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I WILL be Debt Free!!

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,586 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Emzilla wrote: »
    Don't blame you Lou. What makes me laugh is they have a poster in there saying how they treat Motability customers really well blah blah blah.

    Emz xx

    (BTW, just boosted the bed fund by £2.50 :D)

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
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    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.
  • Emzilla
    Emzilla Posts: 3,838 Forumite
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    And the saga of the tyres continues....

    I received a phone call this morning to say my tyres had arrived. "Great", I said, "I'll be there this afternoon".

    So I stroll into Kwik Fit at 3pm, hand over my keys and sit down to wait for my tyres to finally be fitted. I look at my little car on the ramps and feel relieved that this ordeal will finally be over.

    But hold on!! The guy behind the counter calls me over and tells me they have received the wrong tyres!! :eek:

    I basically told him to 'shove his tyres where the sun don't shine' and stormed out of there (I did get my car back first though ;)).

    I now have Kwik Fit Mobile on the case who have booked me in for Thursday (believe me, if I could go somewhere else for my tyres - I would!!).

    The lesson here is - don't trust a Kwik Fit Fitter!!

    Emz xx
  • Emzilla
    Emzilla Posts: 3,838 Forumite
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    I have calmed down a bit now - flaming Kwik Fit.

    Anyway, I got accepted for a mystery shop today which I'm due to complete on Monday. It's at a toy shop and I get to buy something and get reimbursed £9 and get paid £16 for doing it. So I'm going to buy one of my niece's birthday presents (she wants the Frozen dolls - there are 3 of them and they are £16.99 in the shop). So I'll basically be getting paid £8 for the job and getting a free doll.

    I've also got a job which I get paid £10 for and get a free eye test. I'm due one anyway, so getting it free is a bonus.

    For May earnings, I'm going to keep a record of how much I make from questions and then extra bits and see how much I can get doing that. I'll include vouchers in that, not just cash.

    Emz xx
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,586 Ambassador
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    Does not surprise me in the slightest.
    They are dire.
    Good news on mystery shop :j
    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.
  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,838 Forumite
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    Do you know that mobile kwik fit don't do balancing?
    Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.
  • Emzilla
    Emzilla Posts: 3,838 Forumite
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    in_need_of_direction wrote: »
    Do you know that mobile kwik fit don't do balancing?

    Says on the website they do something with a computer and weights? I have no idea what they do, I'll just be glad to get some new tyres ;).

    Emz xx
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,586 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    They don't do much :rotfl:
    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.
  • Emzilla
    Emzilla Posts: 3,838 Forumite
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    Morning :)

    I have a bit of a sniffly nose and sore throat today. I don't want a cold!! I've got the hospital on Tuesday next week :(. If I don't think about it and carry on as normal, it might go away.

    OH is away tonight, so I have a peaceful evening to myself. Might watch a movie.

    Got someone coming over to my mum's today to buy her old cot. I hope they turn up as she needs it out of the way and it will be some extra money for her.

    Emz xx
  • Emzilla
    Emzilla Posts: 3,838 Forumite
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    Yay, the cot has been sold and my mum is £35 better off (she had to split the £70 with my aunt as it was originally her cot). I like buyers who don't try to haggle ;)

    Emz xx
  • RainbowBridgeReturns
    RainbowBridgeReturns Posts: 408 Forumite
    edited 3 May 2014 at 7:50AM
    Thanks Emzilla, your post reminded me that I have a very good cot in the loft which I should sell x.
    "I wondered why the Frisbee was getting bigger, and then it hit me". £9/£250
    Project Peacock - 2/33 - 1lb/7lb target.
    £6.00 a day challenge £118.77/£170
    Mtge debt includes car purchase - £46,381/ now £44,336 - Paid 4.4%
    Emergency Savings 550.00/£1000
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