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The Secret Dreamworld of a (Scottish) Shopaholic
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I agree it could be stress, however poundl@nd do tests for £1 (obviously!!) and Mr A's do dip test strips for £1 also if you wanted to find out for a smaller fee XxDebts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
Best win so far - holiday to Florida0 -
Hope you get the result you want.
I do agree stress could be a factor.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.0 -
Hello!
A quick summary of my weekend, before I watch a (taped) Downton!
Good things
- Diet going well & feel like I'm losing weight (more on this another time). - weigh in on Thursday.
- Made £20 profit this week on eBay. £5 short of my target, but better than a kick in the teeth.
- 2 items relisted & 1 item listed, taking advantage of the FLW.
- Have spent hours designing & filling in debt busting spreadsheets - can now see how motivating these are!
- Closed down my screen when realising I'd very nearly spent £40 on Book People website (God, I love that website!). I would still like the items (gifts), but I'll have to wait until the money is in the correct pots to pay for them (& I therefore STOP subsidising our should-be-joint Christmas spends) & wait also until the next good offer is on.
- 91p for some rolls, total spend this weekend.
Bad things
- eBay seller has opened a case for item not received. £12.85 is on hold in my paypal account. The good news is that I have the PO receipt so I can claim from RM (once I work out how).
- Late fee for Visa card (grrrr). The payment due date jumps round from 7th of month to 14th, I always pay around 10th or 11th of month by instant bank transfer & forget to check payment due date.
Not-sure-how-I-feel-about-things
- Still no period...MBNA = £4,000 / Next = £925 (approx. tbc on 19/8)
Tesco = £2,910.11 / Smile overdraft = £500
Bank of Scotland = £2,782.830 -
Negative HPT - phew! Thanks for the tip on the Asda PG test cheapies Lucky!
I would like another LO, but would like to lose some weight, have a fab holiday, sort out relationship issues with DH and get make further progress on both debt free journeys (my secret one & our joint one).
XxxMBNA = £4,000 / Next = £925 (approx. tbc on 19/8)
Tesco = £2,910.11 / Smile overdraft = £500
Bank of Scotland = £2,782.830 -
Happy you got the result you hoped for.
As you say things will happen but at a later time.:A Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust :A0 -
Happy you got the result you hoped for.
As you say things will happen but at a later time.
From me too.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.0 -
Glad you got a result that you wanted and I hope that the item you sent on ebay turns up!
did you enjoy Downton? Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200EF- £642.41/500
Total- £1783.67
Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
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Glad to be of service
Xx Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
Best win so far - holiday to Florida0 -
Hello!
I've nothing much to report this week, but wanted to check in.
Work is really getting me down. I get paid well for what I do, but feel really lost & no-one seems interested when I ask for help. I've seen another couple of jobs - both which have more cons than pros (mainly money/benefit related), but I am going to think on it over the weekend as I'm totally fed up.
I've stopped myself spending a few times this week, & I'm noticing a real change in my behaviour.
If my eBay sales go well this week (looking to make £35), then by Tuesday I'll have paid off my final few bits for the month and will have MET ALL MY TARGETS AND SUCCESSFULLY SNOWBALLED FOR ANOTHER MONTH, yahoo!!!MBNA = £4,000 / Next = £925 (approx. tbc on 19/8)
Tesco = £2,910.11 / Smile overdraft = £500
Bank of Scotland = £2,782.830 -
& in this fast moving world, fortunes can change faster than the blink of an eye!
I've just sold the sling! For more than I expected! £40 towards October (assuming eBay sales go well this weekend & September is covered).
Yahoo!!!!MBNA = £4,000 / Next = £925 (approx. tbc on 19/8)
Tesco = £2,910.11 / Smile overdraft = £500
Bank of Scotland = £2,782.830
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