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The Unneccesary Challenge

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  • jet77
    jet77 Posts: 1,586 Forumite
    My name's jet and I'm a chocoholic with no chocolate in the house and all this talk of chocolate is making me dribble.
    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
  • the_optimist
    the_optimist Posts: 486 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    CAFCGirl wrote: »

    I have no chocolate :(

    ...nor have I , have some of this: :EasterBun :EasterBun :EasterBun I share it with you ;)
    He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
    Chinese Proverb
  • brassiclint
    brassiclint Posts: 123 Forumite
    TurnaroundSue wrote: »
    Sorry brassiclint and slowing fading - hope I have cleared up any confusion. Mind you, I have now deleted that post so in the process will most probably confuse everyone else as they won't know what you're going on about :rotfl:

    oh well thanks ... now WE look like the confused ones!!!

    haven't spent any of my £10 budget and only spent £1 on my lunch today so all in all a good first day!
    Total debt as of May 2007: Tesco [STRIKE]£8499.65[/STRIKE] £7,333.57;
    Total Savings as of March 2007: Egg Money [STRIKE]£59.97[/STRIKE]£64.97; Wedding Fund [STRIKE]£700[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£1172[/STRIKE]     £1900
    The Unneccessary Challenge £0/£10
    Snowballing [STRIKE]£8499.65[/STRIKE] £7333.57. Debt Free Date [STRIKE]November '09 [/STRIKE] [STRIKE]September '09 [/STRIKE] May '09- gonna try my hardest to make it sooner

    :money: Martin Says No :money:
  • brassiclint
    brassiclint Posts: 123 Forumite
    slowlyfading wrote: »
    thanks, I love the saying!

    after reading this comment i had a conversation with my mum about my little sister's own money problems and actually used this phrase ... my mum asked whether i had just made it up .. i really wanted to take the credit but didn't and she thought it was a really good saying!! no doubt she'll use it herself ...
    Total debt as of May 2007: Tesco [STRIKE]£8499.65[/STRIKE] £7,333.57;
    Total Savings as of March 2007: Egg Money [STRIKE]£59.97[/STRIKE]£64.97; Wedding Fund [STRIKE]£700[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£1172[/STRIKE]     £1900
    The Unneccessary Challenge £0/£10
    Snowballing [STRIKE]£8499.65[/STRIKE] £7333.57. Debt Free Date [STRIKE]November '09 [/STRIKE] [STRIKE]September '09 [/STRIKE] May '09- gonna try my hardest to make it sooner

    :money: Martin Says No :money:
  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I personally am now suitably confused with everything!
    Wealth is not measured by currency
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    CAFCGirl wrote: »
    Had docs appt, who told me I've lost weight and my BMI is now below 18.

    PANTS!! said I

    Somebody I work with is like that - but he's 6' 4"...

    Eat! Before I track you down and stuff you full of sweeties...
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • jet77
    jet77 Posts: 1,586 Forumite
    Me too lol
    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
  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    did someone say sweeties?

    I dont have to pay for them...................... :)
    Wealth is not measured by currency
  • prophecy_grrl
    prophecy_grrl Posts: 670 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    I have had a pretty good first day.

    I have spent 99p on a tube of hair gel for DH (he was starting to look like a human topiary). I spent 25.39 on my weekly food shop, which is 39p over budget, so I've added that to my uneccessary spend total - 1.38 so far.

    Also, I parked in the free car park in town today and saved my usual 50p parking fee, and had a longer walk into town, so good health wise too!
    *** PROPHECY_GRRL***
    *** DEBT FREE AS OF 17/10/11 - I DID IT!!! ***
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,347 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Great news on your hair CAFC girl.
    Lucky you!
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
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