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  • lemma1968
    lemma1968 Posts: 1,379 Forumite
    Get thee to a nunnery!;)

    Cos that is the only way you are going to save money in this world if you think it is absolutely right to deprive yourself of the fun and memories that go with functions like a good friend's wedding.

    Births, deaths, marriages, barmitzvah etc etc...all good reasons to slacken the purse strings a little bit so long as you do not go wild. This site will let you spend AND save at the same time through quidco or greasypalms, so take a well earned break, ENJOY yourselves, amd do not feel guilty for it.

    Thinking about it and weighing it up shows you have changed your money spending thought processes.....that's good.

    Now we have all said - GO FOR IT (screaming at the comp:rotfl: ) just well, GO FOR IT and ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!:beer:
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  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    After the ups and downs of this year, I would not hesitate in saying "go".

    One one condition though..................that you have a fantastic time. :D
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  • tigzem
    tigzem Posts: 2,361 Forumite
    You can't put a price on having a laugh and some fun.... so go for it x
    "Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little." Edmund Burke
  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    Sea...please go for it as you'll only regret it if you don't...lifes too short...you can't miss out on these functions!!!
  • Seaxwyn
    Seaxwyn Posts: 4,896 Forumite
    I'll add my voice to the chorus saying "GO!" A fun night out with OH and friends will do you the world of good after all your stresses and sorrows.
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  • Sea78
    Sea78 Posts: 6,185 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Thanks all - I'll talk to OH about it again tonight - he's not keen at all due to the expense (but can buy a new tv...) so I think I'll get my own way in the end lol :)
    We shall see...
    Sea xxxx
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  • Say Boll*cks to it all and go!! T.V/Gadget bribary is the way forward lol

    Have just spent a very expensive two days in London but feel fab for it...

    CA xx
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  • Not very MSE of me but hey... we'd go insane if we didn't have moments like this :p
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  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
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    I would say go, but is it possible to stay somewhere cheaper and get a taxi (like a travelodge)? If not, then go and bloody well enjoy it! :grin:
  • lemma1968
    lemma1968 Posts: 1,379 Forumite
    I am taking my little girl to London for the weekend next week. I went ot book the train tickets today and found out that I could make a £30 saving on the tickets just by buying a Family Rail Card (that is incl the cost of the railcard!!!:D )

    I'm not going to feel guilty, I promised my daughter this trip last year. I have bought tickets for the attractions online, and I have paid for the hotel (not through a cashback site though as it was dearer to do that!!)

    ENJOY!!!!;)
    2013 TARGET £30k
    2012 £26500 paid off.
    2011 £22750 paid off
    2010 £19800 paid off
    2009 MBNA Cleared 25.09.09 £34391.33 PAID OFF
    DFW Nerd 612 Proud to be dealing with my debts
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