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Batten down the hatches.....

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  • Hi Ena,
    I'm new to debt slaying, also having a bit of insomnia at the moment, just read your diary and I am very impressed with your survey abilities! Thanks for the info on checkoutsm@rt too...very inspirational how you have battled through the ups and downs. Good Luck!
    Gonna
    Jan 20 - NST challenge
    Jan 20 0%cc debt 7700/7700
  • Orange_Ena wrote: »
    Haha thank you!

    Baldrick x :rotfl::D;)


    You read me like a book!! ;) :rotfl:

    Might watch an episode at some point :) always good for the soul
    * * * Catriona's Credit Card Countdown * * * from -£16k to debt neutraldom - for my debt diary click here
    Barclaycard -£5,867.52;
    mbna1 - 3,009.22
    mbna2 - 1,755.70
    Savings £5,017 MFiT #25 £2,627/£10k; daily interest £5.04
  • Orange_Ena
    Orange_Ena Posts: 1,297 Forumite
    Hi Ena,
    I'm new to debt slaying, also having a bit of insomnia at the moment, just read your diary and I am very impressed with your survey abilities! Thanks for the info on checkoutsm@rt too...very inspirational how you have battled through the ups and downs. Good Luck!
    Gonna

    Hi Gonna. Thanks for dropping by :)

    Haha I'm addicted to surveys, some of them are quite enjoyable really. It's nice when you get the payout though :D

    Ah you're welcome re checkoutsm@rt. It all helps! :T And thanks for what you said. It's all up from now........:D

    Good luck to you too, hope you catch up with your sleep.
    Debt Apr 15 - £6895.44 :( Apr 17 - £2500 :) Dec 17 - £560 :) July 18 - £199 :D
    CHEFS challenge (Cruise Holiday Entirely Funded by Surveys) - £685.79
    Every penny is a prisoner :D
  • Orange_Ena
    Orange_Ena Posts: 1,297 Forumite
    catriona79 wrote: »
    You read me like a book!! ;) :rotfl:

    Might watch an episode at some point :) always good for the soul

    Hehe :p;)

    Ah yeah, I still think about the very last bit of the last episode. Brilliantly poignant......welling up a bit :o
    Debt Apr 15 - £6895.44 :( Apr 17 - £2500 :) Dec 17 - £560 :) July 18 - £199 :D
    CHEFS challenge (Cruise Holiday Entirely Funded by Surveys) - £685.79
    Every penny is a prisoner :D
  • Hi Ena,
    I'm new to debt slaying, also having a bit of insomnia at the moment, just read your diary and I am very impressed with your survey abilities! Thanks for the info on checkoutsm@rt too...very inspirational how you have battled through the ups and downs. Good Luck!
    Gonna


    Hey Gonna. Try Kalms Night for the insomnia if you haven't already. It works for me:) it might just take the edge off it. :) good luck. Insomnia makes me dread the nights!
    * * * Catriona's Credit Card Countdown * * * from -£16k to debt neutraldom - for my debt diary click here
    Barclaycard -£5,867.52;
    mbna1 - 3,009.22
    mbna2 - 1,755.70
    Savings £5,017 MFiT #25 £2,627/£10k; daily interest £5.04
  • Orange_Ena
    Orange_Ena Posts: 1,297 Forumite
    And relax...........its the weekend. :T:j:T:j:T:j:beer:

    Today
    * £31.21 on groceries and receipt scanned on checkoutsm@rt
    * £20.78 payout from PA received and moved to my overpayments account ready to be paid to Barclayc@rd :T
    * £1.35 sweep to overpayments account
    * Youg0v survey
    * PA survey
    * 142SB earned and £10 Am@zon voucher redeemed and 92SB carried over towards the next one. I looked back to when I redeemed my first SB voucher (since I returned to debt busting this time around) and it was exactly one month ago. I can't remember how long it took to get that first voucher, let's say 2 weeks, so in the last 6 weeks, I've earned £70 in Am@zon vouchers :j Utterly amazed at that. And it's so clear to everyone I have no life haha.
    * 18 items on eb@y / 69 watchers / 7 items bid on so far. Ends Sunday......feeling hopeful ;)

    Really hoping for a couple of NSD's over the weekend. I have no plans to leave my house so as long as I don't buy anything online, we're good :rotfl:
    Debt Apr 15 - £6895.44 :( Apr 17 - £2500 :) Dec 17 - £560 :) July 18 - £199 :D
    CHEFS challenge (Cruise Holiday Entirely Funded by Surveys) - £685.79
    Every penny is a prisoner :D
  • Hi Ena, your day sounds very sucessful...I am enjoying sw@gbucks am at 776 now!
    Catriona thanks for your concern, I've sorted it out now. I slept all day last week, and was then up all night....so I was getting sleep, but not at the right time. Interestingly it seemed to be a great time to do surveys...seemed to be accepted much more than usual
    Jan 20 - NST challenge
    Jan 20 0%cc debt 7700/7700
  • Orange_Ena
    Orange_Ena Posts: 1,297 Forumite
    Hi Ena, your day sounds very sucessful...I am enjoying sw@gbucks am at 776 now!
    Catriona thanks for your concern, I've sorted it out now. I slept all day last week, and was then up all night....so I was getting sleep, but not at the right time. Interestingly it seemed to be a great time to do surveys...seemed to be accepted much more than usual

    Thanks Gonna. Well done on the sw@gbucks, so close now :T Are you going for an Am@zon voucher, or something else? :)
    Debt Apr 15 - £6895.44 :( Apr 17 - £2500 :) Dec 17 - £560 :) July 18 - £199 :D
    CHEFS challenge (Cruise Holiday Entirely Funded by Surveys) - £685.79
    Every penny is a prisoner :D
  • Orange_Ena
    Orange_Ena Posts: 1,297 Forumite
    Evening!

    Today
    * £7.92 in H0me Barg@ins, got packaging for eb@y parcels and a couple of small presents
    * PA survey
    * VO survey
    * No SB earned - treated myself to a day off :rotfl::D
    * Decided I'd apply for a new CC, even though I said I'd wait another 2 weeks! Went for H@lifax 28 months at 0%/1% fee. It's to replace the Barcl@ycard which hikes the interest next month. I really needed a limit of about £2000 but I got £1600 and I've balance transferred £1500 so I'm not right up to the limit. Not ideal but better than nowt! :p
    * I'm still waiting to hear from the radiator people to see if I can pay for it on my credit card. If I can, then I was going to put it on my now cleared Nati0nwide CC, which would take me to having 4 CC's! Oh gawd. However, Barclayc@rd sent through an offer whereby I can transfer cash to my bank account for a 1.9% fee, which would be cheaper than making a purchase on my Nati0nwide CC. Plus I'd then 'only' have 3 CC's! I think that'll work! :)
    * I really need my eb@y stuff to sell for thousands.......however, current status is 18 items / 79 watchers / 11 items with bids on / £34.83 running total (less fees)

    Been a busy little bee today, well, busy for me :p I did a tip run, went to H0me Barg@ins, spring cleaned my house downstairs including moving the desk and sofa, wrapped my sold eb@y items after removing stray cat hairs (my cat, not a stray cat), tidied my bookcase, counted up my unread Ide@l H0me and Your H0me (21 yikes), had a nap, 2 lots of washing, chatted with a couple of friends, caught up with Beck on ipl@yer (brilliant).

    Tomorrow I want to sort out 2 kitchen cupboards and sort out all my smellies and beauty products. I reckon I'll find quite a few lip balms.......:o

    Night!
    Debt Apr 15 - £6895.44 :( Apr 17 - £2500 :) Dec 17 - £560 :) July 18 - £199 :D
    CHEFS challenge (Cruise Holiday Entirely Funded by Surveys) - £685.79
    Every penny is a prisoner :D
  • Busy, busy days Orange Ena... I have a cupboard full of smellies too - some of which have been there completely untouched since last Christmas (or maybe even the Christmas before). I think I need to make it a priority to use those up...
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