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Pap's Productive Project

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  • penelopedee_2
    penelopedee_2 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    Yep, with Beanie on that one Pap.
    This time I haven't smoked since 6th Jan 2014 and still going ok.
    Fingers crossed x
  • Thanks ladies, I was leaning to that option but needed a little reasurance. So its actually £129.99 on my card and I will transfer the £100 from my bank as soon as it hits. I will try and be super frugal this month now however to save some pennies to put towards it. There was one for £179 but this had better reviews/spec. So this debt will cost me approx £13 so April I now have £150.00 approx to add to my budget sheet, opps.

    But I should be able to get a bit back for this one and I also have a box of stuff that needs to go on ebay anyway. So I should be able to cover the whole of the netbook :T

    One thing I can't wait for is to be able to type with two hands instead of one :rotfl:
  • Sparkle80
    Sparkle80 Posts: 1,113 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I'm with everyone else on this and say option 4!

    You should do not too badly with it on Ebay, plus with your other stuff you want to list, it would be good if you made the full amount - good luck!
  • Many thanks Sparkle, they are going for anything from £20 to £70 faulty so if I get just £30 it will be something. As long as it will be or some use to someone instead of in landfill :D I estimate I prob have about £100 of items to be listed but its getting around to do them, I think I will set asside Monday to get at least 4 items listed.

    NSD yesterday, not so today :o I picked up my new netbook today, and its amazing, certainly the best choice. However while in Tesco I decided to pick up a case for it as I will be taking it to London and I also picked up a few treats.
    £2.00 pic and mix (mum)
    £0.55 red nose crisps
    £1.50 car air freshner (mum)
    £1.50 hemming web
    £0.75 x2 bath petals (1 Mum)
    £0.63 kinder egg
    £5.98 laptop case

    = £13.66

    Certainly overspent there but Mum payed for the train and food while out walking the dog so its not too bad as that cost nearly £15.

    I am now planning Sat, Sun and Mon to be NSD's and teh remainder of the week to be NSD's too. We shall see ;)

    Have a great weekend all :j
  • beanielou
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    Happy weekend to you too Pap
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  • Sparkle80
    Sparkle80 Posts: 1,113 Forumite
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    Happy New Netbook and have a great weekend! :j
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    edited 21 March 2011 at 8:14PM
    Thanks all :j

    So all weekend I had NSD's, I am now up to 15 NSD's in March which is amazing. However today has been a spends day which I knew it would...
    £20.00 ~ hair cut, plus Mums cut and colour for Mothering Sunday
    £8.03 ~ dinner out for Mum and me
    £3.50 ~ new lunch box, a bento style one to save taking many containers
    £1.50 ~ birthday card
    £17.82 ~ pet store :o shavings, rabbit food, hay, bird seed, fatballs, 2 rabbit treats and a dog treat.
    £100.00 ~ credit card (lappy)

    Total = £150.85

    Some spends that could have been avoided, meal out and lunch box but I don't think its too bad. The pet stuff is only once every few months thank heavens :D

    Tomorrow will prob be a spends day as I think one of the two magazines I buy is due out :o I should really get at least one of them as a sub but the free gifts are really pants :rotfl:

    I also need to get listing on ebay but considering this weeks work rota I can't say it will be anytime this side of the week.

    Have a great week all :T
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Are the ebay items desperate to go Pap? They seem to have free listing once a month lately - so maybe it's worth waiting for that?
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  • Gemmzie wrote: »
    Are the ebay items desperate to go Pap? They seem to have free listing once a month lately - so maybe it's worth waiting for that?

    Not really Gem, but I may look at getting turbo lister to try and take advantage of the free listings. Although fees arn't that bad when they are listed for 99p. Its the final value fees that are now shocking :o
  • MessyMare
    MessyMare Posts: 984 Forumite
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    Not really Gem, but I may look at getting turbo lister to try and take advantage of the free listings. Although fees arn't that bad when they are listed for 99p. Its the final value fees that are now shocking :o

    Most of the free listing days wont let you use turbo lister :(

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