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Maldives & MSE - not your usual combination!

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  • Cup_Cake
    Cup_Cake Posts: 224 Forumite
    Hey JTR,

    I've subscribed to your diary, im jealous of your money saving! You're doing so well and I dont know how you manage so well with your budget.

    I'm also heading to Centre Parcs in a couple of weeks, any tips of BOGOF offers would be sooooo much appriciated? I'm dreading how much it is going to cost to eat out,

    Cup_Cake xx
    Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain...
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    Hi hun

    I bet that conversation was a bit of a shock to both of you!

    It's lovely to know he wants that with you x
    LBM Aug 09: £18,650.47 - Current: £12,854.93 (£5946.79)

    Barclays: £2,928.34 Lloyds: £2,499.60
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  • jtr2803
    jtr2803 Posts: 3,232 Forumite
    Cup_Cake wrote: »
    Hey JTR,

    I've subscribed to your diary, im jealous of your money saving! You're doing so well and I dont know how you manage so well with your budget.

    I'm also heading to Centre Parcs in a couple of weeks, any tips of BOGOF offers would be sooooo much appriciated? I'm dreading how much it is going to cost to eat out,

    Cup_Cake xx

    Hi Cup Cake! We are going to the one at Elveden so I am not sure if they have the same restaurants etc at each one but I started downloading the menus so I could see how much eating was going to cost and on the Sports Bar & Cafe it said on the menu that they do offers on certain days....I think Tuesday was BOGOF on burgers and there was other offers for Fish & Chips and platters...I took it home so dont have it to hand but it's worth a look!
    Woowoo wrote: »
    Hi hun

    I bet that conversation was a bit of a shock to both of you!

    It's lovely to know he wants that with you x

    Well he didn't exactly say he does want children with me lol but I think he has realised he isn't as against it as we both thought! I still haven't really decided myself but I did want to know that the option was there and it seems like it is so I am happy with that :D

    Very happily married on 10th April 2013 :D
    Spero Meliora
    Trying to find a cure for Maldivesitis :rotfl:
  • Kepp
    Kepp Posts: 4,390 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Aren't they the weirdest conversations when it's a case of well I thought that you thought but turns out you didn't think that at all and you've both been thinking the wrong thing all along! :D

    Glad to hear that the option is there for you if you want it x
    Debt at LBM Apr 2010 £28,767 Debt free as of Nov 2013 :j
  • jtr2803
    jtr2803 Posts: 3,232 Forumite
    OH just visited me at work with two bunches of flowers :D, cue all reception girls asking if he has any available brothers lol! He also got me 5 scratchcards but only a £1 win unfortunately :(. Off to Bingo tonight so hopefully I will have better luck there :rotfl:

    Very happily married on 10th April 2013 :D
    Spero Meliora
    Trying to find a cure for Maldivesitis :rotfl:
  • Kepp
    Kepp Posts: 4,390 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    That's so lovely of him x :)
    Debt at LBM Apr 2010 £28,767 Debt free as of Nov 2013 :j
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    That is well sweet :)
    LBM Aug 09: £18,650.47 - Current: £12,854.93 (£5946.79)

    Barclays: £2,928.34 Lloyds: £2,499.60
    MBNA: £3,788.99 Overdraft: £1,900.00 Mum: £1,738.00

    Surveys: £6.60/£40.00
  • EB69
    EB69 Posts: 878 Forumite
    Hi hun - just a quick one to say hope you have a good time at Centreparcs - this time next week I'll be there - woohoo!
  • **Kat**_2
    **Kat**_2 Posts: 969 Forumite
    That is so romantic and sweet of him, bet you were like the cat who got the cream :) xx
    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 1
  • jtr2803
    jtr2803 Posts: 3,232 Forumite
    I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

    Wow, that was expensive :eek:. I have literally drained my current account and will undoubtedly have to dip into savings. You just cannot do Centre Parcs on a budget in my eyes. We all had a great time but I ache in so many places and am so tired that I am quite looking forward to going back to work for a break! We had breakfast at our villa every day but just having lunch/dinner and a few teas soon adds up, plus we ended up getting bikes and going bowling, playings loads of badminton.

    Saw lots of wildlife and were joined at breakfast by a very friendly bunny one day, a deer another day and loads of ducks/geese, robins, bluetits and finches. :) DD loved it which was the main thing.

    I so need sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

    Very happily married on 10th April 2013 :D
    Spero Meliora
    Trying to find a cure for Maldivesitis :rotfl:
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