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Need to get myself together: The beginning

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    You will pay that holiday off in no time!

    Sun sounds good to me, it's baltic today.

    Dxxx
  • misstara
    misstara Posts: 4,184 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Happy new year monz :D. Hope you manage to get the car sorted.
    Mortgage 26.4.25 - £108,500  1.5.26 - £103,410.78 (4.7% paid)
    Mortgage overpayments so far - £930.89
    Debt 16.11.25 - £5160  1.5.26 - £4560 (11.6% paid)
    Roof savings - £1484.33/£3660 (40.6% saved)
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Stoptober Survivor
    Still no word on car. Will phone tonight when I finish work

    OMG its too blinking cold to function :(!!

    16 days to payday too... forgot my countdown yest oops!

    VO at £2.40 so hoping to get that to £4 today :) ccc
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    It is freezing!!!

    I want to get my VO up to about £6.50 today.

    Challenge is onnnnnnnnnnnnn monz ;-)

    Dxxx
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    I can't feel my toes :rotfl:
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    I'm slightly less chilled than I was when I last posted, I have my scarf on still but have taken off my gloves :rotfl:

    Dxxx
  • JoJoC
    JoJoC Posts: 1,836 Forumite
    It's so cold here too Monz - I just opened the door to the DPD driver and honestly felt like I had frozen on the spot. I've got a blanket over my legs while I'm working like I'm 80 years old, but I don't even care!
    CC1: £4481.14/ £5031.14 (12% paid off, £600) | CC2:£3307/ £3807 (14.4% paid off, £550) | Loan: £10,528.20/ £15,792.30((33% paid off, £5,264))

    July debt total: £24,630.44 | New debt total: £18,316.34 | Total debt paid: £6,414.10 (26%)
    *My debt busting and savings diary*
  • WannabeFree
    WannabeFree Posts: 4,438 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    It isn't as cold as yesterday here, although still far from enjoyable :rotfl:

    x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Stoptober Survivor
    Its so much better today.... but I checked weather app and snow next week again :(!!!

    Got a call from my lawyers regarding my car and I should find out today whats going on or when I get my car back and I wont lie if I get it back getting a new car. I dont want a car thats been hit and a near write off, even if it puts me out money safety first.

    VO is at £4.15 hoping to get to £6. Need to get back on OP been slacking but just trying to get back into my routine :)

    15 days until payday and today I am feeling so tired... think its hit me now first week back at work lol xxx
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Fingers crossed for the car monz.

    My VO is now at £7.

    Will try to get that up to about £8 or £9 today.

    You just reminded me I have a few wee OP emails so gonna go and work through them now.

    Dxxx
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