Monday 2/2/09 What small dfw things have you done today???

debt_free_me

Got let out of work about an hour early today so more time to do DFW things so will be updating my previous post.

Piquant_2

fayjmck wrote: »

OK
Help me out here - being pathetic (!) no change there for me!!

Agreed with new lodger person to have a reduced first month rent til she got herself sorted out - so gave her an initial rent reduced by £50 quid of the full amount -

She's been around a week or so now and its like living with a mouse who you occasionally catch site of - studying hard, clean tidy everything, infact I am not sure she actually even eats??? etc - feel like just saying lets stay at the intial rate - which I know doesnt make great DFW financial sense - but is that too whooosie??


Aside from occupying my spare room and using a bit electricity - she is invisible.

any thoughts??

Sorry to ask you so much stuff you lovely lot xx

Agree with Sophiesmum, as always. Maybe she's just shy or possibly homesick? Give her a bit of time, see if she wants to chat over a cup of tea perhaps?

bathgatebuyer

Wee bitty expensive day - got car bumper repaired and resprayed and what a brilliant job they made of it too. Well worth £100! Walked about a mile through the snow to get to the garage rather than pop into a taxi or bus so arrived looked like a snowman.

Came home to a letter telling me my mortgage comes off it's fixed rate soon and I'll be £163 a month better off from March, which is also the last month I make £120 a month arrears payments for Council Tax from 05 (which they only told me about 7 months ago!). Sooooo, by April, I'll be £283 a month better off before taking into consideration the 2% pay rise that's in the pot, so all in, about £310 a month better off! I really wish I could just sleep until April now!

Bought some goodies from Lidl to see me through the next few days.

Not a bad day!

Pippilongstocking

Piq and SM - thanks alot I am such a woose - on the one hand its nice to help someone out - on the other hand I need to be realistic about my finances.

Its not easy sharing the house in terms of our boisterous behaviour and mess (lol we sound like a zoo!!!) guess I worry about how much someone else can put up with us. They need to be pretty tolerant.

On the other hand its a lovely old house, which is fun ??!! to live in.

Will hold off and talk the rent through in another 3 weeks. Thanks guys!! Am so new at all this stuff.

Pippilongstocking

BBB boo to cars but at least its done well, and well done on working out the ups and downs of finances!!

sophiesmum_2

Piquant wrote: »

Heavy snow for us today! :snow_laug:snow_laug:snow_laug meaning no trains and dangerous roads, so I'm here at home :j

I'll probably be on here most the day, but I hereby pledge to clear my ironing pile as I have this unexpected time to use!

Today I have/will

• check online banking
• all meals from storecupboard
• clear ironing pile
• update diary
• hoover

photo some bits for ebay

Piq

How did the ironing go Piq:p

Piquant_2

sophiesmum wrote: »

How did the ironing go Piq:p

Somewhat surprisingly, I cleared it! Probably the first time in six months I've seen the bottom of the basket.

That's the beauty of this thread, if you write it down, you have to do it, or die trying....having said that, I'd hate to die of ironing, what a boring way to go!

sophiesmum_2

Was just going to come and repost after reading on your diary you had done it-;) funny enough I find ironing relaxing but I do only have 3 0r 4 things at a time to do so maybe that's why I don't get stressed with it;)

How's the horse today? just about to pick my DD up from stables, flippin cold up there today.

Pippilongstocking

death by iron seems like something only an ex should suffer

not that I advocate violence...............

Piquant_2

Couldn't get to see the horse today, the roads were too bad. My friend lives next door, so she went in and gave him a warm dinner! Hope to get out there tomorrow evening.

'fraid I don't like ironing if it's one piece or a hundred, just not my thing at all.