The ultimate incentive worked! Now onto phase two

Snow_White_5

Then you'd really be making your money work for YOU.

Dinah93

Don't forget items like cam belts are entirely dependant upon milage as well as what level the particular garage sets it at. I'm a very high milage user, and mine needed doing when the car was only 2 1/2 years old, however it cost me £82 (think £250 garage is having a laugh, mine was a genuine alfa part!) plus £20 labour and the next one will cost me less as I will get a patent part. My services also cost me less than those mentioned too as I don't go to the alfa garage but my own mechanic who does it for £55. To keep up the warranty you have to go to the branded garage which obviously costs a lot more than the garage where you might usually take it. I've had a new car before, and I wouldn't do it again lightly as I found it an appaulingly expensive experience (plus the car had to go back to the garage 14 times in 11 months - joy of joys!). I think unless your MOT is coming back with some major issues (my dads came back today with £900 of issues!) and you're saving for a house you're better waiting until you have your bricks and mortar before getting a shiny new car. Ofc if it turns out your car is on its last legs, that'd change the situation a fair bit!

Happytogetdebtfree

Mygod dinah that almost sounds like my mil to be although ive now learned to tolerate her ..... have i missed something is nim a teacher? anyway not much i can say to the comments of mil tbh id of probably covered her is crap and told her in the famous words of shirley valentine " tickle my ti*s till friday" ps with all this cash you flash do you think you could get something done with your face before i need you on any of the "baby" photots oooo i must stop i get very angry.... i had to train oh how to deal with his mum after all she was a big influence in things thank god i only see her when we visit spain ..... oher than that dinah i hope you feel better soon....maybe shes angry that nim has moved away other peoples mums grrr anyway must dash i have a shocking headache xx

Dinah93

Hope your head feels better soon Happy.

NIM is looking to train to be a teacher, his dad is supportive his mother is not.

Happytogetdebtfree

my brothers a teacher it pays bloody well hes been only teaching 2 years on 25 k i think and he enjoys it but very stressful, anyway what good would be a million a year what would we do with it besides if you earn that a year you have no time for life... head due to lets say a life saving night shift ..... but glad nights are over till teh weekend xx

Dinah93

That's EXACTLY what I said HTBDF. But bear in mind I earn nearly 30k and it was dismissed as pocket money!

Happytogetdebtfree

haha yes pocket mere pocket money that the rest of the population are earning i can not abide snooty people !!!!!! well i like my job so tbh shove them if she wittering like a kiddy some people arent brought up with a silver spoon in hand........ it appears she may have not yet had misfortune come her way because money can not help then i know from experience, so i will hold my pauper salary with pride and enjoy spending my pocket money x

Cinny91

Tete - If you're going to loan yourself the money for it, why don't you just go after a second hand fiat 500? Oooh, or one of the old 500s. How sweet are they?! Or if you think Old bluey could last another year the second hand one will come down even more in price.

Happy - I've had a cracking headache all day, I think it's on its way out now though. Hope yours isn't too bad!

Been looking at holidays again this afternoon :rolleyes: I was thinking, for what it's going to cost for a week in York in September we could just get a late deal and go somewhere with sunshine.

Have a nice night everyone! Off to my Nans, they've got some form of young relation staying, they're about 11 and just stare at me and my brother. It's quite Children of the Corn over there atm.

Flower08

Dinah93 wrote: »

That's EXACTLY what I said HTBDF. But bear in mind I earn nearly 30k and it was dismissed as pocket money!

Ooh i wouldnt mind £20k pocket money!!

Dinah93

I wouldn't mind £50 pocket money, all mine goes to save up for the house. Daft thing is, she was earning more than NIMs dad when they met, so I don't get why our situation is so much different except she can't stand to think shes getting on a bit.