We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
When life sends you Lemons, just bake a cake
Comments
-
Pippi the men come between 9 and 9'30 tomorrow, can't believe this is our last night with our crappy windows and patio door, tomorrow i will be able to step outside to get to the back garden rather than having to walk all around the building. Hopefully it will make me more interested in sorting out the back garden and stuff.0
-
Yay for windows! We want to grow most of the stuff on your list so we can share hints and tips
x Loan - [STRIKE]£6991.95[/STRIKE]£6180.01; Barclays Res - [STRIKE]£600[/STRIKE] £0 - £22 per week :eek:, NWB Grad O/D - [STRIKE]£1185[/STRIKE] £887.86 18.28% SWALEC - [STRIKE]£700[/STRIKE] £0 NPOWER [STRIKE]£220[/STRIKE] £0 Kays - [STRIKE]£591.28[/STRIKE] £0 TOTAL DEBT - [STRIKE]£10,288.23[/STRIKE] £7,000.01 31.96 % Paid off. BS Fund - £1 Savings Fund - £41.17 % Challenge Member 10 -
:j:jHAPPY NEW WINDOWS DAY LT!!:j:j🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
Hope the window installation is going well!
I'm on the groupon email list and saw this and thought of you.
Their special offers don't last too long, a day or two so you'll need to make a quick decision!
I've not had any problems with any of their deals so far!I've got my own flat :j:j
Now I have to pay the bills :eek:
And feed my interiors addiction
0 -
The windows and french doors are in and are FAB!
I love them! have photo's of before and after which i'll upload soon but they are so very different from what we had before.
I tried to wash up the nets from before but once again i couldn't get all of the mildew out of them. We decided that new french doors deserved nets that actually fitted them, but i admitted that what i really wanted was vertical blinds. Anyway we went to Dunelm just to see what sort of price we were looking at (me imagining hundreds) and it looked like that was the case.
Then as we walked away OH spotted some ready made ones which you could fit to size, and the largest ones fitted our space. They had three colours one of which was a tenner more than the others for some reason but we brought a lovely cream one home and have now fitted it. It's take a little while and i've learnt some new skills but it looks fab. They're probably not the same weight and quality of the custom made ones but they're good for our use and look nice.
sorry for the essay.
On a MSE note, i'm gonna charge my phone on cheap leccy tonight and put the washer on. (got to start clawing back one of the biggest cheques i've ever written)
got the allotment committee tomorrow - oh joy!
Makeup thanks for that i'll have a proper look at the site tomorrow.
and finally........... HOW CAN THEY CLOSE THE SITE DOWN ON A SATURDAY? don't they realise that i don't have much of a social life and am bound to be on here (when i'm not at the crop)0 -
Yah to the windows & the blinds I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
Sounds brilliant - and well worth the cost already by the sounds of it (plus just think how much value it will have added to the flat - more than the cost of them I bet!) - I'm so pleased it went well!
I agree wholeheartedly about the Saturday closure of the site thing - better prepare for FB to be busy!
🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
oooooo shiny new windows! Is it a lot warmer?Proud to be dealing with my debt:eek:
TOTAL: £6,437 (04/01/2013) slowly but surely it is decreasing:D0 -
Yay to the new windows LT :T Looking forward to seeing the before and after pics 0
-
it feels warmer already but i think that's because the weather is better. I certainly think it didn't drop as much as is used to overnight when we got up this morning.
Before
After
not the best photo's in the world but i love my windows 0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.5K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.2K Spending & Discounts
- 245.1K Work, Benefits & Business
- 600.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.4K Life & Family
- 258.9K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards