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Can I please take this opportunity to say thanks to you all!!!!

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  • Bunnyinthelights
    Bunnyinthelights Posts: 15,278 Forumite
    Incredible feat!
    Well done-you should be very proud,
    Bunny x
    Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale
  • SarahNeedle1872
    SarahNeedle1872 Posts: 6,166 Forumite
    Well done Silkglade!!!!

    Sarah x
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • PeachPickle
    PeachPickle Posts: 9,924 Forumite
    Congratulations silkglade :T :T
    DFW Nerd #104 I :heartpuls my Kitten :)and my hat :heartpuls
    OD Girls on Tour 08 - Barcelona - HUGE SUCCESS!
    OD Girls on Tour 09 - Dublin - November!!
    If you believe you can achieve innit!
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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    So much! So quickly!
    Well DONE!!
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • moj1966
    moj1966 Posts: 198 Forumite
    Well done :j :j :j :j :j :j :j
  • In_Search_Of_Me
    In_Search_Of_Me Posts: 10,634 Forumite
    Thats incredible! Well done you! Must be such a relief!! So what have you learned along the way?!!
    Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.

  • silkglade
    silkglade Posts: 559 Forumite
    fishface-69 wrote: »
    Thats incredible! Well done you! Must be such a relief!! So what have you learned along the way?!!

    1st and most important..... NO IMPULSE SPENDING :rotfl:

    Save rather than get a loan or put it on a card (it's much cheaper in the long run) :eek:

    Wait a little while and see if that WANT is really WANTED after all :A

    Meal Planning is the BEST and cheapest way to shop and avoid throwing food away. :p

    BUDGET, budget errrr.... and guess what STICK TO THAT BUDGET

    KEEP a SPENDING DIARY at all costs, that is the starting block that will carry you to the end.

    Nice meals that are tasty DON'T have to be expensive.;)

    retail therapy really DOES NOT HELP AT ALL, get to the underlying problems instead. :D

    A bump here and there along the way should be expected. :mad:

    ALWAYS stay in control of your finances - don't let them take control of you.

    Start to save monthly so that if things go wrong you have a back up (that is the hardest one for me, never had savings in my life) :confused:

    MATERIAL THINGS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR HAPPINESS :o

    Keep a tight rein on your finances and I check my accounts online at least once a day (some would call it obsession :rolleyes:)

    Really listen to the advice on here, this is a very special place that has won my affections, FOREVER
  • irishmist_2
    irishmist_2 Posts: 236 Forumite
    That's brilliant news - huge congratulations and enjoy!
  • rog2
    rog2 Posts: 11,650 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    :T :beer: Congratulations :beer::T
    Don't forget the Debt Free Roll of Honour
    I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
    If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.

    HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7

    DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We're all really proud of you!!! :T:T
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
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