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The eternal birthday money dilemma.
immoral_angeluk
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It's my birthday on Monday :j (Sod the queen :rotfl:) and I've received £100 birthday money that I can't decide what to do with.
Being a massive moneynerd, I'm currently trying to build up savings in generalsa a buffer for one off expenses, plus my overall aim of saving for a house deposit. I'm paying off debt as well to help achieve this aim.
I'm not materialistic, and because of never really having much I don't *want* for much either. I'm sure I can find something to spend the money on, but whether I'd be the best use of the money I don't know.
Question is, if you had £100, what would you do? I honestly can't decide!
NB: I'm saving whilst paying off debt because I've recently been caught out and had to put big costs on the credit card wiping out ll the money I'd paid off because I had no savings, for example when the car broke down and oven died! So I'm raising a buffer to stop that happening again
Being a massive moneynerd, I'm currently trying to build up savings in generalsa a buffer for one off expenses, plus my overall aim of saving for a house deposit. I'm paying off debt as well to help achieve this aim.
I'm not materialistic, and because of never really having much I don't *want* for much either. I'm sure I can find something to spend the money on, but whether I'd be the best use of the money I don't know.
Question is, if you had £100, what would you do? I honestly can't decide!
NB: I'm saving whilst paying off debt because I've recently been caught out and had to put big costs on the credit card wiping out ll the money I'd paid off because I had no savings, for example when the car broke down and oven died! So I'm raising a buffer to stop that happening again
Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
Que sera, sera.
Que sera, sera.
What would you do with £100? 7 votes
Pay it off debt
42%
3 votes
Save it
14%
1 vote
Spend it
28%
2 votes
Something else (please comment!)
14%
1 vote
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