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Benbens moneymaking adventure

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  • Ooooooh 3.5lb off...well done!!:beer:
    I really need to sort out a new signature!
  • hypno06
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    excellent news :T

    (not jealous.....oh no, not at all!) :rotfl:
    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)
  • benbenandme
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    Morning :D:D I finally put the heating on last night and it was lovely and toasty this morning ;) Today should be quite a nice day, I need to finish yesterdays list and do a few new bits too, so here goes:
    • Update xmas shopping list on laptop
    • Ebay 10 items
    • Clean bathroom
    • Put ds certificates on wall
    • Carve the pumpkin
    • Put halloween decs up
    • Get ds haircut
    • Ironing
    • Paint my nails
    • Check smoke alarm
    • Sort out fancy dress for halloween event tonight
    • Do all surveys in my inbox
    Most of that list are easy quick jobs again, so will be nice to get most / all of it done today.
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • benbenandme
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    All surveys are done, fancy dress is sorted (last year pumpkin stuff still just about fits ;) ), ds certificates are up on the wall and a few halloween decs have made it up too.

    I've also emailed re the electric asking for 100.00 of my credit back, I had to put in a new meter reading first but it still shows as being 125.00 in credit, I know they'll say I need it in credit for the winter but rather its in my account than theirs ;)

    I also had an email through saying I have another mystery shop on saturday morning which wil be an extra tenner :D
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • Congrats on the weight loss. I did the same with the e.on i reasoned it is better in my account as well.
    Hope DS has a spooktacular Halloween.
    Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
    Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:
  • hypno06
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    I did the same with e.on - rang and asked for my £100 back (I am £166 in credit) and they said NO!!!!! They said that if I got my money back, they would have to put up my direct debit by £20 a month!

    I was a bit :mad: to say the least. I have been in credit for the last year, and have already had £400 back from them, so the chances of me being in arrears over the next quarter are.........??

    Anyway, they wouldn't budge - so my £100 remains with them. I will be looking to switch (through quidco) asap.......
    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)
  • benbenandme
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    I'm wondering if they'll say the same to me too Hypno as it does say on their website that they don't do refunds :mad: I understand I spend more in the winter than the summer but over the last 12 months my total usage has been 390.00 and I am currently paying 41.00 per month, so nearly 500.00 a year, so I will be even more in credit :rolleyes:
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • benbenandme
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    Update time ...
    [STRIKE]Update xmas shopping list on laptop [/STRIKE] DONE
    Ebay 10 items
    Clean bathroom
    [STRIKE]Put ds certificates on wall [/STRIKE] DONE
    Carve the pumpkin
    Put halloween decs up DONE SOME BUT MORE TO GO
    [STRIKE]Get ds haircut [/STRIKE] DONE
    [STRIKE]Ironing[/STRIKE] DONE
    [STRIKE]Paint my nails [/STRIKE] DONE
    Check smoke alarm
    [STRIKE]Sort out fancy dress for halloween event tonight [/STRIKE] DONE
    [STRIKE]Do all surveys in my inbox[/STRIKE] DONE

    Just back from ds haircut and it is freezing outside :eek: :eek: I'm staying in now till we have to go to the halloween thing tonight ;):D
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
  • I only rang up last week and got mine back, it is now in the account. The only thing they wouldn't do is lower my DD payment. I am sure there must be something legally you can do about it, especially under the DD guarantee terms.
    Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
    Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:
  • benbenandme
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    :j :jI'VE JUST WON 385.00 :j
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1263
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