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  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I am worried about all these people finding jobs. I know a lot of people have said if they are good at there job they will find another one easy but there aren't really any retail jobs for them to find!
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
  • feisty1
    feisty1 Posts: 1,487 Forumite
    Rosebys Interiors went into administration on 25th Sept 2008
  • Nichelette
    Nichelette Posts: 2,156 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    It probably was Rosebys in my town then, I'm pretty sure it cloased around that time. I do kind of regret having a gap year now, though if I hadn't I'd probably have gone crazy and dropped out of uni so it's a bit catch 22.
    Finally bought a home
    Starting mortgage £289,500 31.01.19 - Current outstanding £189,497.12
    Overpayments since 27.03.19: £53,964.80
    Moving fund so far £2500 - Premium bonds £9,500
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    we have a roseby in Shepton Mallet somerset still!
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hayley and Amy haven't re appeared! Hope they are ok. Bit odd these vanishing people. if i vanish panic!
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    I will panic if you vanish!

    I am sitting here trying to get some enthusiasm to put some stuff on eBay.

    I keep debating whether to sell my tesco vouchers or not but seems most of them come with names on now, i have £496 worth of deals so could make £250 from them on eBay.

    If i keep them by next quarter i will have £576 but not enough for a holiday abroad and wanting funds towards Australia.
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    thats a hard one sometimes you have to get the actual deals for the other person.

    Could you use them for a weekend away? it is a long time without a holiday till you go to aussie
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Yes i would need to convert them to deals but thats ok.

    I had a look at the hotels on deals and all fairly expensive.

    I could keep saving them until end of next year but with the way tesco points are going i am not sure if they will still have holidays on deals then. I wasn't that impressed when i went with one of the companies this year.
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • jenjade
    jenjade Posts: 8,418 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    yeah i keep saving mine for a holiday then deciding that they are not very good offers. I use some for pubs.
    :j Proud mum to Jade age 10 years and Baby Ellie born Christmas Day:eek: with a broke heart :( Proven to be a little fighter and battling on with her heart condition :j
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Really not sure what to do as selling them would give me money towards a quarter of one ticket to Australia. :o
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
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