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Gallygirl's 95 month challenge - now 'only' 92 months

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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    :hello: Hi TPA, I'm still here! :hello:OK, quick update:

    It's the weekend :)
    No MSE :(
    1 nice mystery shop to do :)
    Lots of houseworky stuff to do :(
    Tenant for mum's house :)
    And she doesn't need a cooker :)
    DS wants loan to fund MA :(
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    :hello: Hi TPA, I'm still here! :hello:OK, quick update:

    It's the weekend :)
    No MSE :(
    1 nice mystery shop to do :)
    Lots of houseworky stuff to do :(
    Tenant for mum's house :)
    And she doesn't need a cooker :)
    DS wants loan to fund MA :(

    Update on update:

    Still the weekend :)
    Survived without MSE :)
    Nice drink & dinner courtesy of mystery shop :)
    'Sacked' from one MS co from doing 'stamp shops' - happened to a few people, they must ban you after you've done so many. Ya boo sucks, need to pay for ebay postage now :(
    Tenant for mum's house still happy, moving in 2 weeks :)
    Heating still not right in other BTL, despite bill for £325 :(
    DS helped me to build raised bed for garden, just need enough compost to fill it now then plant seeds :)
    House insurance needed renewed. £149 via Swintons, £30 quidco (tracked already) plus £30 cashback direct from Swintons, form completed & ready to send :)
    Spent 3 hours yesterday doing paperwork, admin, spreadsheets etc. :(
    First Direct current account opened, ISA (Regular Saver @ 7%) to be opened tomorrow. Need to transfer £1500 a month from offset into FD to qualify for £100 cashback and will need to set up DD from FD account for £300 each month, then transfer £1200 back out. A lot of fuss to get 7% on an average of £1800, still, allowed me to set up another spreadsheet & a few extra lines on an existing one :)
    Off to Spain in 2 more sleeps, forecast 20 and sunny. Already checked in :)

    :) 8
    :( 3

    :) wins
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • StuartGMC
    StuartGMC Posts: 2,175 Forumite
    GG
    Enjoy the holiday and promise not to take a spreadsheet with you!

    You've been more productive than me; I think the 5hrs I shifted last weekend coming back from USA plus a really heavy week at work wiped me out. In two weeks I'll be back over there but to central time so 6hrs diff....
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    StuartGMC wrote: »
    GG
    Enjoy the holiday and promise not to take a spreadsheet with you!

    I won't be taking a spreadsheet but just remembered we compiled a price list of 'essential' items (Pringles,red wine, lemons for G&T etc ;)) while in Canaries earlier in year so will take that to compare prices in our local shops :o
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • StuartGMC
    StuartGMC Posts: 2,175 Forumite
    £ made major gains on € end of the week I think, may be worth noting new rates.
    Enjoy
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    StuartGMC wrote: »
    £ made major gains on € end of the week I think, may be worth noting new rates.
    Enjoy

    Just under €1.10 Stuart, still rubbish but getting a bit better. I paid a €1,000 plus tax bill last week :eek:, it's not yet appeared on cc statement so here's hoping a decent rate is applied. I'll be spending around €600 on drawing up wills & topping up bank account so every little helps.

    Ooohh, gone over €1.10 in last few seconds :D
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Bananabounce.gifno more sleeps!!!!!!
    off to the sun later on sun15.gif

    easter10.gif
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Am back :mad:

    Had a fab time :j

    Weather superb :D

    OH & I didn't have a cross word all week :o

    V chilled out and nice & brown :T

    But am back :mad:

    Cross me if you dare, am in PHDM (Post Holiday Depression Mode) which beats PMT hands down :eek:

    6 weeks 1 day from now will be nearly there again :D

    But am back :mad:
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • StuartGMC
    StuartGMC Posts: 2,175 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    OH & I didn't have a cross word all week :o
    You should have picked up one of those books at the airport, lots of crosswords in them :D

    Seriously though, good to hear it was all positive, but where did you go? Maybe I'm going blind from spreadsheets and can't see for looking, in this thread?

    I know what you mean about the return from holiday; back refreshed, recharged and relaxed then into work and all of that is so quickly lost. Last year I think it took about 6 hrs before I was back to the pre-holiday state!
  • frazzmunch
    frazzmunch Posts: 338 Forumite
    just enjoy yourself planning the next one.....:rotfl:catching up with diaries, well done and good luck!!:D
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