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My Debt Diary, the ramblings of JCD
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Tesco vouchers sold for £1.70+50p postage (which I'm just adding to the electricity fund too), so that's £35.20 now in paypal
Stroll on monday when the biker boots finish, I'm hopefull that they'll reach £40-50 all in.
Debt free since 2014 - now saving for a mortgage deposit :heart2:
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well done, and I was feeling rich cos I made about £15 this week!Mortgage OP 2025 £6000/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £36,680
2029 Holiday fund £356/7000
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)0 -
Nice one skint spice! Better in your pockets than someone elses!
Oh the £35 is from two weeks of selling, it's going slowly but it is going.
In my way home from the post office earlier today I passed a piece of road some workies had been digging up and my EAGLE EYE OF POTENTIAL MONEY SPOTTING saw four glass irn-bru bottles. I nabbed them and took them home in the tote bag I had with me. That's 80p waiting to be spent on the next tobacco pouch :rotfl:Debt free since 2014 - now saving for a mortgage deposit :heart2:
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It looks like I will have to walk to my BF's house tomorow, so I'll dig out my walking gear and my (broken) brolly because the forecast is lots of rain.
Need to post off the tesco vouchers I sold, I'd forgoten about that hence I WILL have to walk it. Eugh, I'm tired and I've just noticed how badly I've let the flat go again. Time to do some tidying then start the emergency electricity credits. Infact, if I hold off from the emergency credit long enough the £5 it gives should tide me over untill wednesday.
Not the best of days today.
Toodles for now xDebt free since 2014 - now saving for a mortgage deposit :heart2:
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Oh hun, ups and downs isn't it? I hope the evening gets better for you and that your weekend is a good un xxSuccessful 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)0
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Yup, it's the balance of life.
"This too shall pass" to coin a phrase.
Thanks, you have a good weekend too! xDebt free since 2014 - now saving for a mortgage deposit :heart2:
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Righty.
So I walked some of the way to my BFs house before my knees started threatening dislocation and I had to use £1 to jump a bus the rest of the way.
For various reasons my bf was having an awfull day and on the verge of a breakdown, so the rest of the night was spent trying to think calming thoughts.
Due to my mum having to sell her home after her recent split, she and my sis are on various homeless lists awaiting somewhere to live once they move out. So far nothing has turned up and it looks as though both my mum, sister, the dog and goldfish will be moving into my one bedroom flat with myself and both the cats.
Everyone is super stressed out at the moment, it's not a good time for anyone just now. I need to crawl into the eves of my mums attic to bring things out for her. She can't do it, she won't fit, my sister isnt being a help at all at the moment so I have done and will do again the reclaiming things from the eves. I got covered in spiders the first time I cawled in to the unfloored, tight, dark space. Once everything is out I'll never do it again.
ANYWAY, more relevant stuff.
Biker boots on ebay are sitting at £19 so far with 17 hours to go. Found boots are still at 0 but with 8 watchers and one dedicated foot fettishist wants to buy me nice shoes once in a while when he has the spare cash :rotfl:Ehm, how does one politely decline such an offer whilst actually needing new footwear? Not to worry folkies, I'm not about to get involved or leave myself open to odd situations.
Paypal is still sitting at £35.03, nothing listed anywhere else has sold since saturday.
Stroll on wednesday when my JSA comes in. The £5 emergency credit in the electricity box is now being used, should see me though until then at least. I'll need to spend about £5-£15 on postage for the big heavy biker boots on Wednesday too. I've no tobacco left so the next few days are going to be particularly stressfull on me wether I like it or not.
So much to do, so much to get done.
xDebt free since 2014 - now saving for a mortgage deposit :heart2:
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heh free shoes in exchange for pics of you wearing them? bargain I need to find me one of these
. Sounds like your having not so good a time at the moment, keep posting and we'll help ya through it. Sorry to here about your family problems, hope it all gets sorted out for you
LBM 2 - 27.05.09. Debt was £33224 + 1100:eek: OD.Car - was - [STRIKE]20867[/STRIKE] - now - Gone! :T Zopa - was [STRIKE]6800[/STRIKE] -now - Gone loan - was [STRIKE]1687 [/STRIKE]- now Gone! :T Student Loan - was [STRIKE]1850 [/STRIKE] - now gone!! - Barclay Card was -[STRIKE] £2000[/STRIKE] now - Gone OD - was 1100 - now - 900 :mad:Total - £0 :rotfl: + OD = 100% paid!!!0 -
heh free shoes in exchange for pics of you wearing them? bargain I need to find me one of these
. Sounds like your having not so good a time at the moment, keep posting and we'll help ya through it. Sorry to here about your family problems, hope it all gets sorted out for you
Thanks baxgttdi x Maybe he does want to see me wearing the shoes. Maybe it would be worth it to get myself a PO box where things could be sent, take a couple of snaps of the tootsies (the foot fettish idea doesn't bother me, everyone gets their kicks somehow) then sell on the shoesLOL I shouldn't even be thinking like that!
thanks or your words of support hon xxDebt free since 2014 - now saving for a mortgage deposit :heart2:
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Hi Joanne
Sorry to hear about your troubles. I admire the way you keep your feisty spirit amidst it all. Hope the fetishists pay well for your boots, and the £19 for the other ones should come in handy. Was there anything sellable in your mum's loft?
It sounds mega stressful having all your family living with you - that will surely give them loads of points on the housing register.
Make sure to keep the goldfish safe from the cats nowTotal debt: 1 January 2007 £[strike]49,387.79[/strike] 1 January 2012 £[STRIKE]19,312.85[/STRIKE] 1 August 2012 £11,517.620
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