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Memoirs of a Sista.......
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So agree on the supermarket thing, I'd just throw stuff in and then get out the card to pay, and half the time I didn't have anything that would make a meal.
Also agree you really appreciate it more when you don't do that, somehow the treat things become special again, maybe because I'm not haveing them every day
FaeLBM 29/10/2013 £14,218.00 As of 13/04/2014 £6477.00
Paid 54%
3 months to go 13 weeks
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Hi Sista,
How has it gone today for you ? XX2012 The year I started dealing with my debts.
2017. Lets start this again shall we?
Debt 1 Cleared 2/1/17 £480 Gone forever :j
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Hi Sista,
How has it gone today for you ? XX
Morning
very
this morning.
Payday on Friday
so trying to hang in there until then. Had a DD come out today which i hadn't budgeted for and DH forgot to get a few things at Aldi other day so again more spends this week 
May not be able to put that extra ££ towards debts this month...we'll see come friday..........DEBT FREE AND PROUD
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Ive just caught up and your doing amazingly well

I love your smilies it cheers me up
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:wave:Hi Sista
Loving the energy on your diary,
I love aldi too, i refused to shop there before my LBM (being a snob!) After LBM it became my best friend, as did Approved foods & the reduced aisle in the SM's! :rotfl: I've managed to cut my budget from £500+ a month :eek: like lots of others on here I used to just pick up whatever i fancy and throw it in the trolley then take a pick of a CC to pay for it
Now i have a meal planner and BIG shopping list :rotfl: I get everything apart from fresh stuff on payday ...and when hubby is around we visit the cash & carry to stock up on stuff that is cheaper in bulk. I sometimes go over my budget but that is usually when i have a month off from meal planning 
Our pay day is also Friday and you are doing better than us! I have 10p in the current account :eek::rotfl: (still better than minus 10 eh lol)Emergency Fund- £717.77
New Diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6647063/investing-in-us-holidays-health-and-the-road-to-150k#latest0 -
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:wave: hi peeps, today i am
for a few reasons......
Firstly i just earned £10 from doing surveys
, payday tomorrow and getting paid a bit more than i thought :cool:, paying off a little more of the debt tomorrow :T and now have a few days off work to chill out 
Giffgaff sim came today too
DEBT FREE AND PROUD
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