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  • teapot2
    teapot2 Posts: 3,649 Forumite
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    Froggy-G wrote: »

    I have sold my first book on GM today (£7),
    Does anybody know how long cheques from GM take to come around by any chance??

    Thanks
    Froggy :rotfl:

    Well done on the GM sale -assume it was a heavy book with quite a bit of postage if you got £7? After you mark it as sent, it takes a week for the payment to clear into your account. You can then request for it to transferred into your nominated account which takes about another 5 days soooo, quick its not! If you dont request a transfer the money will just sit in your [ie GM's account].

    Yay :j to more pressies - I love it when birthdays get stretched out like that.....
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Froggy-G wrote: »
    GG :j

    Could I please have a copy of "my" mortgage spreadsheet you've been working on?? ;)

    ]
    You have a PM sir :)
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Froggy-G wrote: »
    GG :j

    Could I please have a copy of "my" mortgage spreadsheet you've been working on?? ;)
    You have a PM sir :)
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    You have a PM sir :)

    Just answered your PM :p
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    teapot2 wrote: »
    Well done on the GM sale -assume it was a heavy book with quite a bit of postage if you got £7? After you mark it as sent, it takes a week for the payment to clear into your account. You can then request for it to transferred into your nominated account which takes about another 5 days soooo, quick its not! If you dont request a transfer the money will just sit in your [ie GM's account].

    Yay :j to more pressies - I love it when birthdays get stretched out like that.....

    Hey Teapot :j

    Thanks for the info.. Book is not that heavy.. Postage should be £2/3 max so should make £4/5 on the book..

    There should be another 3/4 more presents to come in the next week as well!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

    Froggy :rotfl:
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Afternoon all :j

    Postage for the GM book ended up being £4.41, thats just plain shocking! I could not send it 2nd class as it was too heavy.. Anyway, I will still make £2.59 on it..:rotfl:
    I have put my expense claim through at work (£68) for my eye test and new glasses...That should take about 2 weeks to come through to me..;)
    No payment so far from Quidco or TCB this month, but hopefully it will come through quite soon...:o
    Had a couple of calls from recruitment agencies in the last couple of days... Things are progressing very slowly, and I am desperate to find something new, I don't really know how long I can last here :mad:..

    Am off to table tennis again tonight, not expecting to win, but still good to practice and get a bit fitter..

    Hope everybody is well?

    Froggy :D
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • wynnvegas
    wynnvegas Posts: 1,377 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Holla Froggy,

    Sounds like a good week. A belated happy birthday to you. Well done on the table tennis and the beginning of what will, I'm sure, be a very profitable venture into internet entrepreneurship. Keep on top of the infernal recruitment agents - I think they're no better regardless of which area they practice their dark art in!

    Cheers,

    Billy
    Mortgage Free: 28/10/2010
    Time / Interest Saved: 18.5 years / £61,866.50
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    wynnvegas wrote: »
    Holla Froggy,

    Sounds like a good week. A belated happy birthday to you. Well done on the table tennis and the beginning of what will, I'm sure, be a very profitable venture into internet entrepreneurship. Keep on top of the infernal recruitment agents - I think they're no better regardless of which area they practice their dark art in!

    Cheers,

    Billy

    Cheers Billy :j

    Just got off the phone with the agencies.. They just got a firm talking to from me :mad:, and strict instructions as to what they need to do for me right now... Hope all is well oop north?;)

    Froggy :D
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • babyb06
    babyb06 Posts: 369 Forumite
    Happy belated birthday! And well done on the table tennis.

    Having read your diary I think I may add another thing to my to do list - to look at books I could sell, I have soooo many and I won't read them again - need to do something, my bookcases are heaving as are the boxes under the desk and drawers under the bed....you get the picture! I have never been any good at selling stuff though (too lazy), but I will keep thinking about it.

    Hope you watched the Biggest Loser rather than Champions League the other day! I am guessing you are a Red if you were watching Tuesday....

    Good look with the recruitment agency! Fingers crossed you are inundated with offers soon!

    Babyb
    Mort at highest - June 2008 - £171,000 - Daily Int 5.9% = £27.64:eek:
    Offset Mort - Nov 2010 £150,299- Daily Int 3.75% = Nov £15.44
    Mortgage Jan 2012 - £136,000 - Daily Int 3.75% - £3.10
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    babyb06 wrote: »
    Happy belated birthday! And well done on the table tennis.

    Having read your diary I think I may add another thing to my to do list - to look at books I could sell, I have soooo many and I won't read them again - need to do something, my bookcases are heaving as are the boxes under the desk and drawers under the bed....you get the picture! I have never been any good at selling stuff though (too lazy), but I will keep thinking about it.

    Hope you watched the Biggest Loser rather than Champions League the other day! I am guessing you are a Red if you were watching Tuesday....

    Good look with the recruitment agency! Fingers crossed you are inundated with offers soon!

    Babyb

    Thanks BabyB :p

    I would say yes its worth selling the books.. It might not fly off the shelf but going through GM makes it really easy...
    I am a red but not Man U (am a Gunners at heart)..and I ended up watching the Biggest Loser - can't believe that annoying woman is back!!
    I hope there will plenty of offers soon too! I can't wait!!

    Froggy :D
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
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