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lilmissmup's debt free diary!

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  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Right logged onto my IPSOS account today and had enough to order a £10 John Lewis voucher so have done that.

    So thats £20 of JL vouchers i have now for Reading Festival (to spend at the waitrose nearby!) and should be able to order another through Pigsback soon and just waiting for £1 to clear in my Valued Opinions account (which has been sitting there for ages!) and i will order one from them too. Which is all good as i will be totally skint just before we go so having £40 for food and booze is all good! :D

    I am actually excited about tomorrow as it means i will be one step nearer to being debt free, its getting so close now, i can't wait! I have decided i am going to clear the credit card this month and just work my lil butt off to get enough for my braces!

    I have £13.30 in my purse, am going to see how long that can last me.

    I am really bored today as home alone, should go do some money making!
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Last post for today!

    I have finally done it, yes i have just put my Wii on eBay! Still unsure why i feel so weird about something i have never played.

    I can't afford games for it so whats the point lol!

    Also listed 3 books of Luncheon vouchers i got from Pine**** surveys so should make nearly £12 on them.
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Woooohooooo feeling super happy right now as i have paid another loan payment today and just paid the final £256.06 off my credit card off!!!! So when that clears i will update my sig and cancel the account but that means my only debt now is the loan and only have 4 payments left though aiming to have enough by beginning of Sept to clear!

    :j:j:j:j

    Such a great feeling knowing i am nearly there, i am stupidly excited about being able to save, in some ways i am grateful i got into debt as i think its taught me a valuable lesson! :D

    On the downside i now have £66.09 left to last me this month after bills! :eek: And thats with 2 quidco payments (me and ohs account which is tech mine.....)

    Oh well at least i feel better inside, means i really have to get my !!!! into gear and make some money!

    Oh (again lol)......WELL DONE MARIA ON BECOMING DEBT FREE!!!!
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • thepinklady
    thepinklady Posts: 1,459 Forumite
    Hey you,

    I know i always say it, but you are doing brilliantly. I love paying money off my debt every month when i get paid, i get a bit carried away i don't leave myself with much to last the month, but its still a great feeling.

    How's the wii doing on ebay? that will make you quite a bit i'm sure.

    Its so great Maria is debt free, it will be us soon!!!!
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Hiya Hun,

    The Wii is currently at £1.24 but got 50 hours left and 11 watchers, someone offered me £120 and i was like er no should get £170 for it (i hope), someone else thinks its faulty as so cheap but i listed it cheap as cheaper fees so explained that.

    Luncheon voucher st £11.91 so thats good.

    Spent £5.80 in pub tonight on 1 1/2 pints strongbow and a pepperami lol. :rotfl:
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • mariagti
    mariagti Posts: 3,207 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well done on paying off you CC !:beer:
    Your nearly there! Only 4 payments left thats fantastic!:j You will soon be debt free! I cant wait to start saving up all my money!;)

    Thanks again for posting on my diary lilmiss and hayley! :A
    Make £5 a day JAN £121/175 FEB £283/175:j
    Weekly Grocery budget of £35! Jan £95.05/175 Feb £37.53/175
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Right i have worked out that i have a budget of £3 per day to spend as have £66.06 in bank and had £5 in purse this morning.
    Today i spent 68p on Love It mag and £1.75 :eek::eek::eek: on M&M milkshake....which was not worth that i tell you! But thats petrol stations for ya :rolleyes: so total spend £2.43.

    Then i spent £4.14 in Tesco on Cat Food but my Dad gave me the money for that so thats ok.

    Wii is up to £46 on ebay now, got 24hrs left.

    I am going to post loads in here this month as have to raise the extra for my braces and debts, just about to do a £4 pinecone survey so thats all good and can join the other £24 i already have in paypal. Have signed up for the £10 a day challenge, am hoping to get the whole brace payment of £400 by earning extra this month, am on a mission to be debt free at beginning of Sept now.
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • thepinklady
    thepinklady Posts: 1,459 Forumite
    I'm sure you will be able to do it Lil Miss.

    I hope you get a good amount from the wii sale.

    xx
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Well the Wii sold for £151.60 (was hoping for bit more :o) and my luncheon vouchers sold for £11.91.

    Paypal took about £5 in fees for the wii and 60p on vouchers though :rolleyes: and expect ebay will want another £5 for selling the wii too.....

    BUT my paypal account now has £200 in it which is nice and i have had 2 NSDs yesterday and today and OH has given me £14 in 2 coins but thats gone in sealed pot :D

    Done 2 valued opinions surveys today for £2 and i have had £1 clear meaning i could get my next voucher but for some reason its still saying i only have £9.25 in there when the survey amounts add up to more! If its not resolved tomorrow i will email them.

    Been thinking about my John Lewis vouchers and wondering whether to sell them on ebay? I know they will come in handy for Reading but i need the money now really for my braces. Then again i will be skint next month too.....decisions decisions :o
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • mariagti
    mariagti Posts: 3,207 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Thats not a bad price for the Wii coz you can get Wii's with sports pack for £180 now. Or did you have games with it? Fee's for paypal are so much especially if they pay with credit card its more than if they pay by debit card!

    So will the £200 be going towards the brace?
    Make £5 a day JAN £121/175 FEB £283/175:j
    Weekly Grocery budget of £35! Jan £95.05/175 Feb £37.53/175
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