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Biggest waste of money.....

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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    theres an awful lot of unused stuff on here... maybe it might be time for www.ebay.co.uk ??
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • Shineyhappy
    Shineyhappy Posts: 1,931 Forumite
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    lynzpower wrote: »
    theres an awful lot of unused stuff on here... maybe it might be time for www.ebay.co.uk ??

    Does Ebay take exs now? :rotfl: Mind you, I think I would have had to pay someone to take him off my hands.... oh well ;)
    Debt Free - done
    Mortgage Free - done
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  • tallyhoh
    tallyhoh Posts: 2,307 Forumite
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    Letting my OH move in - well, I actually didnt let him move in, he sort of kept bringing in bits of his belongings and I didnt really realise till the day he threw a wobbly cus there wasnt enough room in wardrobe for his stuff.

    He's cost me thousands not repaying loans and stuff, not to mention aspirin and indigestaion tablets.

    Anyone want him??? FREE!
    Tallyhoh! Stopped Smoking October 2000. Saved £29382.50 so far!
  • Going out for food. My biggest weakness it seems.
    LBM: Nov 2004 Debt Apr06: £19,273.46 (Highest)
    Debt 2006: Jul:£18,552.06|Aug:£17,615.14|Sep:£16,297.98|Oct:£15,961|Nov:£15,760.66|Dec:£13,204.37
    Debt 2007: Jan:£13,183.71|Feb:£13,851.03|Mar:£13,349.15|April:£12,997.33 | May: £12,300.00 | June: £12,000 | July: £9,894.44 |Aug:£0
    Debt Free Date: 31 August 2007
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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,461 Forumite
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    My ex! this seems to be a recurring theme! still he's gone now and the debts are disappearing and it's possible to leave the house without being stalked...
    Life is good!
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £35,463

    Declutter 12/244

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  • Lydia.42
    Lydia.42 Posts: 384 Forumite
    I have wasted on 2 main things:

    - Consolidating, consolidating, consolidating (debt + interest + interest + more interest) :mad:

    - a very old austin mini, bought on a whim, and drained untold money from my pocket over the years, until i finally sold it when we had our light-bulb moment!!!
    What's he building in there???
    Debt at highest £30,450 (Dec 05)
    Debt at lowest £9, 113 (Jul 07)
    How much did we over spend whilst on maternity leave :mad:
  • newleaf
    newleaf Posts: 3,132 Forumite
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    Oh Dear! Several gym memberships over the years, rarely used. Also have currently a Pilates machine (used once for exercise, but makes a fine clothes horse), an elliptical cross trainer (used half a dozen times) and an exercise bike (present, never used) cluttering up my spare bedroom. Guess I'll never be slim :o
    Official DFW Nerd No 096 - Proud to have dealt with my debt!
  • BWZN93
    BWZN93 Posts: 2,182 Forumite
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    Ok, a law degree (unused, at a cost of £15k), a cycle (used 5 times but was heavy and I got to work all sweaty, £200), a gym membership (I havent been in two months, cost of £29 per month) and a wireless router (£35 - unused, I couldnt figure it out!)

    Reckon you could eBay a law degree?

    Jo x
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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    jw1096 wrote: »
    Ok, a law degree (unused, at a cost of £15k), a cycle (used 5 times but was heavy and I got to work all sweaty, £200), a gym membership (I havent been in two months, cost of £29 per month) and a wireless router (£35 - unused, I couldnt figure it out!)

    Reckon you could eBay a law degree?

    Jo x

    No, but you can sell on your old essays if you port them into a PDF. :cool: black saturn sells hers, might be worth Pming her.

    Why oh why did I bin all my old essays.... PING!!! actually I still have some social work essays on a disk... somewhere.....
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • Biggest waste was untold amounts of pocket money between 12 and 15, taking girls on dates to the cinema... It took me quite a few films and boxes of popcorn until I worked out I'd rather hold hands with their brothers (well, not all of them!!!)
    :p I'm the only gay in this forum :p
    *Everybody wants prosthetic foreheads on their real heads*
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