pammyj74's MFW diary (or possible wishful thinking!!)

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Also car tax letter came today. £112 for 6 months (as I am hoping to get a new car)
DDs birthday party at home (approx about £40-£50)
DDs presents
car stereo replacement

All seems to come at once doesn't it? Just like buses.

Well done to DD on the trophy

pammyj74

Hoping my next car will be a £35 a year tax lol that would be lovely!

Have had a lazy day off today, just rating dooyoo, doing a couple of comps and no housework in site
Did DD Camp rock cd for her hard work at judo, she is upstairs now belting out a tune! 10 years from now you may see her on xfactor hahaha

pammyj74

well have sent off my letter accepting the £9k and pleaded with the solicitor to do it quickly as it has taken almost a year. It would have been a lot sooner but he held onto things months at a time for some reason :mad: I just dont understand it, maybe holding out for more fees. I have told him my dismay in a letter.

Have calculated how much I would shave if I OP'd all or some of it:

1k - £456 and 2 months
2k - £903 and 4 months
3k - £1342 and 6 months
4k - £1773 and 8 months

9k - £3799 and a whopping 18 months which would bring me 8 months closer to my target ED my end date would be Feb 2020 9 and a half years

It is so tempting to put the whole lot on BUT you can do too much living by the OP means. I think I am going to have £5k for a car, £2k OP and leave £2k for treats and maybe a holiday? (or £3k OP and £1k towards holiday.) It doesnt seem a lot to save/shave for £1k or £2k does it?

Hope it comes in time for xmas. I have pleaded with him to get it sorted asap. I have wait two years since a guy on here emailed me with a free offer to help. I wish I had sorted it myself now, it would have been done last year!!

katsu

Pammy, Aldi have http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_15819.htm a special offer car stereo. We have been really impressed with the stereo we got from them a few years ago.

pammyj74

That does look good, mp3 and Bluetooth, says you can talk hands free on your mobile through it? how would that work?

katsu

pammyj74 wrote: »

That does look good, mp3 and Bluetooth, says you can talk hands free on your mobile through it? how would that work?

I guess it works in that you use bluetooth to connect the phone to it, like any other bluetooth speaker then when the phone rings the call comes through your car speakers and the stereo stops playing your other music?

No idea how the microphone works for this tho?

Agree it looks great - their quality was good for the other one we bought, no problems using it, I recommend them TBH.

gerbiljo

Congratulations on getting the money! Glad some of it will go for treats too

pammyj74

well havent technically got it yet but already spent it lol

ex might try and claim some but i will fight him for it!
Looks like the car I want might cost £7k so its either that or a cheaper car and holiday too. Undecided.

greent

Haven't been around for a while - good news on the claim front!

cha97michelle

What a lovely dilemna to have - how to spend lots of money. £7k on a car, £1k on a hol, £1k to overpay. I think you would end up feeling guilty if you didn't overpay any. I would. :rotfl: