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The Unneccesary Challenge

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  • ShirleyPark_2
    ShirleyPark_2 Posts: 870 Forumite
    With No holiday this month, think I can finally join this one. My motivation being, what I don't spend, can go towards the cost of a corset I am after (£100:eek: ) for when i go away in Oct.

    I've just sold 3 out of my 4 corsets cos I never wear them anymore.
    Debts: Mum £3923 0% APR
  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    im munching through a box of cereal....
    no chocolate, or cornflakes!
    Wealth is not measured by currency
  • Penny2myName
    Penny2myName Posts: 1,605 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    looks like i missed the boat on that one then.
    19th March 2007 LBM£5,969.63 1st January 2018 £5960.18, 1st January 2019 £11,032.0018th August 2023 £12,435.00, Student Loan £22244.00 From 2009-12Challenges: To learn to stop spending..
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,607 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    pippo wrote: »
    As I live in the northeast I could take up Scottish slimmers if they let me have chocolate & Wine (or even Taffees & Buckies!!)
    How does it work beanielou? Do you count or have sins or whatever? I really need something that I can get into (that wasn't meant as a pun!)
    Keep at it girl


    I'll be back:rotfl:

    Its checks with sc slimmers.A check is 25 caleries.
    You can have so many depending on current weight ect ect.
    you can eat whatever takes your fancy as long as you count it.
    Spent £1.60 on soup after yoga.
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  • TurnaroundSue
    TurnaroundSue Posts: 1,214 Forumite
    Hi Guys - spent some money yesterday on a boost (i just love 'em) and a bottle of diet coke as it was hot and I had forgotten to take my lunch to work, so £1.27 for me.

    Also spent £36 on plants the day before but that doesn't count as it was budgeted for.

    Kaz I know what you mean about the food shopping, as I have spent nearly alll of the budget and am only 1 1/2 weeks in:eek: I also overspent last month, so took this off this month's budget to see if I could reduce my spend, but it is a real struggle. The kids have also gone onto packed lunches, which is fine as it saves me £17.50 pw of REAL money, but also seem to be in the supermarket more buying stuff for their lunch boxes :mad:.
    I am sure in the long run it costs me more!!! I need to go over to the Old Style and get some ideas there.

    SP - your photos are fab - I am really interested if you could do some photos for me. I will pm you (when I know how to) and see whether you can help me or not.

    Good luck sf with your exam today - the sun is shining, so hope that will help - let us know how you get on.

    Hopefully nsd for me today.
    When you were born, you were crying and everyone around was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying! :rotfl:
  • ShirleyPark_2
    ShirleyPark_2 Posts: 870 Forumite
    SP - your photos are fab - I am really interested if you could do some photos for me. I will pm you (when I know how to) and see whether you can help me or not.

    Either PM me, you just click on my username and select send private message (if I remember correctly), or if you go to the about me page on my website, on the right hand side there's my email address.
    Debts: Mum £3923 0% APR
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I am so screwed for this afternoon :( I feel like crying, but that's not productive. Hope everyone else has a good day.
    SF :heartpuls
    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
  • Purpleroses
    Purpleroses Posts: 4,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    deep breaths sf breath iiinnnn hold it and ooouut
    as someone said before all you can do is your best so you go and knock em dead! best of luck!
    Man its been a busy morning. didnt think i'd sold anything on ebay as no1 had bid half an hour before they finished so went to bed and when i checked this morning 7 had sold!! so mad dash to get to the PO before the post went, then i went to vote then took the dog to the beach and went to the shop and spent £1 on black pudding. phew now off to finish the black house.
  • brassiclint
    brassiclint Posts: 123 Forumite
    slowlyfading ... good luck, stay positive xxx :grouphug:

    update us afterwards x
    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:
  • poohbear59
    poohbear59 Posts: 4,866 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Just a quick note to say now have SIX no spend days in a row.Had some friends round last night . They all brought food and drink and we cooked what was on my meal plan anyway. Fantastic evening and not a penny spent.:beer:

    Slowlyfading, Good luck for this afternoon, do you have rescue remedy, it works a treat for my kids before exams?
    business mortgage £0))''(+ Barclay's business kitchen loan £0=Total paid off was £96105 PPI claimed and received £13527
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