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Fri 12th Oct.. Have You/will You Spend Today??
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Hi PaP - What is your new business?
Whatever it is - best of luck with it - I'm sure it must be something to do with your 'artistic' talent. :A
Ahhh tis all in my diary... basically yes i am aiming to sell some cards i make, well in theory :rotfl:i worked out i can make a card (depending on the style) for under 50p ~ £1.00 ~ so if i can sell them for £1.50+ i can make a profit :T ok its not really a busniess, just a hobby that will generate me some cash ~ but i sit here most evenings making something so i thought why not do something with it?
anyways thats my 'big idea' anything to make some more savings, you never know it may kick off :j0 -
Today I spent:
Hot chocolateand cake £4.65
Bridge toll £1.00
Incense sticks £1.50
At least I knew I'd be spending on the hot chocolate and cake. And the cake was fabulous - Carrot and Passion Cake. mmmmmmReality check - hit rock bottom on 15 Dec 2008 with unsecured debts of £29,136 and not enough money to live on
:j NOW DEBT FREE!!!! :j
I try to take life one day at a time but sometimes several days attack me at once 0 -
£0 today.
Planned ahead yesterday and made a vegetable soup and bought some reduced bread rolls.
So for lunch I made 2 egg/salad cream rolls.
For tea I nuked a portion of the veg stew I made last night + another of the bread rolls.
Petrol to get to/from work was £2, car running costs (yes I did a spreadsheet of these, right down to depreciation per mile) was another £2.
Only working 3 days next week. I'm temping, so hours/days of work are irregular.
Friday night, sat here, alone, lights out. Cheap night in
Planning to spend, spend, spend tomorrow though!0 -
Good luck with the business PAP. I'm about to start making my xmas cards this week but I bet you've already got yours addressed and stamped - you are so organised.Mortgage OP 2025 £7550/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £34,196
Money making challenge £78/400
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)0 -
postingalwaysposting wrote: »anyways thats my 'big idea' anything to make some more savings, you never know it may kick off :j
Im SURE it will PaP, and it's great to see you using your talents for yourself, for a change. :T :T
Great time to start, with Christmas just around the corner. :xmassmile :xmassmile
Keep us posted, and let me know when I can see some of your results.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 DEBTS0 -
skint_spice wrote: »Good luck with the business PAP. I'm about to start making my xmas cards this week but I bet you've already got yours addressed and stamped - you are so organised.
ummmm yep actually those are all homemade and i think i ordered the bits in may i made them in august 
just need vouchers in them and licking and sticking :rotfl:but one downside of being too organised is you are forever waiting for someones birthday/xmas :rolleyes: 0 -
Im SURE it will PaP, and it's great to see you using your talents for yourself, for a change. :T :T
Great time to start, with Christmas just around the corner. :xmassmile :xmassmile
Keep us posted, and let me know when I can see some of your results.
thanks rog i sure will... i will prob sell them through ebay/carboots/work to start with and then maybe get a website together (if its big enough) but i shall let you know... as those who use mse/dfw will get a discount anyways
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PAP, I have a shelf with books and various bits n bobs for pressies - just trying to work out how much more I need for xmas but you've just given me an idea! I'm sure niece would love some of my pigsback vouchers to choose her own gift... just saved £20!Mortgage OP 2025 £7550/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £34,196
Money making challenge £78/400
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)0 -
skint_spice wrote: »PAP, I have a shelf with books and various bits n bobs for pressies - just trying to work out how much more I need for xmas but you've just given me an idea! I'm sure niece would love some of my pigsback vouchers to choose her own gift... just saved £20!
well done SS, see free xmas gift sorted :T i must say my work collegues were so horrified that i seperate/breakdown unwanted gift sets and recycle them the following year, they thought i was mental ~ well more fool them! Everyone wonders why i keep all my tags from my gifts :rotfl:its so on boxing day i can type them all into my xmas list with the senders name next to it so i dont send it back :rotfl:I dont care, why keep something i wont use my sister this year has a hamper of 69 items i payed £6.52 for it all 0 -
postingalwaysposting wrote: »but i shall let you know... as those who use mse/dfw will get a discount anyways
Look forward to it, PaP - make sure that you don't 'undersell' mind. :TI 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 DEBTS0
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