The long haul supporters thread...

recurrent-ostrich

thevinternet wrote: »

We owe really similar amounts (I'm about 48k). I'll race you ;o)

It's a plan! :T

thevinternet

recurrent-ostrich wrote: »

It's a plan! :T

Awesome. As you owe a little less, you have a small headstart, but I'm coming to get ya....lol x

In_Search_Of_Me

mushy pea (292)

Welcome to the fold!!

Thank you for posting encouragement Chris...its lovely to see people getting there, especially when youre at the start of what feels like a very high mountain! Nothing like some competitiveness...whatever works is good!

mushy_pea

Thank you - feel welcome already.
Nice to have others who know what i am going through!
Just started a sealed pot challenge too, so hopefully i will be able to pay for Christmas next year. Got 18p so far, so pretty chuffed with myself! (yes, things are that bad!)

Keep up the good work everybody

millionaire_in_training

Long hauler no 21 reporting in. Still here and still plodding. Plodding quite quickly at times but slowed to a crawl for December unfortunately. I love tha pay a debt in 100 days challenge. It's really motivating. I also love my diary and I am addicted to my snowball. So here's to post December and getting back on the wagon again . And I can beat you all with supermarket spends as I spent £218 today :eek::eek:

Wannabefree1

I really think I need to be in for the long haul too. First estimate is 5.5 years :eek::eek:

How do I sign up??

As for supermarket spends - I spent £284 today. Ok so it did have 2 presents on it too but I forget the turkey!!!:eek:

millionaire_in_training

At least you got 2 pressies all I got was vodka and 2 bottles wine

dark^knight

sorry, wrong thread.

In_Search_Of_Me

wannabefree1 (293)
Welcome wannabefree!

Mushy pea have amended your name as added an s by mistake...sorry!!
Well am thinking ahead to Jan and things I want to do as a January challenge. I think that for me its back to basics again and am going for 3 areas of slippage; keep a spending diary, take lunches to work and buying no craft stuff.
Am quite chuffed with Christmas pressies as have done all of them for under 300 and have made some from the existing craft stuff I have! Im feeling motivated (a bit!) and thankfully dont have to pay much for Christmas do's as am driving for both and we are staying with friends for Christmas so no major food shop which will save a fair bit! Must also start keeping track of whats what!
As for the shopping at supermarket Im seriously thinking of doing online as spend so much on "bits" when I go...

Standingtall

Ah but, Insearchofme, if you shop on line will you be able to recreate that lovely cosey warm fuzzy feeling you have whilst selecting the 'luxury biscuit selection', 'liquor cream' and 'BOGOF Christmas Crackers' to the sound of Christmas Records playing in aisles of your local Supermarket?

Will you not miss that feeling of camaraderie you share at the till as you look at your fellow shoppers in shock, when the harassed tinsel clad shop assistant says "that's £250.47 please".

What about the back wrenching efforts of loading the trolley, unloading on to the till, packing the bags, reloading the bags into the trolley, then into the car, out of the car, into the house, then, finally .... Into the cupboards!

Online shop indeed:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: