Friday 3/4/09 What small dfw things have you done today???

Cleosmum

I went in to the council at 9am, bright and early, wanted to get a good start to the day.

Then they dropped the bombshell that not only do I owe them over £400 for a supposed council tax ben over payment, but I also owe them £1500 for a supposed housing benefit overpayment. Apparently it was far higher but they decided to be nice. This all because of apparent changes in my circumstances that I apparently havent told them about..... They reckon its been worked out using my tax credit award notices, but they had about 10 changes on there, I only took in about 3 different award notices (for my review). Apparently I WAS entitled to have the HB and CTB but because they say I didnt tell them about changes, even if it was as little as 1p a week, they dont have to pay me anything, but they are being nice cos they can see that I would have been entitled.........

Anyhoo, apparently they are allowed to change it to ask for the money back, but they arent allowed to change it so that all the info is right and I get to keep the money that was correctly paid

Any ideas anyone? My OH said that rope and rafters isnt the answer, and neither is walking away and leaving everyone to it

Cleosmum

Today I have:
Checked banking

And I will:
meals from stores
Redo budget
Find info I might need from MSE and save
Start writing up my appeal letter, gonna be a nightmare as their own letter was 40 pages
Try and find cheap washing machine belt and order that (doesnt rain but it pours right?)

retrocircles

Right, morning all! This is going to be a huge list. This is my list for the weekend too since we'll be closed down!

DH is off for 12 days from today so I expect a productive week & a half!

Today I have:
- Checked emails
- Checked bank accounts
- Updated spreadsheets
- Transferred money from Paypal
- Free scratch

Today/This weekend I will:
- Change my name on my driving licence
- Hook up bank account to new Paypal account
- Sow money nut/carrot/cauliflower seeds
- Re-pot my 'Butterfly Mix' seedlings, they're huge!
- Dig in the garden to get ready for April sowing
- Get stuff ready for accountant
- Enter competitions
- Pack up & send Ebay items
- Freecycle plants from garden we no longer want
- Check for MS
- Washing/ironing
- Clean the house top to bottom ready for DH being off so we don't waste time cleaning
- Go to tip on Sunday
- Start DIY tasks with DH home from work
- Clean hamsters out
- Change litter trays
- Clean fish out
- Set little goals for me to achieve my big ones
- NSD today, and all weekend!

Candy - Good luck in your job interview!

Mogchops - What a cat-astrophe! See what I did there? :rolleyes: Seriously, you couldn't write that! I was giggling just reading it.

Fay - I'm so jealous you're off in a campervan!

Cleosmum - No advice here, just good luck!

Pippilongstocking

millyscarlett wrote: »

Happy birthday Boopydoo!

hi there happy birthday waves from boat x

Ta for the good wishes x we are first in the queue off theboat

Let's hope Darwin starts!

Some impressive lists on here today! X x

angelflower_2

Cleosmum wrote: »

I went in to the council at 9am, bright and early, wanted to get a good start to the day.

Then they dropped the bombshell that not only do I owe them over £400 for a supposed council tax ben over payment, but I also owe them £1500 for a supposed housing benefit overpayment. Apparently it was far higher but they decided to be nice. This all because of apparent changes in my circumstances that I apparently havent told them about..... They reckon its been worked out using my tax credit award notices, but they had about 10 changes on there, I only took in about 3 different award notices (for my review). Apparently I WAS entitled to have the HB and CTB but because they say I didnt tell them about changes, even if it was as little as 1p a week, they dont have to pay me anything, but they are being nice cos they can see that I would have been entitled.........

Anyhoo, apparently they are allowed to change it to ask for the money back, but they arent allowed to change it so that all the info is right and I get to keep the money that was correctly paid

Any ideas anyone? My OH said that rope and rafters isnt the answer, and neither is walking away and leaving everyone to it

Not sure but similar happened to me recently with ct ben and I got raked over the coals and given interview under caution so would be v happy they havent taken things further - not sure why they cant sort so the info is right though - seems bizarre!

Cleosmum

Its odd angelflower, like they said, I was entitled to it, but because there was a change in amount that came from wages and TC, even though it amounted to the same amount coming in, I didnt tell them the exacts, so they can ask for it back, even though I was entitled to it Learnt my lesson! I shall be the bane of their lives now, cos mine are always changing by a couple of pence here and there, I said to OH I shall have to just book a weekly slot with them. Im allowed to ask for an appeal to check it again and then if I still dont agree I can appeal and it will go off to someone independant. You know this week has been my personal nightmare, hope thats my lot for 2009 :S

KTjazz

Hello everyone, I was a bad girl last night, I bought myself a pizza last night for my birthday.

Today is the last day of excess.

Today I won't be saving much money and the diet and exercise will be minimally good...

Today I have/will

- try to find a bargain outfit for my night out tonight
- try to persuade other people to buy me drinks! (hee hee)


Everything else will continue tomorrow.

Here's to the weekend, cheers everyone!

KT. x

Pips_Mum

Fay enjoy your trip with Darwin, pop into Tenpin in fountain park and say Hi to my friend Gavin, he may even et you bowl for free?

Mogchops -(must not laugh, must not laugh, must not laugh!) Poor you!

Cleosmum -:mad::mad::mad: to council :mad::mad::mad:

Boobydoo - Happy Birthday!:beer:

Today/this weekend I have/will:

• Scratchees
• Recieved £10 voucher from Toluna, man I worked hard for that!!
• Been to Mr Ms and only spent £23 on weeks shop so very pleased with myself also feeling smug as remembered everything on my list even though I forgot the list!!
• Letting OH sleep as he was working from home on the pooter until 5.30am.
• Hope OH wakes up in time to help me get my greenhouse from big wilkos.
• Any surveys that come my way
• Bake some muffins to take to friends house on Sunday
• Hokey cokey at 30
• Finish packing up the Avon and deliver it
• Sit and bite my tongue whilst OH has argument with MIL
• Menu plan meals
• Chase dodgy lodger to see if I will ever receive any money from him
• Flick through mums good food magazine for meal ideas
• Talk to seeds, maybe I need to put them into bigger pots now they have grown a bit.
• "Night out" at friends on Saturday

Will miss you all over the weekend, hope you ll have fun x x x

Lemon_Tree

today i will be
checking online banking
doing scratch cards
surviving a weekend with MSE and i'm supposed to be going car shopping tomorrow!
left overs for dinner and tea from freezer
get OH to post his mothers birthday card which i made for free (above and beyond really)

andan

Happy birthday boopydoo

funny story mogchops, weve sometimes had cats come in our house, luckily they go out fairly quick.

Fay, have a nice trip down South for you!

Cleosmum, how annoying about the council tax fiasco, can't understand why they treat people that way.

Not very well today as have succumbed to the children's stomach bug. However have been to work and at least now i have two weeks off from my part time job. however there will still be second job, massage business and mystery shops all to fit in as well as the usual studying.

Not planning on an awful lot today:
-Went to work for my pennies
-Got a free easter egg
-Have put money in 101 pot
-Have emailed mystery shopping company to complain regarding a payment
-Have looked for mystery shops
-Have topped up massage oils
-First wash on 30
-I need to sort out letter to send to car insurance company
-will watch one of love film dvds which are currently free
-Have done some boring household jobs
-Will update spreadsheets
-Make tea from free food i got courteousy of mystery shops
-Will do daily scratch cards
-Read fave threads
-Sort out action plan for next week
-Review list of things to do
-Sort out client notes
-Update all client notes
-Read seven O.U pages

Not too much for today as not feeling well, plus the start of half term so will take today easy and let tomorrow be filled full of action. Will be rather lost without mse for the weekend! May not even get as much done as normal, now i have no one to share my lists with, may have to put it on my blog instead:rotfl: