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21 days of pain!!

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  • Thanks neverending - he's much brighter :-)
    £30,000 £7059.17 DMP consisting of...
    £441.02 Barclays O/D - £1045.17 Barclaycard
    £2265.09 Abbey card
    - £3307.89 M&S Money
    Original DFD December 2025 Now July 2023
    EF @ £250/£1000 - 0% Furniture @ £80/£367
  • So a few things I've learned doing this challenge:
    *I'm a lot better when I'm dealing with physical cash. I can see what it's going on and how quickly it disappears.
    *I'm much more in control when I have a daily limit - when it's gone it's gone and there's not much I can't survive a few hours without.
    *I don't NEED to go to the shops every day just in case I miss something
    *It's amazing what you can come up with when you "shop" from your own cupboards (about 5 litres of shower gel)
    *YS items can be a saviour - so long as you're realistic with yourself as to whether it will actually get used or not
    *ebaying is actually pretty painless these days - must make myself do this more regularly
    £30,000 £7059.17 DMP consisting of...
    £441.02 Barclays O/D - £1045.17 Barclaycard
    £2265.09 Abbey card
    - £3307.89 M&S Money
    Original DFD December 2025 Now July 2023
    EF @ £250/£1000 - 0% Furniture @ £80/£367
  • Very impressive!
  • Munchin
    Munchin Posts: 2,816 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi CH

    I hope you don't mind but I borrowed your idea this week and budgeted £10 a day and it's been a success. Like you the daily limit keeps me in control. I'm planning on continuing on through Dec so thanks for the idea :D.

    M
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