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all these people wanting to spend big on getting married.
Do it on the cheap and spend what you save on the house
or even cheaper in the long run - enjoy single life
What I've seen some people spend on a wedding, I'd rather travel the world for a year... or buy a car. Sod wasting it on 1 day.
As for me, it would go on debt/towards the mortgage/fix my heating. Sadly, living in London it wouldn't be enough for me to even be able to move from a flat into a house.0 -
all these people wanting to spend big on getting married.
Do it on the cheap and spend what you save on the house
or even cheaper in the long run - enjoy single life
We are not spending big at all, doing everything as cheap as we can. Would just be nice not to have to worry about saving every penny*Katie*
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I've often dreamed of what I would spend an ITV win on ...
Pay off 1/2 mortgage £24K
Treat my sister with a gift of £2k with specific instructions all must be spent nothing saved
Enjoy spending money on myself. New clothes, shoes and pampering £1k
Up date car to newer suzuki swift £5k with trade in on old car
Buy VW right hand drive spilt screen VW camper van in sage green and cream £15k
Anything that is left to go towards holiday cottage fund .....
well a gals gotta dream!2018 wins - Pair of cineworld tickets0 -
To put a deposit down on a house we have waited AGES for
:j:beer::j
And treat love onesStarted 2011
Lost count but from 2019- £750
2020- perfume, GIN, bag - approx 300£
2021- 150 voucher,
2022- book
2023- £1000 -
A week in Vegas
Presents/cash for friends and family
PS4
Save the rest for deposit on a house0 -
Gin and chocolate and just fritter away the rest...Rational judgement, now, at this very moment.
Virtuous action, now, at this very moment.
(Wisdom, Courage, Self-control, Justice)
Willing acceptance - now, at this very moment - of what you can’t change0 -
HOLIDAY (desperate). Nothing too fancy/expensive, just a nice Med break.
Clear (nearly) half the mortgage.
£10k on a car.
Go part time (4 days a week!). YIPPEE!
Would take friends/family out for dinner/somewhere nice, probably give a thousand or so to each of my sis' kids, but it's not like they go without anyway. Mum wouldn't take a penny, but I'd buy her something nice. Jewellery probably.
SORTED
Jx2024 wins: *must start comping again!*0 -
Fab post!!
I would have another round of IVF!
Get an extension!
A new (second hand car each)
Pay off debts!Wins This Year - Rug Doctor Cleaning Set - Mug - Cook Book - Books and seeds
IVF #5 completed, baby #2 arrived into the world 14th Oct 2012.
Proud mummy to two IVF babies just need to win thousands to pay it all back!:rotfl:0 -
Keep about £25k to help with money while i retrain in completely different much lower paid career.
Pay about About £20k off the mortgage. (Or whatever amount would work out at taking under 60% LTV)
That would leave about £10k
£3 - 4k buying furniture, getting the house painted etc.
£1k buying stuff for my parents - a nice hotel break maybe or new TV or something they want.
£2k on a nice holiday for us
remainder towards upgrading the carWeight loss challenge, lose 15lb in 6 weeks before Christmas.0 -
Deposit for a house
new car
get married0
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