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The Unneccesary Challenge

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  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    Hope you have a good week, CAFCgirl, and hope that the £5 is well and truly forgotten about soon x
    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)
  • In_Search_Of_Me
    In_Search_Of_Me Posts: 10,634 Forumite
    Hang in there pepys! Remember Rome wasnt built in a day! I spent 3.99 today (£3 on a mag & 99p on yummy bubble bath!). Discovered tesco cheapie shampoo and its actually yummy and £1 for shampoo & conditioner compared to my usual £25!! Very proud of myself as its been one of my sticking points PLUS I got tesco VALUE cat litter. Makes me realise that I may be (just a teensy weensie!) bit of a labels girl!!
    Whats done is done - just move on & start again! Spending is like any addictve behaviour and is going to take time - the fact that we keep trying is whats important! Enjoy some choc for me CAFC! I've just had my last "pack" (they call them food packs but me thinks thats a bit TOO generous of a description!!) of the day and had chocolate & mind but it by no means comes even close to a bar of galaxy!!! Enjoy the meal PP & chin up all!! Big hugs!
    Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.

  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
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    i just had an "oh sod it" moment and spent £11 on beads on ebay! bad bad bad! on the plus someones bid £8 on the £10 amazon voucher im selling which i got from juicy brains panel so dont feel too guilty. kinda.
    glad to see you back Caf! wasnt the same without ya :D
    Its a 10p listing day on ebay on thurs thankfully found that out before i started listing my stuff!
    Nyt all x
  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    C hun, if you want my beads that I've got here (since Im too lazy to either create or sell them on ebay) just say the word and theyre yours, if you wanna pay the postage lol.... and if theres anything useful fab, if not, didnt cost you much :)

    And thanks for letting us know about Ebay too, I was planning on doing some listing on tuesday but I'll wait a few days now!
    I'm desperate to clear a few little pesky ends up so my head feels a little bit straighter!
    Wealth is not measured by currency
  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
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    :think: hmm what ya got? no dont tell me. stop tempting me! ok tell me. no wait dont. ohh its an on going battle in my head.
    if you really wanted to sell em id be interested pm me details :D
  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    tell you what pm me your address, I'll send them, if you use them you use them, if you dont..... sell them on ebay!

    Free is free!
    Wealth is not measured by currency
  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
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    i think the chocolates gone to your head luv! thats so sweet of you to offer thanks buy im not taking it for free thats not fair on you given the last lot you sent me. you should sell em on ebay. mixed lots of beads sell really well. i pmd ya.
  • jet77
    jet77 Posts: 1,586 Forumite
    You guys are so gr8 and always know how to look at the positives :T

    I'm just getting going again with ebay now so will have a clear out and start taking photos ready for thursday;) . I listed 2 things today:T I've managed to get my video player to work :D and am going to start doing exercise vids in the evening to keep me busy and get me fit in my bid to stop smoking and save more pounds (and not put on the lbs by snacking :o ).

    I'm going to pay 15 out (pound sign still not working :p ) for rest of MOT work 2moro and then another 19.99 whenever the garage can fit me in for the retest (hopefully ASAP). Apart from that it's just the usual budget for me this week - which I WILL stick to :j I must remember to use my envelope filing system because I always stick to it then :cool:

    Hope every1 has a gr8 week xx
    JUST DO IT ONE BRICK AT A TIME
    PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
    Weekly Budget: groceries£50/petrol£50/Unnecesary£15
    DEBT PAID = 58% (£4,212/£8216):T
  • Shortie
    Shortie Posts: 2,224 Forumite
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    Very proud of myself as its been one of my sticking points PLUS I got tesco VALUE cat litter. Makes me realise that I may be (just a teensy weensie!) bit of a labels girl!!
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    Lol, this reminded me of the Old Style Board a while ago where a thread was started to ask everyone what they liked in the Mr T Value range. I posted my list and was soooooooooo embarrassed at just how much was value. Oops. I know it's the opposite to what you're saying but did make me chuckle when it reminded me :o

    Definatetly not a NSD for me today but it wasn't out of my budget for this challenge, it was garden stuff, and quite a lot of it too.

    But tomorrow is another week and I'm really looking forward to trying to stick to the tenner for once :o

    Good luck everyone
    April 2021 Grocery Challenge 34.29 / 250
  • pippo
    pippo Posts: 3,891 Forumite
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    morning all,I'm up for a fresh start today.Good luck everyonePippo
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