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tigtag's mutterings ('bout debt and stuff)
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I thought we were bad :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
I know, i have lost over 2 stone since.
But i still crave the chicken tikka masala, i used to have it cold for breakfast on a saturday:o
They are really nice folk as well, and would have loved to continue with the takeaways, but i reckon spent £25 a week on them...for 6 of us. Over a year :eek:Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
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Well, the better weather will help and we could do lots to reduce our carbon footprint so yes.
Failing that we could sell the kids

I tried that one, you don't get much nowadays..the value of the pound and all that:rotfl:Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
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boredofbeingathome wrote: »I know, i have lost over 2 stone since.
But i still crave the chicken tikka masala, i used to have it cold for breakfast on a saturday:o
They are really nice folk as well, and would have loved to continue with the takeaways, but i reckon spent £25 a week on them...for 6 of us. Over a year :eek:
At £1,300 per year - no wonder they loved you..."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
At £1,300 per year - no wonder they loved you...
I know we were weak people:o
It was worse when they rung up OH always felt obliged amd the kids used to look forward to the friday night curry fest. I suppose that we never went out or anything, but i was really shocked at the amount we spent.Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
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Sausage Pie and Chips are you talking about something else here? Hiya TigThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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Sausage Pie and Chips are you talking about something else here? Hiya Tig
:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
No Len I REALLY am talking Sausage, Pie and Chips
:wave: backatcha:heartpuls baby no3 due 16th November :heartpulsTEAM YELLOWDFD 16/6/10"Shut your gob! Or I'll come round your houses and stamp on all your toys" The ONE, the ONLY, the LEGENDARY Gene Hunt :heart2:0 -
lenny and food obviously equates to other stuff:rolleyes:
He does the same with jaffa cakes, sees allsorts of hidden messages in them
Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:0 -
boredofbeingathome wrote: »lenny and food obviously equates to other stuff:rolleyes:
He does the same with jaffa cakes, sees allsorts of hidden messages in them
Lenny and ANYTHING equates to other stuff :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Anyhoo ~ cat has just told me it may rain come 4ish so I'm gonna take the poorly sick and dying one to the park for some fresh air.
Hopefully I will be back later
:heartpuls baby no3 due 16th November :heartpulsTEAM YELLOWDFD 16/6/10"Shut your gob! Or I'll come round your houses and stamp on all your toys" The ONE, the ONLY, the LEGENDARY Gene Hunt :heart2:0 -
Tig - only quoting what it's saying on BBC weather and metoffice weather. 4pm is light showers. I just know it's going to be one drip and that's it!:oLenny and ANYTHING equates to other stuff :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Anyhoo ~ cat has just told me it may rain come 4ish so I'm gonna take the poorly sick and dying one to the park for some fresh air.
Hopefully I will be back later
Have a good time in the park with the porry sick and dying one.
Cat.xDFW Nerd Club #545 Dealing With Our Debt
never attribute anything to malice which can be adequately explained by stupidity, [paranoia or ignorance] - ZTD&[cat]
the thing about unwritten laws is that everyone has to agree to them before they can work - *louise*
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Helloooo missus - I missed you on MSN earlier, sorry. Hope little legs is okay today (and hope the rest of you are too)."I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough.":smileyhea97800072589250
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