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  • and updating my signature!

    Me too!

    I sometime envy people who get paid weekly as they get to do it so much more often!
    Grocery Challenge £211/£455 (01/01-31/03)
    2016 Sell: £125/£250
    £1,000 Emergency Fund Challenge #78 £3.96 / £1,000
    Vet Fund: £410.93 / £1,000
    Debt free & determined to stay that way!
  • Me too!

    I sometime envy people who get paid weekly as they get to do it so much more often!

    I get paid daily! I've worked out if I don't make a concerted effort to only update my signature once a month I'd drive myself bonkers :eek:

    In our house, when things break, we just pretend they still work
  • I get paid daily! I've worked out if I don't make a concerted effort to only update my signature once a month I'd drive myself bonkers :eek:


    :rotfl::rotfl:Oh my - daily would be too much for me too!

    I'm obsessive enough about figures & budgets!:rotfl::rotfl:
    Grocery Challenge £211/£455 (01/01-31/03)
    2016 Sell: £125/£250
    £1,000 Emergency Fund Challenge #78 £3.96 / £1,000
    Vet Fund: £410.93 / £1,000
    Debt free & determined to stay that way!
  • :rotfl::rotfl:Oh my - daily would be too much for me too!

    I'm obsessive enough about figures & budgets!:rotfl::rotfl:

    I like it! :rotfl:

    I get paid.... cash daily Monday to Thursday, ranging from £0 to £90 depending on term dates
    BACS payment on 24th of the month ranging from £0 to £1000, depending on previous month's term dates
    Tax Credits every 4 weeks
    Child Benefit every 4 weeks

    :eek::eek:

    Luckily, I've grown to become rather chilled out about it all!

    Do I win the award for most bonkers income? :beer:

    In our house, when things break, we just pretend they still work
  • :rotfl:
    I'm obsessive enough about figures & budgets!:rotfl::rotfl:

    I totally am too! My BFF told me this!! I seem to be able to check all accounts and CCs every day!! Is this weird?!
  • Yay, pay day tomorrow! Get so excited at going online and paying a big chunk off the CC ... and updating my signature!


    Quite frankly, im SO excited i may pee myself...
    Tomorrow will be paying off the second of my debts....
    which means I will have only ONE to go!!! :j
    AND i will have paid off one debt by Christmas!!! :xmastree:
    Total Debt: was £8,400 / now £0
    Debt free date - 31st January 2013!!!

    Swagbucks earnings £50/£600
    2013 SAVINGS - :dance: £605 / £12,000
  • Happy Payday everyone!!!

    Ive done it!!! Ive just paid off a debt by Xmas...whoop whoop!! Bye Bye Credit card #2!!!:xmastree:


    So - Two debts paid off, and one more to go! Yayyyyyy!!!!!!

    :T:T:T
    Total Debt: was £8,400 / now £0
    Debt free date - 31st January 2013!!!

    Swagbucks earnings £50/£600
    2013 SAVINGS - :dance: £605 / £12,000
  • Happy Payday everyone!!!

    Ive done it!!! Ive just paid off a debt by Xmas...whoop whoop!! Bye Bye Credit card #2!!!:xmastree:


    So - Two debts paid off, and one more to go! Yayyyyyy!!!!!!

    :T:T:T

    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:beer::beer::beer::beer:

    In our house, when things break, we just pretend they still work
  • Thanks Chopin - im ecstatic!!!!! Il be debt free by the end of February - I cant believe how quickly its disappearing!!! :j
    Total Debt: was £8,400 / now £0
    Debt free date - 31st January 2013!!!

    Swagbucks earnings £50/£600
    2013 SAVINGS - :dance: £605 / £12,000
  • Thanks Chopin - im ecstatic!!!!! Il be debt free by the end of February - I cant believe how quickly its disappearing!!! :j

    That's such great news! It's stories like yours that keep me going on the straight and narrow :)

    In our house, when things break, we just pretend they still work
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