks and weeks of reading over and over to understand matched betting, and although I do it, I am not making the most of it like others do. You will get there, but don't rush. It may even be worth holding on until the football season starts again because it is much easier to match on football than on other sports IMO!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • chocaholic110
    chocaholic110 Posts: 2,509 Forumite
    hypno06 wrote: »
    Morning BAUK, it took me weeks and weeks of reading over and over to understand matched betting, and although I do it, I am not making the most of it like others do. You will get there, but don't rush. It may even be worth holding on until the football season starts again because it is much easier to match on football than on other sports IMO!

    Matched betting is something i would like to try but it makes my head spin when I read the thread. not sure I am clever enough to understand. However, thanks for the great excuse to put off thinking about it until the football season starts again! ;)
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    All I can say is read, read and read again, download the spreadsheet on the newcomer's thread, and do some dry runs. There is also an excellent beginners thread on that board where they don't mind checking things over for you just to make sure that you have got it correct. Don't be afraid to ask!!

    Once you have done the first one, you wonder what all the fuss is about. Having said that, for the couple of hours between placing my first bets and having them settled, I felt incredibly sick!!

    The offers will be around later in the year, though, so don't worry if it takes you a little longer to pluck up the courage!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
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