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Memoirs of a Sista.......

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  • love-shower-smiley.gif Thanks :):T
    Another non eventful day today. Work and not much else smiley-angry034.gif Most other DD's won't come out until Monday now then i can change my sig again multi-stars-smiley.gif
    Spent too much at shopping this week as had to go to the butchers for meat so £30 over but will last 2 months though so not all bad. :D
    Also got my free sample through for Viktor & Rolf smiley-love021.gif it so will buy full size at christmas for a treat :D
    Anyways mr-sand-man-smiley.gif all, nice lie in for me in the morning as no work :T
    DEBT FREE AND PROUD:D
    'Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt'
  • debtfreewannabe321
    debtfreewannabe321 Posts: 10,141 Forumite
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    yay to the new star! :staradmin:starmod:

    And i hadn't read any of the threads that you were referring too.....until you told me who it was then i worked backwards and stalker-like read everything she'd written :rotfl::cool:

    Good morning btw! :D
    Emergency Fund goal - £717.77/1500
    Weight loss goal 1 - 0/7 lb 
    Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £4500 

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  • Aamberle
    Aamberle Posts: 559 Forumite
    Morning Sista Hope you enjoyed your lie in..Looking forward to seeing your updated signature tomorrow once all payments have gone through..:D

    Have a good Sunday x
    2012 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
    Debt 2 100/598
  • Fae
    Fae Posts: 664 Forumite
    Hope you had a good lie, be great to see your signature update:D

    Hope you have a great day

    Fae
    LBM 29/10/2013 £14,218.00 As of 13/04/2014 £6477.00
    Paid 54%
    3 months to go 13 weeks
    DFD 28th August 2014
  • minicarwash-1.gif car washed today and smiley-chores005.gif gardening done :)
    Lovely day today really hot outside!:cool:
    DH listening to tennis on the radio and a yummy dinner later of chinese noodles with chicken drooler-smiley.gif
    It also dawned on me i'm going on hols next month :eek: Robbing a bank is going to be my only option i think........2mo5pow.gif
    DEBT FREE AND PROUD:D
    'Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt'
  • It also dawned on me i'm going on hols next month :eek: Robbing a bank is going to be my only option i think........2mo5pow.gif

    Ooh lovely to have something to look forward to though, especially with all this pesky rain!! Where you off to sista? :j
    [STRIKE]£49,129[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£[/STRIKE][STRIKE]43,012 [/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£42,209[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£40,823[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£39,866[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£25,960[/STRIKE]£21,338 _party_
    Longhaul supporter #313 (!) days until DFD :j
  • debtfreewannabe321
    debtfreewannabe321 Posts: 10,141 Forumite
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    you must be from another planet to me, I had nothing but miserable rain! Only in the last 10 mins has the grey clouds lifted! Our gardening plans went right out the window lol x
    Emergency Fund goal - £717.77/1500
    Weight loss goal 1 - 0/7 lb 
    Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £4500 

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  • Off to Turkey SCP cheerleader2-smiley.gif cannot wait although do feel slightly :o as it was booked and paid for before LBM:(
    :wave: debtfreewannabe321, i know i don't know what came over the weather yesterday!!! baseball-cap-smiley.gif

    Paid £250 off today so :D one more CC DD coming out in the next few weeks then i'll see what i can pay extra once we have spending ££ saved bliss-smiley.gif
    Hope everyone else has had a good day :T
    DEBT FREE AND PROUD:D
    'Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt'
  • Aamberle
    Aamberle Posts: 559 Forumite
    :j:j:j:j:j Well Done Sista :j:j:j:j More money off those pesky debts. :D

    Have a great Tuesday XX
    2012 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
    Debt 2 100/598
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    I'm going to Turkey in August too! Can't wait :D
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
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