A journey of a 1000 miles must begin with single footstep....

Woowoo

I'm not sure Kat, I think you can buy an annual prescription instead then.

Ceniza

Woowoo wrote: »

Have been to the doctors this morning (nothing interesting or serious!), can you believe they were running 50 minutes late, its so frustrating! Also couldn't believe a prescription is now £7.40!

I went last week, appointment at 8:30am, got seen at 8:50 - how on earth can you already be 20 minutes late at 8:30...

Also, you don't have to pay prescription price if it's cheaper over the counter. I also think that it's better to have a standard £7.40 price for ALL drugs then a range in price like you do in the States, where you can pay HUNDREDS of Dollars for your drugs...

LittleMoog

**Kat** wrote: »

Prescriptions are indeed free in Wales, although, to see a GP here you need to know you're ill 2 weeks in advance.

That is a lot for prescriptions though! How does it work, do you still have to pay if you have an illness which requires daily meds for life?

If you have one of a specific list of illnesses, you can get a medical exemption so you get all your scripts for free. I've got one as I have hypothyroidism so am on daily thyroxine tablets.

Woo, good work on the payments keep it up

Woowoo

Sounds like all surgeries are the the same with regards to time keeping, regardless of where you live then!

Woowoo

£2.60 to Lloyds

mrsspendalot

Woowoo wrote: »

£2.60 to Lloyds

Been lurking on your diary

Do you pay a little amount each day, like from your loose change or something? Or is an odd amount in your bank account balance that you transfer over? I've seen a few people doing small payments regularly, just wondered how you decide how much to pay.

Woowoo

Hi mrsspendalot

At the moment I have been paying for things with my debit card as opposed to cash, then rounding down the number left and sending to Lloyds. This saves me trekking to the bank to pay in coins and then paying it off Lloyds (this is what I used to do).

mrsspendalot

Woowoo wrote: »

Hi mrsspendalot

At the moment I have been paying for things with my debit card as opposed to cash, then rounding down the number left and sending to Lloyds. This saves me trekking to the bank to pay in coins and then paying it off Lloyds (this is what I used to do).

That's what I wondered .... I think I could do that with the odd bit of my bank balance left each day/week or something .... every little helps and all that

Woowoo

It certainly does, and I'm sure all these little payments have the added bonus of annoying the banks

Have you got a diary?

mrsspendalot

Woowoo wrote: »

It certainly does, and I'm sure all these little payments have the added bonus of annoying the banks

Have you got a diary?

I wondered how they viewed the frequent small payments

I do have a diary, yes, it's ambitiously called £12k in 12 months