Hypno's "just for today" diary of rediscovery.

short_bird

It might be worth checking if there are combined rail and entry ticket offers for the Science Museum; I know they do them (or did do them) for Cadbury World and possibly Warwick Castle. (Is there a bus? or is that just too hellish to contemplate?)

I was going to the first car boot of the season this morning. Well, I don't know if they've given up due to rain but I think they will so CBA. Him Indoors has gone, despite being a rain phobic when it suits... :rotfl:Bless his funny little ways:rotfl:

Karmacat

Shortbird, the tube is hellish, but buses can be quite fun! At least you get to see where you're going, and the Science Museum is in such a lovely area. Travelcards in London are usually the thing - they're valid for tube or bus. Might want to look at oyster cards - the unit price per journey is half that on the tube, and if you can find a cheap way of getting to London, they're ideal. They want a £3 deposit, and I'm not sure about closing it down when you don't want it any more, but really worth investigating.

gallygirl

hypno06 wrote: »

I was hoping to take the children down to London for the day during the Easter holidays too, but might have to take a rain check on that one, if I can't get uber cheap tickets on the train. They want to go to the science museum, so we can do it cheaply once we are there, but the train tickets will take up a bit.

Check out coach tickets H - DD gets them for around £9 Norwich - London.

hypno06

We usually get the coach because it works out cheaper, and will def look at it again - in the past I have got a family travel card too, which knocks off one child price and is worth it if more than one journey a year is planned.

KC, I am putting the money from m/b and m/s etc away in my egg savings account - it is there building up an emergency fund, as I have otherwise got little or nothing to fall back on.

It is "instant access" in that I can transfer it to a current account, but it takes about 3 days to do so, so I am less likely to dip into it for things that are not necessary.

So, if the budgets really don't work, I can withdraw some of the egg money, but I really don't want to, as otherwise I have nothing for emergencies.

Obviously, if the emergencies don't appear, and the balance increases nicely, then I can use it in due course to settle the barclayloan early. But I'm not going to plan that, as such, at the moment.

Am just working my way through surveys.....have done a pureprofile and a lightspeed.......got a couple more to do, but coffee needed first!

angela110660

Just to say that all the museums were free last time I went to London. Went to Imperial War and Maritime last August.

Nelmer

Hi Hypno, not to put a dampner on your plans but aren't train strikes planned for the easter weekend? (sorry!)

hypno06

Its ok, nelmer, I am off work the following week, so we are looking at going mid week sometime.

angela, yes, we were working on the basis the science museum is free to get in. If we take a packed lunch, then we can have a fairly cheap day, as long as DD stays away from the shops! I can take her to Knightsbridge, because I don't think she has been there......but we will have to have rules on spending

Surveys are up to date - I could get £3 to paypal from lightspeed, but am almost at £5 so will hold out for another week or so.......slowly slowly!

Will finish my current coffee, then do an hour's blitzing on the house.....which should make enough of a difference to justify leaving the rest!!

Karmacat

hypno06 wrote: »

KC, I am putting the money from m/b and m/s etc away in my egg savings account - it is there building up an emergency fund, as I have otherwise got little or nothing to fall back on.

It is "instant access" in that I can transfer it to a current account, but it takes about 3 days to do so, so I am less likely to dip into it for things that are not necessary.

So, if the budgets really don't work, I can withdraw some of the egg money, but I really don't want to, as otherwise I have nothing for emergencies.

Obviously, if the emergencies don't appear, and the balance increases nicely, then I can use it in due course to settle the barclayloan early. But I'm not going to plan that, as such, at the moment.

That makes sense - and whats more, it means the debt freeness happens next year even apart from your dfw efforts :j:j:j Thats really striking!

pania

Hi honey are you ok? just had a read through and a somewhat belated happy new diary from me!! loving the plans for the holiday!! mum is down that way so if i can get her to find things out then i will do happily.
Big hugs, i'm at work at the moment. My just for today is Just for today i will get my budget done
Just for today i will finish work knowing that i am up to date
Just for today i will list on ebay as its free!!

xxx

hypno06

Hi P....yes, I am fine, thanks! I need to get myself organised - keep thinking of things that need doing, but then start other things instead!! doh!


So, my plan of action for the next couple of hours is thus:

• [STRIKE]get showered and dressed[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]see if the washing machine has behaved......unlikely, but if it has, get another load in[/STRIKE] Have fixed the problem
• [STRIKE]give the kitchen a quick clean[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]tidy and hoover the lounge and hall[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]polish the same[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]work out another matched bet qualifier[/STRIKE]
• work out timetable for all weekends matched bets to make sure I don't miss anything!! ongoing
• have coffee to keep me going ongoing
• pop back into MSE from time to time to ensure everyone behaving themselves.....ongoing