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moneymabels debt free by 2009 challenge

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  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Yay nearly home time!
  • **Amy**
    **Amy** Posts: 2,680 Forumite
    And then all I need to do tonight is a quick tidy up, sort some washing out and chill with the cats.

    Im going to a nice dinenr for myself tonight too... not sure what yet.

    Are you still looking at Minis MM? Im still looking at houses. :rolleyes: :o
    Debt: just my mortgage :D
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    right i am back from the school run for the last time.... till sept

    i have had a phone call from a women who says i have won a photo shot in london for me and a freind... but she wanted £49.99 deposit EACH!! apparently i will get the deposit back when i arrive there! i told her i am skint and will have to phone her back next week to pay.. sounds very suspicious going to look at there website
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
  • **Amy**
    **Amy** Posts: 2,680 Forumite
    jenjade wrote: »
    right i am back from the school run for the last time.... till sept

    i have had a phone call from a women who says i have won a photo shot in london for me and a freind... but she wanted £49.99 deposit EACH!! apparently i will get the deposit back when i arrive there! i told her i am skint and will have to phone her back next week to pay.. sounds very suspicious going to look at there website

    Dont do it Jen. I had one of these about a year ago, and basically I think its a con.

    x
    Debt: just my mortgage :D
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    i have told her i will phone her back she said i entered a comp on fair exchage which i uses so i could have but to be honest even if it was free it wouldn;t be for me travelling to london would cost a bit and they do make up hair etc not my sort of thing then take photos i hate photos being taken then i have to buy them if i want them!! where is the prize in that?
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
  • **Amy**
    **Amy** Posts: 2,680 Forumite
    jenjade wrote: »
    i have told her i will phone her back she said i entered a comp on fair exchage which i uses so i could have but to be honest even if it was free it wouldn;t be for me travelling to london would cost a bit and they do make up hair etc not my sort of thing then take photos i hate photos being taken then i have to buy them if i want them!! where is the prize in that?


    Yep that sounds like the company that phoned me up. I think they just phone everyone up. I hate having my photo done as well. :rotfl:
    Debt: just my mortgage :D
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    you are right amy she gave me a website and i can;t find it!! i will gove that one a miss
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    he he just checked my hsbc online saver i opened with quidco and i selected paper free billing! i think it was in the first place but they were giving customers £20 to be completly paper free no cheque books nothing so i selected it a month ago and they have put £20 in my account, he he i never had any paper with it as it is an online account lol
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
  • moneymabel
    moneymabel Posts: 7,910 Forumite
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    nice one Jen!! That other thing def sounds dodgy, I hate having my photo taken too.
    Spent ages looking at minis, reckon I will need to fill 2 isas to afford one though, spose that will be a good challenge!
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
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    yeah when the photo people phone back i will ask them to send me a cash alternative as a prize!!! lol
    i though it would be dodgy paying to a prize! what ever next
    hows everyones day been?
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
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