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  • pammyj74
    pammyj74 Posts: 3,290 Forumite
    I joined our selling page too, its good to see what people are selling.
    We might do the quiche for tea :)
    MPs left feb '08 276- Dec 13 36 :T MB Jan 10 ~ £82,377 Dec 13 ~ £29987
    EMFD was Feb 32 :eek: NOW Dec 2013 its Dec 2016
    MF new target Dec 16 REACHED!! :j
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    This is one I joined through Bounty so just expectant mummies selling or asking for baby stuff which is ideal. The selling groups are handy aren't they, that's where I saw the advert and sold my wii fit board.
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    Had a tiring couple of shifts, it was busy but think i need to take it a bit easier. I had a nosebleed in work last night :eek: had a couple during last pregnancy so hope it doesn't become a regular thing!

    Have had £10 given to me that was owed and through a facebook selling page have sold loads of DD's old clothes for about £27 profit after postage so am just waiting for lady to pay so I can post tomorrow. It's a lot of stuff - do you think double binbag is sufficient? I just want them to arrive there safely not in style! :)

    All this money should be going directly and promptly to OP's but haven't checked the current accounts yet. I put £15 of petrol in earlier out of my cash so hoping that will last till payday.

    This is the first month for a while though I haven't dipped into savings or used CC to tide us over till payday so if we don't so that we should benefit from the extra cash this payday (13 days away :eek:)

    Still hoping current account is pleasing to the eye and I can OP this money straight away :)
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    I am snowed under with clutter! Doesn't help that one of my vacuum pack bag split this morning while I was sorting clothes out! Roll on Sunday's carboot sale - please don't rain! :D

    Started watching 'The Kings Speech' last night but DH turned it off after 45 mins, have to persuade him to watch the rest later. I thought it was very good but not gripping and we watch a lot of thrillers etc so a dfferent kind of film for us. Got to make the most of joining Lovefilm though. Does anyone have any recommendations for films?

    Need to pop out shortly to post a parcel and I have requested £36.50 from my paypal account.

    From looking quickly at my internet banking it looks like Halifax are offering me an ISA paying 4.4% interest? I could be wrong though as that sounds rather good. I am wondering whether to get money together to open that as I need £500 and obviously most of my spare cash goes straight to the mortgage :D

    Have profited quite well from DH this week. He paid for his own petrol, vowed to put 'bonus' money is a 'hiding place' to save for holiday, paid for my ebay postage the other day and has given me about £7 in loose change this morning! Why don't men use up change instead of breaking into notes all the time??????
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • yukkibear
    yukkibear Posts: 5,556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Half our loft is full of clutter, can never seem to find the time to do a car boot sale though, we have to make the effort soon
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    Decluttering is the best feeling ever! Just a shame it's a slow process. Our playroom really is a fancy dumping ground!
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    The facebok selling sounds good, I'm off for a look as I am getting sick of ebay. Good luck with the car boot, and give us some totals soon!
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    earthgirl wrote: »
    The facebok selling sounds good, I'm off for a look as I am getting sick of ebay. Good luck with the car boot, and give us some totals soon!

    Will message you the group. Hoping I can sell some more stuff and update my OP's!


    Had a rubbish shift. Vented to DH and I'm just in a bad mood. It's management decisions and attitude that have bugged me most - arrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!

    There - I feel much better now!
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    Have had a better day in work :j

    Really need to catch up with surveys etc as not much money making going on in that respect.

    Someone in work may be interested in some of DD's old clothes so need to sort through what I have once again! Might do that in a bit - then again I might not :D

    Am really please to see that interest rates have been held again. I am on a tracker till April 2012 so assuming I can secure a new deal 3 months before it ends so be nice to see rates staying as they are for a bit (or a lot) longer. Might have a read at the article 'lenders slash mortgage rates too'. One thing that will really go in our favour is a LTV of around 73% currently so puts us in a better position.

    Hope everyone is ok and extra thoughts for a special MFW x
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • pammyj74
    pammyj74 Posts: 3,290 Forumite
    How do people pay for stuff through facebook?
    MPs left feb '08 276- Dec 13 36 :T MB Jan 10 ~ £82,377 Dec 13 ~ £29987
    EMFD was Feb 32 :eek: NOW Dec 2013 its Dec 2016
    MF new target Dec 16 REACHED!! :j
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