moneymabels debt free by 2009 challenge

**Amy**

Morning All

Well my sleeplessness caught up with me this morning and I was 30 mins late! :rolleyes: Boss didnt seem to mind, and i have got stuck right in.

Sounds like you have got a busy day planned Jen.

Hayley - re: coke and cinema tickets, are they the big bottles, or small ones? Hmmm might have to invest me thinks! I have also applied for a cinema card thingy from Showcase. Think it may entitled me to some deals, so you never know.

I have emaied the lady re: the ring and she is going to pay all my listing fees. I dont mind someone like that, its the other people i cant stand. the ones that just dont pay :rolleyes:

Anyhoo... i need to crack on as the temp left loads of work from Friday.

x

moneymabel

Thats good news Jen, hope you manage to get loadsa cash for the tickets and mmmmm yummy strawberries!!
Glad you worked it out about the listing fees Amy- third time lucky!!

waiting for a seller to get back to me as they sent me the wrong item, supposed to be a babys first xmas bear but doesnt say anything on it and is completely different to the pic!!
Just sorted out my silver scrap from my jewellry making to send off to scrap metal merchants, usually get a cheque for about a tenner, glad i found out about them coz else i would have thrown it away!!!

Nichelette

Hi...first post of many hopefully!

Can I join please? )

I knew this site existed but until a few days ago I hadn't really looked at it properly. I really like the way everyone helps each other and I think these challenges are great. I really think doing this a bit more publicly will help me to get rid of my debt faster. Most of it is student debt, but I still have about £2,880 (probably slightly less now, that was calculated 2 or 3 months ago) to pay off on my car which I want to get rid of as it's the only thing I technically pay interest on. I'm obviously paying some off each month (£155) so it's decreasing anyway. I've already got £1000 towards it saved in my ISA so I want to push to get the rest gone before christmas, am going to aim for £1,500 more as will probably only have £2,500 left (maybe less) by the time I get the lump sum. I'm a bit excited about the prospect so I'm going to go and make a sig now.

Nicki

Oh, almost forgot, if anyone is interested I started a debt diary last night. I'm going to try and update it every few days or so. So far I've just explained a bit about how I got my debt (and how much, eek!), I'm also going to review some of the survey sites I use as some are really good and some obviously aren't. The link is here: http://nicheletta.livejournal.com/

moneymabel

Hi nicki and welcome, of course you can join- i will add your name now!! i will also pop and take a look at your diary, any new money making ideas gratefully recieved!

am currently trying to construct a flat pack dog kennel, was going ok til other halfs dad informed me i had it upside down...hmmm lets start that again then!

Nichelette

Thanks )

My dad made a dog kennel from scratch a few years ago, it was huge! My dad could actually fit in it... unfortunately for him the dog never used it, he's a samoyed so he likes the cold.

I'll definately pass on any money saving ideas, I think one of my aims has to be to spend less on food when I visit my boyfriend. It's ridiculous what I spend when I'm there because it isn't my house and I don't have a stock of food, so if I want to make something I have to buy everything. I often end up buying pizzas and the like which isn't very healthy or cheap..

Nicki

**Amy**

Hi Nicky

:hello: Welcome to this thread.

Sounds like you have a great goal, and I'm sure you will be able to achieve it by Christmas, no problem!

MM - hehe, i had funny images of the kennel being upsidedown! :rotfl:

Hope you get it fixed!

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moneymabel

Hi NIcki, aww i love Samoyeds they are beautiful dogs, mine is a rather mental collie who is now sat in the upside down kennel whilst i am trying to fix it!
my bugbear is food as well ,been trying to take own lunch to work instead of buying takeaways-going ok so far...mmmm pizza...love pizza :-)

Thanks Amy- think i'm getting there now, would be easier without puppy intervention though!!

**Amy**

Awwww she is trying to help! :rotfl: mine do that! :rolleyes:

I love my food... its my one and only treat!! I have managed to get my weekly shop down from £60 odd to £25ish now though. :j

xxx

**Amy**

Oooooooo well i did my first order for Viking via Quidco today... and it has tracked and validated already! Payment wont be until September, but thats still extra money i wouldnt of had!

:j

Will deffo do it for the other orders we do.

x

Nichelette

Thanks Amy ). I'm just about to work out how much I'd need per week to pay the car off, I also really need to sort some stuff out for ebay. I'm a bit of a hoarder and I hate listing on ebay because it's so time consuming, but I can't look for a job til about mid July at the earliest so time is something I have plenty of. I should also get some more jewellery made, I've been a bit slack on that front lately. I'll have to try and make some tonight.

Samoyeds are lovely but very vocal! Ours had an operation on his eye a while back and where our other dog has been licking it it's all nasty and off colour, though I think he's starting to revert back to white.

Food is my major downfall, that said being a vegetarian probably saves me a bit of money. I absolutely love chinese chicken balls and would probably spend a small fortune on them if I could.