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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    Hi Doodledoo sorry to hear about the crash... Go to docs - if you ever want to claim against the other driver for whiplash it helps to see a doctor now! Hope your claim goes well and that your house sale will go thro smoothly.

    Has you OH coughed up his dosh yet that he owed you?

    My car bills over the last 4 weeks
    £147 OH car getting thro mot
    £24 mirror - broke by driver going past me while stationary - he didn't stop!
    £55 to diagnose my car was uneconomical to repair after I hit a kerb!
    £280 new tyres, exhaust
    £280 manifold
    == very depressed!
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,857 Forumite
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    BEen involved in lots of covert operations so fab for me being the nosey person I am lol.

    That sounds too exciting for me! The last covert operation that I was involved with was trying to find out who stole the remains of my pineapple juice from the work fridge :D
    My car bills over the last 4 weeks...
    == very depressed!

    Sorry to hear that savingholmes - I will need to go and rate some of your Dooyoo reviews to try and help with the costs (if you do go by the same name over there and it's not just an imposter?)
  • ShelleyC_2
    ShelleyC_2 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
    That sounds too exciting for me! The last covert operation that I was involved with was trying to find out who stole the remains of my pineapple juice from the work fridge :D

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Spewed some squash over my keyboard!
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  • doodledo_2
    doodledo_2 Posts: 4,676 Forumite
    Haven't updated for a few days tut tut. Work is soooooooooo busy, ended up working overtime yesterday and probably going in today as well.

    Didn't end up going out friday night so no meeting with alleyman but to be honest I am not overly bothered as I haven't found myself thinking about him that much so think that may have just been one of those "one night" things. Not that I was a naughty girl with him or anything :rotfl:

    Anyway the reason I didn't go out was because my best mate went into labour and I was her birthing partner (along with her fiance). She had a really good labour and did sooooooooooo well and resulted in the birth of a beautiful little girl. I was the birthing partner for her first little boy and he ended up a very nasty instrumental birth so I was so pleased for her that this went so well with a nice natural birth with just gas and air.

    She sent me a lovely message yesterday saying how grateful she was for me as I encouraged her not to have any other form of pain relief (this is what she had asked me to do). Was quite funny though as at one point she was getting quite angry and I felt such a cow for encouraging her to go a bit longer without :rotfl:

    Still haven't updated my sig with this months payments so thats on the to do list today.

    I am loving my new job but I am finding it really hard work and its taking up a lot of my time. Already after one week I am losing control of the housework too so I really need to get my butt off this laptop and do some tidying up as I am hoping to go into work for a few hours overtime this afternoon. So looking forward to that hitting my wage packet :T
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    03/09/09 - DEBT FREE AT LAST :D
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  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    Hows car? Defo a write off.
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • clearmydebts
    clearmydebts Posts: 6,485 Forumite
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    doodledo wrote: »
    Haven't updated for a few days tut tut. Work is soooooooooo busy, ended up working overtime yesterday and probably going in today as well.

    Didn't end up going out friday night so no meeting with alleyman but to be honest I am not overly bothered as I haven't found myself thinking about him that much so think that may have just been one of those "one night" things. Not that I was a naughty girl with him or anything :rotfl:

    Anyway the reason I didn't go out was because my best mate went into labour and I was her birthing partner (along with her fiance). She had a really good labour and did sooooooooooo well and resulted in the birth of a beautiful little girl. I was the birthing partner for her first little boy and he ended up a very nasty instrumental birth so I was so pleased for her that this went so well with a nice natural birth with just gas and air.

    She sent me a lovely message yesterday saying how grateful she was for me as I encouraged her not to have any other form of pain relief (this is what she had asked me to do). Was quite funny though as at one point she was getting quite angry and I felt such a cow for encouraging her to go a bit longer without :rotfl:

    Still haven't updated my sig with this months payments so thats on the to do list today.

    I am loving my new job but I am finding it really hard work and its taking up a lot of my time. Already after one week I am losing control of the housework too so I really need to get my butt off this laptop and do some tidying up as I am hoping to go into work for a few hours overtime this afternoon. So looking forward to that hitting my wage packet :T

    Well done for being the birth partner! It is an honour to be asked so you must be a great buddy!
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  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    doodledo wrote: »
    I am loving my new job but I am finding it really hard work and its taking up a lot of my time. Already after one week I am losing control of the housework too so I really need to get my butt off this laptop and do some tidying up.

    This is very much how I feel with my job - so much energy needed for it on every level that I just can't do the housework too. Your statement above is very much one I can relate to :o

    Lovely news on the birthing stuff though!
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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    housework - what's that then? It is never ending isn't it!

    Glad the birthing partner thing went well.... I can only imagine what it was like saying go without extra pain relief a little longer!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:!!! I nearly broke my OH's fingers I squeezed his hand so hard when I was delivering and of course there was the time when I had my arm around his neck for extra leverage.....:rotfl:I assume she didn't do any of those things to you then? :D
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • doodledo_2
    doodledo_2 Posts: 4,676 Forumite
    I was there with her son too, both days were right up there with the best days of my life, such an amazing experience.

    Yes she crushed my hand lol. When she was pushing I was just holding her hand and telling her she was doing a fab job.
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    03/09/09 - DEBT FREE AT LAST :D
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  • doodledo_2
    doodledo_2 Posts: 4,676 Forumite
    Evening one and all I have had such a fab day today.

    I have a moving date, I am off next week to my lovely new life in my new house :D:D:D I am soooooooooooooooooooo pleased and can't wait till build a lovely happy home and life for me and my precious DD.

    And secondly I had some chocolates and flowers delivered to me today at work. Happy Days :D
    Proud to be dealing with my debts - DFW No: 712

    03/09/09 - DEBT FREE AT LAST :D
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