Pay off mortgage and start having fun!

newgirly

:rotfl::rotfl:sometimes yes, the food is great and there is always lots of wine!

newgirly

:dance: £295 for the tent! They want to send a courier which is fine, and have paid by PayPal, but it does not show on my PayPal acct yet, does anyone know of this is normal, I am not very eperienced

My dh has invited a work friend and his family for a BBQ tomorrow and I have no money and no food for it really, so I'm going to have a google and see if I can find some ideas for it and then go and buy some bits from mr t .

So far all I have thought of is : burger, sausages and rosemary roasted mini potatoes.

Back later with fabulous frugal plans :rotfl:

muddywhitechicken

Well done on the tent :T

What about BBQ pulled pork? Slow roast a pork shoulder joint in the oven and finish off on the BBQ, serve with HM coleslaw, corn-on-the-cob and crusty bread rolls/French stick.

bbcgoodfood has a good recipe - search for BBQ pulled pork sandwich

newgirly

Will do muddy white chicken , thanks

PayPal mystery solved.... I have two PayPal accts apparently all money transferred to online loft acct to go onwards £350 council fees.

skint_spice

Good news on the tent:j:j bet that's a relief.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Great news on the tent :T:T:T

Tilly x

Alchemilla

Newgirly i have a similar brother only my brother is nearly 40.

Failure to launch dont they call it?

Peonie

newgirly wrote: »

I need some opinions on something, if you wouldn't mind lovely mfw's. last night my parents were over and dad asked dd if she had a bank acct as they want to start to give dd an allowance direct to her bank. They already give her and the twins pocket money £20 each per month ( they also get the same from us plus phone contracts paid for ) I asked what for and they said just because they want to, I said (thanks obviously) but if they wan to help dd that I would prefer they saved some money on her behalf for her future ( also doing the same for the twins at the same time).

newgirly wrote: »

Just to add, we do give dd £20 a month , so she currently get £40 plus a bl*ckberry n contract paid for , bus faes paid for and I will give her a bit extra for college lunches and buy her equipment and some new clothes , oh, plus we bought her a video camera for working hard in her exams which she will need for her new course.

So it will be an extra £20 a month on top of the £40 she already receives?

Personally, I think they should have asked you first. I would put the money in an account for her future. Like you say, driving lessons and education.

newgirly

Alchemilla wrote: »

Newgirly i have a similar brother only my brother is nearly 40.

Failure to launch dont they call it?

Never heard that before I just don't want my lot getting any ideas that its a lifestyle choice for them!

Peonie, dd already gets £40 in total (£20 us £20 them) this will be an unspecified amount I am not sure of but I am guessing probably more than that as it as gong to be a direct debit into her current acct, if it was a small amount they would just give her the extra cash I think.

I have just had a PM from a fellow mse re who is concerned that my tent buyer has paid by PayPal and then decided to collect in person tomorrow, apparently this means he will have proof of purchase and I will have no proof of collection :eek: its a bit late in the day to do much about it I suppose, I am going to ask home to sign to say he has received it, anyone else had experience of this ?

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Hi NewGirly, I've had a few people collect eb@y items. I always make them sign a copy of the sale details, which I pull directly from the site. A few people have asked why and I just say to ensure I have proof of collection. Mr T has been tempted to take their photo with the goods but that seems a bit OTT

Tilly x