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Benbens moneymaking adventure

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  • Karmacat
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    Ditto!

    Surprised at a postie coming along that early! Even 10-11 in the morning would be early round here, its been as late as 3pm recently.... :(
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • hypno06
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    NI take ages to sort things out in my experience but they DO get there in the end....although it is not much fun having those sorts of bills coming through.
    I hope it doesn't spoil your weekend though x
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    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • benbenandme
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    Just remembered, I must clean the car out too this weekend ;)
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • benbenandme
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    The parcel has been duly collected from the post office :D It was some books I'd ordered from the Book People. Now time to crack on with the rest of the list, I'll start with some housework as I can't get on with ebay or the tax return if everywhee is a mess ;):D
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • benbenandme
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    Okay, nothing to cross off the list yet, but so far I have: changed my bed, put the first load of washing on, filled and put on the dishwasher, tidied everything away ready for cleaning anfd hoovering, gutted the pile of paperwork on the coffee table, managed to 3/4 fill a binbag with rubbish :D Time now for a quick coffee before I whizz round cleaning and hoovering, and then I should be able to crack on with the tax return / ebay / matched betting stuff in an organised way ;)

    Couple more bits to add to the list:
    • Ironing
    • 20.00 of AQA
    Why is it that the more stuff you do,the more stuff you find to add to the list ?? :rolleyes: :D
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • benbenandme
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    My wardrobe is now done, I have filled a binbag full of stuff and have about 10 other bits for ebay. The binbag stuff will be used in half-term when ds and I make a guy for bonfire night ;):D ... just need to persuade mum and dad to have a bonfire now :D

    Now that I can see what I actually have in the wardrobe I can be sensible and not buy any more: black trousers, white shirts or coats/jackets :o I do need some more jeans soon though and some t-shirts that actually fit / have a shape ;)
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • benbenandme
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    :j :j My tax return is done :j :j

    This is the worst thing on my list so I am dead pleased to have got it done :D:D Anything else off my list now is a bonus :D:D
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • hypno06
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    Well done you :T That is a mega big achievement!!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • Karmacat
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    Congratulations! And *lots* of envy, I did a few pootley bits on it yesterday, but I've got loads and loads still to do...
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • benbenandme
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    Update time ....
    Clear washing pile 3 loads done, one more to go but nowhere left to dry it till tomorrow
    [STRIKE]Collect parcel from post office [/STRIKE]done
    [STRIKE]tax return [/STRIKE]done
    clean guinea pigs
    [STRIKE]sort wardrobe [/STRIKE]done
    ebay 15 items photos done, one listed, 14 to go :rolleyes:
    find a matched bet
    fill in 2 forms for work
    2 x xmas shoeboxes found a shoebox ....
    veg in front of the tv when strictly and x factor are on ;)
    food shopping got some bits, need to get rest tomorrow
    plan half-term stuff
    ideas for halloween costume for ds
    Ironing will do in front of the tv tonight
    Clean car
    AQA

    I have got the halloween stuff out from the top of my wardrobe and I have lots of bits, I also got some haribo starmix which were half-price in somerfield. I spent 10.00 in there (only went for some choccy:o ), but this did include 8 innocent smoothies which ds loves (halfprice) and 2 bottles of the squash we always have (bogof),and some of the little jaffa cakes in boxes for ds lunches, so at least when I go to tesco tomorrow I won't need to pay full price for all these :D
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
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