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The Three C's - Coffee, Clothes & Credit Cards
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Makingabobor2 said:Sarahwithlove said:Makingabobor2 said:Sarahwithlove said:Makingabobor2 said:a beach walk is far better than a weight loss jab. Will help your mental health as well as physical. I know you live down south, is the beach in question L-O-S by any chance?*Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
*Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2 -
TallGirl said:Sorry to hear the injections are giving you so bad side effects but great you have lost so much. Must be a great boost and make you want to continue as you say with the walks, gym etc. I think you live very near me if I can work the acronyms out it is a lovely area but expensive for sure. Well done on clearing all the cards great start to 2025.
Haha there isn't many beaches with the acronyms L-O-S!*Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
*Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2 -
"Haha there isn't many beaches with the acronyms L-O-S!"
@Sarahwithlove - well I'm confused now because I can only get a seaside place in Essex with those initials and I had assumed that you and your footie team are based in Hampshire. Anyway beach walks sound like a great idea.1 -
Blackcats said:"Haha there isn't many beaches with the acronyms L-O-S!"
@Sarahwithlove - well I'm confused now because I can only get a seaside place in Essex with those initials and I had assumed that you and your footie team are based in Hampshire. Anyway beach walks sound like a great idea.*Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
*Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2 -
Got it! I won't be getting a job code breaking any time soon 😉1
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LOL....yes we never call it L-O t-S....lol. In fact to us it is always just LMaking the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,524....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule. Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.Challenges
EF #68 £570/£3000
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Studies/surveys August £14.50
Decluttering items 777
Books read 15
Jigsaws done 8
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up1 -
Not much happening here. Went to the office yesterday so that was train and car parking costs out of my travel fund £17. Went to Mr T this morning as ran out of milk and fruit, spent £12.17. Only had £12 in my budget for this week so had to move a whole 17p from my buffer.
New week starts tomorrow for me, nails are being done £15, lunch out £15, evening out £10. Or at least that's what I'm budgeting anyway. I'm designated driver for evening out tomorrow so hoping the people I'm giving lifts to will buy me a drink. Would then be able to have a cheap night out and not use the full £10. I'm also going out for lunch on Sunday for Christmas meal with my bestie and her family. But that will come out of my Xmas buffer. I gave myself an extra £50 spending money this month for that sort of thing.*Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
*Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/3 -
Good idea to have a xmas buffer for social stuff. Enjoy your meals and evening out.Mortgage 26.4.25 - £108,500 1.8.25 - £106,362.86
Mortgage overpayment savings - £3.33/£50
Mortgage overpayments so far - £675.981 -
Definitely worth the Christmas buffer. I've done the same thing after years and years of the money running out in December... who would have thought planning ahead would help!1
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londoner2019 said:Definitely worth the Christmas buffer. I've done the same thing after years and years of the money running out in December... who would have thought planning ahead would help!*Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
*Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2
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