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Cookers broken and I am thrilled!
LJD1_2
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Right, this might sound mad as our oven has completly died the death. However, my husband's reaction, and he loves cooking, was to say well we won't be getting another till we've saved up for it. It's the microwave and hob from now on. He's had his lightbulb moment! Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
January budget
Nothing left!
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Don't worry, there's lots of good things you can cook in a micro-wave. If it's a combination model, you can even roast.I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.
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Have you thought about asking on freecycle? You could get second hand for for free till you have saved up for a new one?Total DebtWas £4145.81now £0.000
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to cook using a microwave for a whole year when we first got married - and that was in the days before comi ovens!2014 Target;
To overpay CC by £1,000.
Overpayment to date : £310
2nd Purse Challenge:
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If you are on income support (and some other benefits?) you may be able to get a crisis loan to buy a new cooker. IIRC these are interest free. Check it out: if you don't have to provide a receipt, the real MSE thing would be to get an interest free loan, and a freecycle cooker.....
(BUT ONLY DO THIS IF YOU CAN TRUST YOURSELF TO USE AN INTEREST FREE LOAN IN AN MSE WAY - IE TO MAKE MONEY - AND NOT FRITTER IT........)Ex board guide. Signature now changed (if you know, you know).0 -
A financially aware husband that loves cooking? I'd eBay him. 'L@@k!!! - RARE!!!'
Eek! Someone's stolen my signature! :eek:0 -
Freecycle here we come until we've saved up. And, a client of mine gave me their old (one year old) microwave and it's a combi! Things just look better.January budget
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pounds_and_pensive wrote:A financially aware husband that loves cooking? I'd eBay him. 'L@@k!!! - RARE!!!'
Ohhhh, could I get much for him?January budget
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LJD1 wrote:Ohhhh, could I get much for him?
*forages frantically for pennies but can only start the bidding at 75p, half a Mars Bar and two used bus ticketsEek! Someone's stolen my signature! :eek:0 -
pounds_and_pensive wrote:*forages frantically for pennies but can only start the bidding at 75p, half a Mars Bar and two used bus tickets
OMG that much.....I won't bother with buy it now!January budget
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I'll see your 75p and make it...... €4 in coins, approx 20p in Gambian currency, 1 Boots Facial Pamper kit (free obv....) ... and a second hand microwave cookery book. Oh, and a chicken carcass, there's a recipe for soup in the book.
Seriously, congratulations on the overdue and much anticipated safe arrival of LBM
!!!!!! A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort Mortgage Balance = £0
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