My rags to riches, weight loss, yummy mummy stuff and 'owt else i can think of diary!

tinypawz

Do you have a TKMaxx near you?

Our local one always has loads of baking equipment, you could pick one up reasonably priced.

smarties84

Hi hun, sorry to hear Ebay isn't doing so well. My item sold today for £16....I did use my mums account to "bump up" the bids tho *slapped wrists* but it worked!!! Its usually the last day or two when the bids start, don't give up yet

hannamint

wouldn't look at tkmaxx for baking stuff.. try wilkos or asdas etc... they're bound to be cheaper than the maxx (i work there :-p)

miemie

Morning Rags

At least your getting a few more watchers on the ebay front,it is slow at the moment i don't think people are spending money,hope you manage to sell a few things on the notice boards, people may buy from there as no postage to pay.

Just an idea but could you ask at the college if they would loan you a cake tin, (i did a patisserie course there when i was 18) they will have large cake tins and a bet if you went and asked the head of catering smiled sweetly, and offered to leave a deposit they may just help, you never know.

Hope you have a good day
miemie

ragstoricheswannabe

i never thought about trying to get the tins from college, have found a set of 3 on ebay for £7 i might invest in. have bid on 2 decorating books, but just realised i didnt go through quidco for the cash back!!:mad: pennies makes pounds after all.

weaning is going a little better although having to include new tastes like apple etc into baby rice or ds2 wont eat it. getting there though, onto having breakfast and tea now so more chance to introduce new flavours.

got my letter from work today confirming my start date, think i will feel better about going back once i am back and used to it again. the extra money will come in handy though so will just think of that.

have registered to do product trialling with some online company through a link on one of the forums here somewhere, looking forward to starting that, not sure how they pay you or whether you just get the product to keep, must look into that..........

hope your taking it easy pipsmum and congrats on your little bundle, i too recommend the arnica tabs to help you heal!!

anyone seen paris?? not posted for a day or 3, hope she's ok??


time for tea, chat soon.
love rags
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ragstoricheswannabe

just checked my bank balance and its not looking good, have only got £915 left till we hit the overdraft limit and my fella only has 3 more pay days so will get £1170 and will get just over £60 in tax credits. dont think i have many more bills to pay as usually get them all paid on the 1st of the month or the 10th when i get paid, really need to note down the dates that my dd's are going out on so i can be more organised and not panic like now when i see the bank balance.

well my fella is sticking to his word and for the past 2 weeks he has not spent in a garage!!!!!! i am so proud of him and that will save us a bit overall.

need to find a cheap house phone provider after moving and finding its not cheaper. gonna use the voucher i got for £30 off my electric bill then may go back to bt on there £10.50 a month tariff as dont use the phone just need the line for the internet as got a good package on mobiles and am on the vodaphone family so costs nowt to ring the people i ring the most.

getting the midmonth feeling as not managing to do much dfw and mse stuff, makes you feel as though you have stood still. Checked balance of hbos card and next so can update sig to help me feel a little better (that sounds really sad), now got it all online i dont need to wait for the statement through the door.

take a break bingo are still asking for all the bank stuff or they will suspend my account so am playing bingo daily so they cant have my tenner for nothing. have lost it anyway so might as well make them work for it (in a fashion)

have made £1.20 in daily clicks on quidco so far this month!! well they say rome wasnt built in a day...............

off to think of more ways to either save money or make more money,
love rags
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mummy2mygirls

hello rags!! i get that mid mth worry aswell! I have had a look at mine and its looking pretty low aswell today but i think i only have tmobile and bt to come out so will hopefully be ok.....well got to be as i really dont want to add to the ccs!!

I often do that were you forget to go through quidco and then i beat myself up about it and want to take my order back and start again!!! Ohwell...... The daily clicks are adding up though have you set up to have a payment every mth?? Thats what i do and i have set my min to 0 so i get what ever is in there - it all helps and i would rather pay it of some thing then it sit in quidco - but one mth i only got paid 4p!!!!

Well done to your dh, he is doing well... I am really hoping mine will sort himself out soon with the cigeretts as he get £15 and he said to day he spent £5.80 on one pack!!!! And seeing as he smokes nearly a pack a day his money wont last!!! And he cant have anymore as its all budgeted for........

Have your work been ok with the holiday before you go back??cant remember if you said or not??

Thanks about the Arnica i have never heard of it!! Wouldnt believe this is no3!!! i will be getting some

glad your doing ok
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ragstoricheswannabe

oh and its now been 11 days and still no word from virgin about the credit card i applied for............. is no news good news????? (think they should change the we will contact you in 7-10 days spiell to we will contact you whenever we have decided we need your money.....)

yeah work have given me the three weeks holiday (thank god) so only have the rest of this month and next month to live on mat wages which should help things. my manager wants me to ring her about my holiday intitlement as she says its messy so not sure how much i will have left for the rest of the year...............

and your welcome about the arnica....... if it helps i didnt know about it with my first either....

mummy2mygirls

hopefully it will be no news is good news!! has it been 10 working days?? as i bet thats what they mean....

ragstoricheswannabe

sorry, was adding a reply to my last post whilst you posted your last post........ it may well be 10 working days so should find out by the end of the week at least. fingerscrossed its a yes, even though the transfer charge will put my debt up a little it will save me overall in interest!! worked out though that paying £50 a month off hbos/virgin card, it will still take me 2 years to pay it all off!!!!!!!!!!!!! i planned for both cc's to be gone this year..........