The ultimate incentive worked! Now onto phase two

Birdie85

Awww, poor Cinny! How useless is your uncle?! Is no-one around to lend you money or can someone bring you some food in? I'd make your uncle bring you something lovely for lunch to make up for the mistake!

The local radio station is playing back-to-back MJ tracks this morning instead of the usual 'A-Z of hits', I'm loving it! I'm trying not to dance as I don't want the guys sat with me thinking I'm wierd!

Dinah93

You need to start taking packed lunches Miss Cinny

I can't say I'm very affected by the news, I thought he was kind of creepy.

Dinah93

Oh, and in money news, we're nearly at 9%. Which is a shame really as we've seen a house we love, lots of potential to add value, decent area although not a village, detached, huge garden, busy road but really well set back from it. Stick on a 2 storey side extension and finish all the bits the current owners half started and could add about 70k to the value.

Poolie

I am sure there will be other houses in the area that you could add lots of value too once you have got your deposit higher. No point rushing in and ending up with a huge mortgage.

In Money news - Got a surprise yesterday we got a refund on the old car tax - OK £10 is not much but money in our pocket rather than the Governments.

Cinny91

Dinah93 wrote: »

You need to start taking packed lunches Miss Cinny

I thought I might look a bit odd camping down in the cinema with my Madagascar lunch box! My Dad should be back before I go and if I do a sad face he might lend me some money for petrol and din dins.

Great news on the 9% Dinah. Maybe you should stop looking at houses until you have a bigger deposit, you might just keep on getting your heart broken!

Radio 1 are just about to do 30mins of MJ songs. I'm loving this! (You know, not him dying.. the many funky songs) if they play Thriller I might have to do the dance. Or the little part of it that I know.

Dinah93

I know its not the house for us, it's just the best one I've seen come up in the last 5 months, and we're kind of getting angtsy to get a house, settle down, think about thinking about starting a family etc. However we need a MUCH bigger deposit, and NIM needs a better paid job, we're going to sit down and have a talk once family have gone to Italy.

Dinah93

Nah have to keep looking at houses, if I don't there is the risk I'll have a breakdown and spend the money on a Brera. Or books.

Birdie85

I think that MJ was 'odd' but I also think that he was a brilliant musician so I overlook the oddness and love his music. I grew up with it and it makes me happy, just been left on my own so singing along to 'Man in the Mirror'- make that change!

Well done on the nearly 9% Dinah! The deposit will be saved up for soon enough, don't worry too much about it at the mnute, times are hard and you're both lucky to be in work and building the savings as quickly as you are doing!

wendz86

There are a few pictures, not sure how to add them on here? Was really fun and great getting pampered, was having my hair and nails done at the same time at one point!

Sounds like you are doing well with the deposit Dinah, you will get there. If anyone can do it, you can.

Cinny91

You're making me jealous Wendz! If you put the pictures on tinypic or something you can just post the links I think?

Just had to excuse myself to the toilet and I had a massive panic attack. Haven't had one for years and it was horrible, couldn't breathe or talk, had these weird hiccupy things going on. Felt like a right idiot! Hate to say it but I think it was money related, been stressing myself out over paying my parents and giving myself to much of a strict budget and maybe this wage thing this morning pushed me over? Who knows! Been given my wages out of petty cash so I suppose the stress-attack did some good Decided to give myself a nice big spends budget for this week though and relax a bit. That really scared me!