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***Nearly the WEEKEND! All join in for a Friday Chat 20/11/09***

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  • Pooky
    Pooky Posts: 7,023 Forumite
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    Blugh - it's cack out there....wandered round a few shops but far to wet and windy to bother....I brought chocolate.

    I did come home to my mini baileys sample, 2 parcles and a lovely cheque from the council.....rebate on council tax...cancels out what we spent in France yesterday.....Oh la la :j
    "Start every day off with a smile and get it over with" - W. C. Field.
  • Pooky wrote: »
    Blugh - it's cack out there....wandered round a few shops but far to wet and windy to bother....I brought chocolate.

    I did come home to my mini baileys sample, 2 parcles and a lovely cheque from the council.....rebate on council tax...cancels out what we spent in France yesterday.....Oh la la :j

    That's brilliant Pooky! Oh and the coffee Baileys is loooovely :)
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  • hooray for weekend!!

    about to send off a letter to hopefully rid me of c.tax bailiffs and charges.. can have a peacefull weekend then.

    Had a good night out last night too (first for a while) went to see Eddie Izzard - the man's a genius!
  • Pooky
    Pooky Posts: 7,023 Forumite
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    edited 20 November 2009 at 12:52PM
    hooray for weekend!!

    about to send off a letter to hopefully rid me of c.tax bailiffs and charges.. can have a peacefull weekend then.

    Had a good night out last night too (first for a while) went to see Eddie Izzard - the man's a genius!


    Oh I'd love to see him, he's a very funny man...a very inspiring one too...all those marathons!

    My parcel just arrived from the book people - huge big red christmas box with "the book people" all over it...yeah, that's easy to hide from prying eyes!!! Have had to flatpack the box and get rid and hide the contents somewhere else.......I swear my kids have xray eyes.
    "Start every day off with a smile and get it over with" - W. C. Field.
  • Ames
    Ames Posts: 18,459 Forumite
    Snaggs, my income comes either 2 or 4 weekly, so I do a different budget every four weeks, it's a bit of a pain but it's a lot more accurate than doing it monthly. I know everyone on here says to work out what the yearly amount is spread over 12 months, but that means that most months your budget's got more money coming in than there really is. I find just doing it as if the 4 weekly one is monthly doesn't work either, because bill dates change around in relation to it and again it gets confusing. Haven't a clue about spreadsheets though, I use paper and pen!
    Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    edited 20 November 2009 at 1:22PM
    Cheers Ames. Roughly half of mine is monthly and half 4 weekly....just to make it EVER so simple! :rotfl:

    The budgetting itself isn't really a problem, I usually just add stuff up at the start of the month, but I'm a little bit lazy so just thought it would be nice to automate it a bit. :D

    Have downloaded Open Office (I didn't have it - had some other rubbish office package) so will have a play with that.
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  • Pooky wrote: »
    Oh I'd love to see him, he's a very funny man...a very inspiring one too...all those marathons!

    When we got there we had one spare ticket and we couldn't give it away same a couple outside the arena, free tickets anyone!!

    He was brilliant, first time I'd seen him.
  • Queen.Bess
    Queen.Bess Posts: 1,062 Forumite
    Oh and the coffee Baileys is loooovely :)

    It certainly is Squizz! I got mine last week and enjoyed it immensely! I don't think its as good as the original, but still delicious!

    Well quiet day for me here at work. I've left DH at home creating a shopping list for the supermarket tomorrow and then entering it onto mysupermarket.com so we know where the deals are to be had this weekend!

    Sorry to hear of various ailments doing the rounds...so far I've stayed clear this autumn, so fingers crossed - nothing worse than being ill at the weekend, when you're not at work!!
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  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    Hello :wave:

    Snaggs, budge up in the MSE blanket and make room for Sammy!

    Bunster hope you find the crazy puss!

    ...Linda xx
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    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    Well as long as she doesn't wriggle, cos I'm trying to sleep here! :)
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
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