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  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    well done :j
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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  • Debty_Betty_2
    Debty_Betty_2 Posts: 45 Forumite
    why thank you - I just made a debt spreadsheet so that each month i can type in what i have paid back and see how much i owe. It depressed me a bit, adding it all up and seeing the total on the screen. I thought about going to the shop to buy something to cheer myself up, but your message has really made my evening and given me the determination to not go to the shop to waste any money :) thank u slowly fading.

    How did your planned no spend go today? x
  • Two9A
    Two9A Posts: 274 Forumite
    I'm gonna join in on this one, if no-one minds. Gonna try to keep my food-and-treats spend under 200 quid for the month; £7 a day, which I think is perfectly viable.

    Spending diary too, perhaps? It'd be my first major attempt at one... :D
    Debts (26.3% remaining) - CC/BARC: [strike]2058[/strike] 100.00 @0%; CC/MBNA: [strike]1877.75[/strike] 0.00; Loan/SLC: [strike]10000[/strike] 7901.84 @1.5%; Loan/Per: [strike]1500[/strike] 0.00; Loan/HX: [strike]15000[/strike] 0.00
    Mortgages (94.7% remaining) -     NW: [strike]92516.94[/strike] 87565.40 @3.19%; HBOS: [strike]65599.57[/strike] 59106.45 @4%, [strike]69251.57[/strike] 68589.97 @3.49%
    Total amount of fail: Dangerous (223263.66)
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    £2 spent today on ski training for the children, apart from that, it was a NSD so still well within my budget so far!

    Hope everyone else is doing ok 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)
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    i avoided sainsburys :) and just went & bought milk instead.

    Tomorrow, having sussed out the facilities at work Im going to take in a spare portion of chicken & veg n the freezer and quickly whip up a bit of pasta to sling in it.

    Ive been asked/requested to attend tomorrow evening drinks with work so bang goes a NSD :wall:
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • yellowmonkey
    yellowmonkey Posts: 7,052 Forumite
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    Do you mind if i join in ?

    This is something i need as i am on my first month of budgeting as my first payment has gone to Payplan.

    Waste so much money normally so this should be interesting.

    After bills etc i am left with £282 for the month. This is for petrol and food for a family of 4.

    I am meal planning so lets see how i do.

    ym
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    Anyone can join in!
    Well today I had to buy a plastic cover for my essay. Just been practising for my conducting exam this afternoon, and i'm SO screwed :( feel like crying, but that's not very productive. Hope everyone else has a good afternoon.
    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
  • SarahNeedle1872
    SarahNeedle1872 Posts: 6,166 Forumite
    Good luck with ur exam!
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    lynzpower wrote: »
    i avoided sainsburys :) and just went & bought milk instead.

    Tomorrow, having sussed out the facilities at work Im going to take in a spare portion of chicken & veg n the freezer and quickly whip up a bit of pasta to sling in it.

    Ive been asked/requested to attend tomorrow evening drinks with work so bang goes a NSD :wall:


    well bit of a poor show, I forgot to take my lunch out of the freezer this morning, so - I had to buy something. 4.10 :eek: not amused :(

    SF- chin up, do your best :D
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • crawley_girl
    crawley_girl Posts: 2,010 Forumite
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    Count me in... I'm in the middle of a total flat blitz but will post later when I have sorted myself out!

    :heartpuls CG :heartpuls
    Ever wonder about those people who spend £2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.
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