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Went the whole month without using a credit card!!!

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  • :Twell done:) that is great news maz:j
    There is always light at the end of the tunnel

    I've got a long journey to reach it

    But I will one day with a little help
  • Mort
    Mort Posts: 552 Forumite
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    Some might regard those who misuse them as the fools?
    I did and was. :mad:
    Proud to have dealt with my debts, became debt free on 03/11/2011. Repaid £54,723.41 LBM May 2006.
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  • elliemoo
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    Well done you.
  • my brother has done a similar thing. Last Christmas, for the first time in over 20 years, he spent only what he could pay for from cash/bank account. If he had to use his credit card to pay for something, he went without. His kids weren't impressed but a couple of weeks later they had forgotten all about it.

    He did the same with a holiday later in the year.

    He says it's become "addictive", he really needs to convince himself now before he buys something - spending is more real when you hand over hard cash or see your bank account balance drop within hours.

    Well done OP and I do hope you can carry on so it becomes the norm for you.

    Miss H
  • Rachel021967
    Rachel021967 Posts: 1,015 Forumite
    Well done. Congratulations.
  • harrys_dad
    harrys_dad Posts: 1,997 Forumite
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    Good for you, keep it up.
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