Hypno's cheaper than therapy debt diary.

duchy

Sorry not awfully tactful burbling on about my trip whilst you're in mourning for a ski fix (I used to ski twice a season pre-DS so I understand the addiction )
I know the only way to keep myself on the straight and narrow is to make the commitment public so you lot will bop me around the head when I slip ! I'm doing the maddest trip in january to make this affordable-flying to Boston for ONE day on a super cheap fare (£200) gives me enough miles that one of our air tickets will be free-so spending £200 to save £650 (the trip doesn't give me all the miles but added to the ones I already have will do). Basically I fly London to Chicago on Saturday morning -meet a friend for 5 hours then on to Boston-6 hours in a cheap hotel then back on a plane at 6am to fly to New York and on to London-getting back Sunday evening-utterly nuts except in an MSE way LOL

hypno06

Oh Duchy, it is no problem talking about your trip!! I WILL be getting my ski fix - 2 weeks in meribel at the end of the season to coincide with the last two weeks of the children's ski-fest! I will get to watch their last batch of races and then load up the car with all their stuff and bring them home again. I have managed to book a shoe box apartment. Not quite topping and tailing the children, but not far off! but at least it means I get my buzz!! It actually worked out just as cheap for me to go out for those last two weeks and have the children with me, as it did for them to board with BSA for those two weeks with me at home :j But OH will not be coming with me, because we can't afford the extra lift pass and the extra vin chauds but he is not a ski bum like me so he will cope without it!!

benbenandme

Duchy that sounds the most bizarre money saving thing ever :T :T :T

elantan

but it does sound like heaven i would love to go there ...another for my list then lol...

have done my financial review and things are looking good in the el household i have started on my mfw journey so only the last BIG debt to go now

duchy

benbenandme wrote: »

Duchy that sounds the most bizarre money saving thing ever :T :T :T

Oh I know....but £450 saving ! I intend to stock up with charity shop paperbacks, load a stratagy game onto the laptop, watch inflight movies and treat it like a weekend off admittedly in a seat less comfy than my sofa for all but one flight (I have a free first class upgrade from Chicago to Boston but by then I'll be so tired I suspect I'll just sleep that leg.)
Anyway as the only regular on this thread who has actually MET me benben you know I'm nuts !!

hypno06

El, glad that things financially are looking good for you for 2008! I hope you are not going to desert us now that you are a MFW - we love having you here!

Duchy, that is a fab plan. I would love to go first class, even if it was only to sleep!! Enjoy x

benben - you should know by now that BIZARRE is what us DFWs do best!! If it isn't bizarre, then something has to be wrong, somewhere

My two have just been invited to a friends for lunch, so that saves me two meals today :j also gives me a bit of free time to continue ridding the house of chocolat and cake

spud30

It sounds like a fab adventure Duchy - I'm jealous.

HBFS

Have a really great new year, Hypno! I shall be watching you through 2008 and I know you're pull it all off!

yellowmonkey

HBFS wrote: »

Have a really great new year, Hypno! I shall be watching you through 2008 and I know you're pull it all off!

Are you going to be a naturist skier now :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: .

Happy new year HBFS. Been reading your diary with interest and I am going the other way regarding the drink. I am going to stop Jan 1st.

ym

Seaxwyn

Hi Hypno, I really hope that 2008 will be your year - and I am sure it will be.

Let's hope the admin hiccups are over soon and you can start work in the prison. You did so well in 2007 despite all the obstacles, so once you are pulling in a full time salary, that debt won't know what hit it.