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  • kiora
    kiora Posts: 600
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    Has anybody who got an MBNA and paid £100 deposit hit their 6 months statement and been offered a mainstream card, or have they been offered a credit limit raise.
    "In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.
  • Sammy_Girl
    Sammy_Girl Posts: 3,412 Forumite
    Hi K, blimey has it been nearly 6 months already?? It doesn't seem all that long ago when we were all going on about our MBNA cards lol
  • darcyvuqua
    darcyvuqua Posts: 2,459 Forumite
    thats a good point who got the £100 deposit card??
    you cant change yesterday
    but you can make tomorrow better
  • Ukevas
    Ukevas Posts: 1,095 Forumite
    Sammy_Girl wrote: »
    How long did it take you before you stopped having any cravings?

    TBH i last had a cig on the 20th of June 2008 and still have the odd craving for that "hit" now and again.
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  • Woodyrocks
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    Ukevas wrote: »
    Bah.... Will power is the only way to go....

    well thankfully when i stopped home bargins had that 5 pence tridand splash offer on.... so they got me trough :)

    must
    have spent 20 odd quid on gum and at 5p a pack that was a lot of gum :D

    I did it purely through willpower too :beer: It is going to be 3yrs next month. Can't believe how quickly the time flies! I had to stop chewing gum after a while because my jaw was !!!!!!! killing me from all that munching :p
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  • Woodyrocks
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    oops didn't realise that foo king would could home as a rude word. I was trying to be polite seeing as it is the day of the lord ;)
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  • darcyvuqua
    darcyvuqua Posts: 2,459 Forumite
    Woodyrocks wrote: »
    I did it purely through willpower too :beer: It is going to be 3yrs next month. Can't believe how quickly the time flies! I had to stop chewing gum after a while because my jaw was !!!!!!! killing me from all that munching :p
    how much do you think you have saved over the 3 years
    you cant change yesterday
    but you can make tomorrow better
  • kiora
    kiora Posts: 600
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    Darcy
    What is roadkll that you are collecting, are you talking about small change you find lying about:confused:
    "In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.
  • darcyvuqua
    darcyvuqua Posts: 2,459 Forumite
    it certainly is k anything you find outside of your home or car is classed as roadkill
    you cant change yesterday
    but you can make tomorrow better
  • kiora
    kiora Posts: 600
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    Oh well now thats a challenge I shall embrace with gusto, pity you cant class money found in car I always seem to find dross in it.:D
    "In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.
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