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Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    TwinnyD wrote: »
    I'm still thinking of what to buy for my work's secret santa, thanks for the tips on what not to buy although I hadn't considered a mop head :rotfl:

    I know someone who bought a lottery ticket and a packet of cigarettes. He said it ruined his Christmas worrying if they had won the jackpot with it :rotfl:.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    I'll see your novelty earrings and raise you Christmas Ties :D.

    Great. Everytime I log onto ebay I get 'you might like these' and see an assortment of the flipping things :rotfl:.

    No bids, plenty watchers on some but could be folk watching prices for their own stuff :(.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Mortgage_Reduction_Novice
    Mortgage_Reduction_Novice Posts: 1,775 Forumite
    Imagine Secret Santa but all year round... yep, one of my friends workplaces has a 'secret friend' thing. Each 6 months you can a new 'secret friend' and they put little presents in your pigeon hole every now and then.
    MFW: Nov 2008 £156k, Jun 2015 £129k, Jun 2017 £114k.
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,232 Forumite
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    Mortgage_Reduction_Novice wrote: »
    Imagine Secret Santa but all year round... yep, one of my friends workplaces has a 'secret friend' thing. Each 6 months you can a new 'secret friend' and they put little presents in your pigeon hole every now and then.

    That would be my worst nightmare especially as I work from home so would have to remember to do it each time I am at HQ.

    As for novelty Christmas things sorry they are yuk. I think us Scandinavians are the best at Christmas decorations in general but you see more and more nice stuff here.

    EBay watchers gets your hopes up doesn't. The plastic Kipling monkey I listed had a right bidding war on it and queries from the US and Brazil. Went for £10.40 and then postage it's madness sadly I don't have any more hanging around or I would have flogged those too.
    Save £12k in 25 No 49
    PB Win 21 £225, 22 £275, 23 £900, 24 £750 Balance Dec 25 £32.7K  
    Plan to move to Denmark for FIRE by Autumn 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
    New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest

  • Mortgage_Reduction_Novice
    Mortgage_Reduction_Novice Posts: 1,775 Forumite
    TallGirl wrote: »
    EBay watchers gets your hopes up doesn't. The plastic Kipling monkey I listed had a right bidding war on it and queries from the US and Brazil. Went for £10.40 and then postage it's madness sadly I don't have any more hanging around or I would have flogged those too.

    Argh.. just reading that made me check my items stats - and I know it means nothing! 3 items - one with 3 watchers, one with 1 watcher and one with none.
    MFW: Nov 2008 £156k, Jun 2015 £129k, Jun 2017 £114k.
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Mortgage_Reduction_Novice wrote: »
    Argh.. just reading that made me check my items stats - and I know it means nothing! 3 items - one with 3 watchers, one with 1 watcher and one with none.

    14 watchers on 4 items.
    4 items with 0 watchers.
    0 bids.

    :(

    Eaten lunch and still hungry

    :(
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Mortgage_Reduction_Novice
    Mortgage_Reduction_Novice Posts: 1,775 Forumite
    Want my second free M@rs bar..? I know what they're up to. Getting me hooked, habit forming then the free bars will stop!
    MFW: Nov 2008 £156k, Jun 2015 £129k, Jun 2017 £114k.
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Mortgage_Reduction_Novice wrote: »
    Want my second free M@rs bar..? I know what they're up to. Getting me hooked, habit forming then the free bars will stop!

    No thank you, was very virtuous, somewhat spoiled by a bottle of beer & glass of wine tonight :o. Well I am officially abroad with work so I am entitled ;).
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    Guess what GG - I forgot all about the tumble drier 'fluff' collector thang and when I removed the filter earlier it was packed with lots of lovely lint:D

    As a MFW what should I do with it? Place on ebay? fashion a pair of Uggs and matching Barbour? stuff into a cushion? portion up and freeze for future use?

    Decisions, decisions.....
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    nattypants wrote: »
    Guess what GG - I forgot all about the tumble drier 'fluff' collector thang and when I removed the filter earlier it was packed with lots of lovely lint:D

    As a MFW what should I do with it? Place on ebay? fashion a pair of Uggs and matching Barbour? stuff into a cushion? portion up and freeze for future use?

    Decisions, decisions.....

    Save it for spring for the birdies to nest with :D.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
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