I STILL want to be mortgage free - 2011!

ajmoney

twinklie wrote: »

I've been productive this morning financially. Sorted out a new credit card with 0% deal to take over my HSBC one which runs out after next month. And I've applied for the info to sort my ISA out for the next tax year...looks like Nationwide for me at the minute (3.10%). But I'll see if anything else pops up in the meantime.

We are switching to that this week too.

I will spur you on with the dissertation seeing as you were helping with mine a year ago x

twinklie

I won't be looking at it until Easter at least so I've a few weeks downtime first. Ha ha.

Can't believe it was a year ago that you did yours. WOW...only seems like yesterday. Mines 10'000 words...so we shall see.

EDIT: Correction word count is 15000 to 17000

katsu

'grats Twinklie on the MA. I have to do a dissertation too, so we definitely need an MFW dissertation club to get us all along. The DFWs were fab last year - they helped me with research and one even proof read my 10k word report for my professional quals

twinklie

What you doing your study in katsu?

originalmiscellany

to subscribe to this thread, and to wish you well (as another teacher) on your potential job hunt. I'm fortunate in that I drive an old diesel which keeps on going, and I only fill it up every 3 weeks, but the costs horrify me beyond belief

twinklie

My car is VERY economical and a diesel, but I have to fill up every week and it's costing 83 quid at the minute. Not sustainable especially not with DH's transport costs as well. All in all...a royal pain in the bottom.

So what do you teach?

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Hey twinklie
congrats on passing your module..Im afriad my only dissertation advice is lots of cups of tea! thats all I remember getting me through mine- and probably chocolate too! :rotfl:
I hear ya on the petrol costs- Im actually trying not to even think about it, I feel like all I do is fill up my car at the moment and cant believe how much money its sucking from me!
Sucks about needing to look for new jobs- is there any kind of compromise or anyone to car share with? public transport an option? (tho not sure how much cheaper thatd work out)

twinklie

Unfortunately public transport would take me 3 hours and only get me there an hour after I was due to start! Car share is also not an option...nobody lives near me. Doh! I remember doing my diss for my degree and loving it. This however is about to get painful I fear. Still I don't have to submit it till September, or I can wait till January if necessary.

twinklie

Right ladies...I need your help - especially that of the teachers. The PDL role that's been in the offing has been announced. I need to submit a letter by Monday in application. I've literally no idea how to do the letter. HELP!

How can I get this job so I can stay put??

Also, I got accepted as an AQA marker today! Yey! No guarantee of work, but I'm on the list anyhoo.

gratefulforhelp_2

Good news on the marking, should be an extra thousand quid (ish).

Can you post or pm the job spec so we can help with the letter?