Live on £4000 for a year - part 4 (Oct - Dec 2008)

Marru

BB: not to worry, I have given up on putting money into her trust fund and into my ISA a long time ago. I have put aside small amount to pay for a certain altarnative therapy couse as I really want to be a practitioner in that as it will so well complement all the other animal stuff I am doing.

Nyk: Thanks, will look into the aupair thingy, it would be great to get one from my home country. I will get the spare bedroom as soon as the books I packed on Sunday are gone. Except I am still sleeping in the sitting room due to having an elderly dog.

Night night now...

lyndasharp

Marru wrote: »

PS I did think of selling myself in eBay: Damsel in distress - spronsor needed...

I sold sponsorship of my car on ebay once. £12.50, sent the sponsor letters every 3 months letting him know what shows Brian the panda car had visited and how the MOT / servicing etc was going. He seemed really happy with the letters, I got some money... don't see why it wouldn't work for a Marru instead of a Brian :rotfl:

P.S. Why is it that all HR people seem to take holiday at the most inconvenient moments - i.e. today. Still, at least one of them should be reappearing tomorrow so I can get my leaving date sorted out.

1274

The good, congrats to Lynda on the new job, Nyk on the new house, Marru on the potential new family additions and everyone else for your cheerful posts. For those who aren't too cheerful today, hugs.

The bad, just redid my budgetting spreadsheet and, for some reason, whilst I thought I'd be living on £16K next year, the budget is now coming out at £19.5K :eek:. Not sure where on earth the extra £3.5K has appeared from since all I've done is moved some things into different categories so I can separate my business and personal spending. Also, still no news on my mortgage rate dropping to reflect the BOE cut. Come on Co-op, the suspense is killing me.

The ugly, as well as having to find a way of shaving off that mysterious £3.5K, I've just treated myself to a new set of kitchen knives. Don't ask the cost, since they're Japanese and therefore nearly as much as my mortgage :eek:. Particularly for someone whose idea of cooking begins and ends at spag bol/chilli and (thanks to you lot) the odd SC casserole/curry.

Wish me luck guys, I'm going to look for my missing £4K (budget discrepancy plus a bit extra to cover my knives) down the back of the sofa:rotfl:

sophiesmum_2

Spent £9 tonight on a cheer up pressie for a friend. Off to update my sig now.Almost made a no spend day up to then:rolleyes:

cw18

Had a call from the local hospital just over 3 hours ago. My husband lost his battle with cancer at quarter to 3 this morning.

I'll probably be around reading the thread (the Internet is my sanity), but don't expect to be posting much for the next few days.

JAMIEDODGER

cw - im so sorry, my thoughts are with you xxxx

ceridwen

cw18 wrote: »

Had a call from the local hospital just over 3 hours ago. My husband lost his battle with cancer at quarter to 3 this morning.

I'll probably be around reading the thread (the Internet is my sanity), but don't expect to be posting much for the next few days.

Hi CW

I was just browsing this thread and spotted your post - so just to say "thinking of you" and wishing you the best now.

Take care.

love
ceridwen
x

Mollymop5

Cw I am so sorry for your loss.Take care and remember we are here for you.

whitewing

cw - lots and lots of love to you at this sad time xxx

All Is Well
Death is nothing at all,
I have only slipped into the next room
I am I and you are you
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by my old familiar name,
Speak to me in the easy way which you always used
Put no difference in your tone,
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household world that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effect, without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was, there is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near,
Just around the corner.
All is well.
Henry Scott Holland
1847-1918
Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral

sophiesmum_2

CW - My heart is breaking for you and your family.
We are here when you need us X X X