The ultimate incentive proposed! Buying a house, a wedding, and staying debt free.

Dinah93

Thanks Bufger - I think thats really romantic - I'd rather be proposed to outdoors than in a crowded restaurant at any rate!

Poolie

You will be lucky to get £1500

Tete_en_l'Air

Dinah93 wrote: »

Without a doubt! You're pretty much halfway there and you've only had 5 months so far!

So, easy decision made, we're selling NIMs car! :eek:

Hmm, but mostly that was what I'd accumulated in a normal savings account last financial year! Ah we'll see. Hopefully be saving for a deposit on a house too so that might need to take precedence (to rent not to buy!)

Eek, so how much do you think you'll get for the car? Might go some way to pay for the OU course? Plus the extra each month.

Yes Wendz, I don't think it hurts to think about weddings in a hypothetical sense - at least we'll be prepared when they DO ask! :rolleyes:

In a moneymaking bid I've been looking at MS again, some jobs for Sunday Dinners in pubs, but it's so complicated! 'Choose one drink from list A and one from list B ... make chicken your first choice but if it isn't available then Pork, Beef....' I'd never remember it all! Plus you're supposed to enter the establishment without drawing attention to yourself unnecessarily and I just can't do that, way too clumsy and silly!

ETA - Awww, Bufger, sounds really romantic - I love a bit of flawed romance!!

Dinah93

Poolie wrote: »

You will be lucky to get £1500

I was thinking we'd be lucky to get £500 looking at Autotrader.

Tete, you've been to restaurants before, you can manage this! It doesn't matter if you knock somthing over, it matters if you wander in wearing a t-shirt saying 'I love mystery shopping'. And you can always store brief notes on cards in your bag or on your phone so you look like you're texting x

Tete_en_l'Air

Dinah93 wrote: »

Tete, you've been to restaurants before, you can manage this!

Ha, reminded me of OH ordering his pizza last night, waitress repeated the order to him and walked away, and he was like 'Why did she say Hawaiian, I ordered Farmhouse!' I clearly heard him say Hawaiian but he wouldn't have it. Ended up having to run after her "he MEANT to say Farmhouse!" - that's the sort of thing that would look inconspicuous I guess!!!

Dinah93 wrote: »

wander in wearing a t-shirt saying 'I love mystery shopping'.

Oooh, way to get good service wherever you go!!

Dinah93

Always ask for receipts in McDonalds, much better service that way!

clearing_out_my_pockets

Dinah93 wrote: »

Mainly waiting for family reasons to be honest, as in I had nightmares about the wedding for a second night running last night. His mother threw chunks of wood and logs at me while I tried to say my vows.

I am a lurker on your thread but just had to post when I read that... I have wedding nightmares but nothing to that extreme! Best of luck - aren't you tempted to have a winter wedding with a big open fire? :rotfl:

Dinah93

No she could throw me in it!!! I'm going to end up with a Health & Safety themed wedding just to apease my fears of the MiL.

Winter wedding is a bit tempting but white and rain just seems like a bad idea!!! I admit I'm mainly tempted by the idea of mulled wine.... which is a bad plan with a white dress really!

Dinah93

Tete! When does the course start, my email says the 21st but thats a Monday!

Tete_en_l'Air

Mine says 21st too but the website definitely says Wednesdays so presumably they put the Monday of the first week? Just noticed you have to go between 8.30 and 4.30 so might have to drive across during my lunch hour. Grr. Boyes sale starts tomorrow I think, might pop in and see what they've got in the way of fabrics!!