Pay off mortgage and start having fun!

AlexLK

:rotfl: Re. the cheese sandwich, if I'm telling someone they've paid too much, they really have paid too much.

Personally, if I were you I'd take something homemade to eat with your daughter at the open day. There's always somewhere nice to sit on most university campuses.

newgirly

I know I paid too much, you lot are a tough bunch c'mon, I sold eric this week and was intending a nice meal out, its a one off!

Hollyboll

to be clear newgirly, I was trying to make the point that it's hard NOT to pay too much for a cheese sandwich when you are late and hungry in Lundon, let alone near Horrids. Impressed you 'fessed up and clearly know it was overpriced - that's all MSE is about, is thinking and making the choice … which for one lunch when you are hungry and the week you sold car is a perfectly fair one! Not to say frugal given the location and other choices

ourcornercottage

It's all been going on here in the last few days.

I can actually appreciate both views as I stayed local to do my degree due to finances and definitely missed out on some of the social side, I also worked 15 hours a week and felt that stood me in good stead to get a job. There is very little difference between the 2:1 I got and the first I'm sure I could have achieved with the extra time on my hands. In terms of my career it made no difference and I was offered a place to do an ma which I deferred about 20 years ago due to financial restraints at the time.

When it comes down to it this is the route I had to take as my parents gave me no money or help, you just have to work a way to get where you want by the best means you can.

In relation to the sandwiches. I find I always plan ahead with everything I do due to dietry requirements and it works well, although I bet they were the most delicious sarnies ever !

gallygirl

newgirly wrote: »

One doesn't buy ones lunch from tesco metro and then eat it outside harrods, does one

Bluefire wrote: »

This one does

This one would have too .

AlexLK wrote: »

:rotfl: Re. the cheese sandwich, if I'm telling someone they've paid too much, they really have paid too much.

We rest our case :rotfl:.

Hollyboll

Yeah, and in Knightsbridge that might not even buy the icing on a cupcake these days ::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

newgirly

Pah, I'm not listening to you lot only hollyboll on this one

Its been a fairly rubbish week, dh's in a horrid mood, parents have annoyed me, eric has gone, cat just vomited on car ins.papers amoungst many other minor irritations, and I am tired. However it's a fresh start tomorrow!

Things to look forward to this week are :

Weight loss, hopefully I may have lost a pound this week, and only had alcohol twice

Meeting the "tuesday lunch" girls on tues night for a meal out at wildwood, £10 for 2x courses plus a glass of vino, have not seen them for ages

Halloween getting closer and my first trip to pyo pumpkins looming :T

Budget on track (despite cheese sarnies)

I only work 3 days, a god send when your dh is annoying you and he is your boss :rotfl:

Its nearly brie and cranberry bagel time of year :T

smallholdingsister

Well done for looking on the bright side.
I just heard the funniest short story on R4 about a woman called Marjorie looking on the bright side in a zombie apocalypse.

newgirly

Sounds good shs, my very favourite film in the world is shaun of the dead

Firegirl

Off topic but have you seen the film Gone Girl? Brilliant.