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  • debtfreewannabe321
    debtfreewannabe321 Posts: 9,268 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Can you not watch the show on BBC Iplayer when you've left :)

    We're also having marinated chicken yummy! oh and i also got the valentine card free too ;)..........i then passed the laptop to dh and told him to make an account and get one for me.....and who says romance is dead :p
    MORTGAGE BALANCE when we moved Aug 2024, £120,000. January 1st £118,267.06. May 1st, £116, 123, June 1st, £115,536, New mortgage added for extension- £165,000 July 1st!


    Mortgage Overpayments - September-December, £152.46. Jan £103.27, Feb £115, March £91.50, April £100, May £200, June £200. July £200.
    Total- £1162.23
    Goal to pay off 1% of current mortgage in one year. £1200. (96.83% there)

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6496485/buying-a-little-piece-of-middle-england#latest
  • gargrave50
    gargrave50 Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    debtfreewannabe321 wrote: »
    Can you not watch the show on BBC Iplayer when you've left :)

    We're also having marinated chicken yummy! oh and i also got the valentine card free too ;)..........i then passed the laptop to dh and told him to make an account and get one for me.....and who says romance is dead :p

    Aha a solution!! Didn't think of that one.............or didn't want to:p.

    Sounds a bit like our romance ;).
    LBM 30/6/9 Unsecured debts [STRIKE]£25,323.48[/STRIKE] £0 :T Debt free
    Left for life Down Under 4th August 2012 - living frugally and have learned my lessons :j:j:j:j
  • gargrave50
    gargrave50 Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    Well no car today so forced to do housework and clearing out:o.

    Have some black bags from the last clearout to go through. Planning on making 3 piles - ebay worthy, car boot worthy and the 50p a kilo clothing shop which pays cash for trash;).

    Had to open a new ebay account as my other one has been hacked :(. Not an awful problem as I've reported it to ebay, but it does mean I'm classed as a new seller with no feedback. This also limits me to listing 10 items a month:mad::mad::mad::mad:.

    Never going to make my £2k target now!!

    On the plus side, found a Barbour jacket (which I thought was lost) to list, and a few other bits and bobs. Going to carry on listing and see how far I get.

    Another goody for today, my new boss in Oz emailed me saying she will email me an employment offer to sign and send back, then my visa will be in my hands in 8 weeks:T.
    LBM 30/6/9 Unsecured debts [STRIKE]£25,323.48[/STRIKE] £0 :T Debt free
    Left for life Down Under 4th August 2012 - living frugally and have learned my lessons :j:j:j:j
  • gargrave50
    gargrave50 Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    Pie and beans for lunch............a girl needs calories and comfort food to fuel the clearing and cash raising :D.

    Also the last car boot sale never materialised - planning one for March now:money:. Have to pay to fly Alan and Cole down to London and back, as Wanted Down Under only pay for flights from Heathrow - they don't cover the cost of your internal transfers.

    What they do cover is the following:-

    Return flights Heathrow to Perth (AUS)
    Car hire including all fuel for the week
    Hire of a home for a week
    All costs associated with activities being filmed
    All transport to any work appointments being filmed

    Don't cover:-

    Costs from Glasgow to Heathrow
    Food and drinks

    We do have the opportunity to extend the trip and they will still cover the cost of flights regardless of the return date, which is nice, but would just be additional cost for accommodation etc. Will chat to hubby but don't think we intend to extend our stay.

    Hoping the car booty money will cover some of the costs for food and drinks, and my BA miles can hopefully fly Alan and Cole return.:T

    All ebay money is going towards Oz flights, NOT the reccy trip. It will take willpower, but I'm not going on a spendfest!!! Mark my words.
    LBM 30/6/9 Unsecured debts [STRIKE]£25,323.48[/STRIKE] £0 :T Debt free
    Left for life Down Under 4th August 2012 - living frugally and have learned my lessons :j:j:j:j
  • gargrave50
    gargrave50 Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    Pie eaten, and the following "stuff" listed on Ebay. (Yes, you wouldn't believe it but there is more!!)

    Barbour jacket
    Mens Tommy Hilfiger jacket
    set of 3 Diamonique rings
    Next and John Lewis cushions
    Brown leather bag
    Next top
    River Island Jeans

    And tonight - planning to get our surround system out and photograph that to list too :D.

    Roll on March, my next 10 items are already lined up ;).
    LBM 30/6/9 Unsecured debts [STRIKE]£25,323.48[/STRIKE] £0 :T Debt free
    Left for life Down Under 4th August 2012 - living frugally and have learned my lessons :j:j:j:j
  • gargrave50
    gargrave50 Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    Off upstairs to have a quick shower and sort out the 3 piles :D. Hubby needs to buy 10 sheets of gyproc to finish the attic, then its ready for decorating. Bought a radiator and the plumber is fitting it for free (friend of hubby's), as Alan has already laid all the pipework and it just needs connecting. Good times :D.
    LBM 30/6/9 Unsecured debts [STRIKE]£25,323.48[/STRIKE] £0 :T Debt free
    Left for life Down Under 4th August 2012 - living frugally and have learned my lessons :j:j:j:j
  • gargrave50
    gargrave50 Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    Transferred £31.70 to our little savings account to join the £20.54 already there. Hey hey £50+ towards the £2k target ;).
    LBM 30/6/9 Unsecured debts [STRIKE]£25,323.48[/STRIKE] £0 :T Debt free
    Left for life Down Under 4th August 2012 - living frugally and have learned my lessons :j:j:j:j
  • gargrave50
    gargrave50 Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    Woohoo!

    Just had an email from my new friend at the Beeb, we are pencilled in to fly to Oz on the 8th April 2012. My son will spend his birthday Down Under (first of many here's hoping!).

    :D:D:D:D:D:D
    LBM 30/6/9 Unsecured debts [STRIKE]£25,323.48[/STRIKE] £0 :T Debt free
    Left for life Down Under 4th August 2012 - living frugally and have learned my lessons :j:j:j:j
  • gargrave50
    gargrave50 Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    Saturday 24th March - car boot sale date. I'm on fire ;).
    LBM 30/6/9 Unsecured debts [STRIKE]£25,323.48[/STRIKE] £0 :T Debt free
    Left for life Down Under 4th August 2012 - living frugally and have learned my lessons :j:j:j:j
  • gargrave50
    gargrave50 Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    Oh yeah, and my Manager just called - she has booked me in for 3 bank nightshifts in the next off duty ;). Only one more to fill then.

    And also have 2 bank nightshifts booked for next week :D.

    BTW figured out the cash4clothes shop also collects for free if you have over 10 bags............I have WAY more!
    LBM 30/6/9 Unsecured debts [STRIKE]£25,323.48[/STRIKE] £0 :T Debt free
    Left for life Down Under 4th August 2012 - living frugally and have learned my lessons :j:j:j:j
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