Debt Reduction - Down by £7153

Wow.

When I first started on this journey I never thought I'd see the day when I was out of the black in my current account let alone this moment - over £7000 paid off my debt. A massive amount.

I seem to have really made some headway in the last couple of months since I managed to get a balance transfer at 0%. It means I can actually pay my debt down rather than just barely keep my head above water.

This means I'm on track for a least £4000 more knocked off the debt by the end of the year. Slowly but surely.

Britain out of recession? Don't you believe it!

OK so - can someone explain to me how it takes three straight quarters of negative growth to have an official recession, and yet one (unaudited) figure of 0.1% can herald the end to the recession?

General election happening soon mebe.

I don't think that anyone will take heart from such a stupid and disingenious announcement as this. Lies, damn lies and statistics.

In my humble and honest opinion

Don't get ripped off selling your gold

According to the OFT, most of the cash for gold outfits are undervaluing your goods.

Be careful on this. I have been tempted to take some of my "ghetto gold" and sell it via this means for a quite buck...the message is make sure you shop around before you do anything with it.

Jobless total finally falls

...only by 7000 though.

Which is crazy when set against the millions who continue to be unemployed. Cue the Government crowing about their measures working.

Best apps for money management

Found this while tootling around on The Times last night - the 25 best apps to manage your money, that is...if you can afford to buy an iphone which seems to have slipped the writers mind.

I'm still on an old nokia with no internet use but then again I - shock horror - only use my phone to ring people.