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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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    Alchemilla wrote: »
    GG you are so dynamic I feel exhausted. I had no idea how dynamic you were. :T:T:T:T
    I think you're getting me mixed up with someone else :rotfl:.

    Ebay finished. 10 items sold, £49 before fees so quite pleased, and gets rid of stuff as well :D. Hopefully they will all pay tonight - I'll do postage on Royal Mail website if possible. But that does mean getting off the sofa..... Like I said Alchemilla, you're getting me mixed up with someone else :o.
    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
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    gallygirl wrote: »

    Ebay finished. 10 items sold, £49 before fees so quite pleased, and gets rid of stuff as well :D. Hopefully they will all pay tonight - I'll do postage on Royal Mail website if possible..
    Everything packed up and addressed, except for the 3 who haven't paid yet. Haven't done postage as DS wanted to go to bed early and his room is next to the printer, so just did packing slips and hand wrote labels.

    Money withdrawn and paid into offset, forgetting to leave any to pay fees and postage. Oh dear, what a shame. Let's hope I don't do the same when the other 3 pay :).

    Long week at work coming up and 3 mystery shops for evenings in supermarkets. Brief says to buy bulky items (though only £3 in each) so will be stocking up on loo rolls or kitchen towels, a la Tilly :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"
  • Peonie
    Peonie Posts: 1,471 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Long week at work coming up and 3 mystery shops for evenings in supermarkets. Brief says to buy bulky items (though only £3 in each) so will be stocking up on loo rolls or kitchen towels, a la Tilly :rotfl:.
    Loo rolls & kitchen towels sound good. At least you'll use them. As an alternative storage boxes or animal food is bulky but they will probably cost more than £3 each.
    Pots: House £6966/£7100, Rainy day Complete, [STRIKE]Sunny day £0/£700[/STRIKE], IVF £2523/£2523, Car up-keep £135/£135, New car £5000/£5000, Holiday £1000/£1000, MFW #16 £2077/£3120
    MFiT3 #86: Reduce mortgage from £146,800 to £125,000
    Mortgage Sept 2014: £135,500, MF Oct 2035 Peak July 2011: £154,000, MF July 2036
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Peonie wrote: »
    Loo rolls & kitchen towels sound good. At least you'll use them. As an alternative storage boxes or animal food is bulky but they will probably cost more than £3 each.
    Plenty storage and no animals :). have been on mysupermarket to find the best buys, just cos I'm getting it for nothing doesn't mean I don't want a bargain :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"
  • v1ckyt
    v1ckyt Posts: 320 Forumite
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    edited 4 March 2013 at 11:48AM
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Plenty storage and no animals :). have been on mysupermarket to find the best buys, just cos I'm getting it for nothing doesn't mean I don't want a bargain :rotfl:.


    When I mystery shopped i also liked to still get as much for my money as possible. Had to buy 1 item from the buchers counter once, nothing was cheap and there was no minimum spend so bought 1 rasher of bacon.:rotfl:
  • tattycath
    tattycath Posts: 7,175 Forumite
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    v1ckyt wrote: »
    When I mystery shopped i also liked to still get as much for my money as possible. Had to but 1 item from the buchers counter once, nothing was cheap and there was no minimum spend so bought 1 rashed of bacon.:rotfl:
    :rotfl::rotfl:
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  • catshark88
    catshark88 Posts: 1,099 Forumite
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    Good for you V1ckyt :rotfl:
    "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." William Morris
  • gallygirl
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    v1ckyt wrote: »
    When I mystery shopped i also liked to still get as much for my money as possible. Had to buy 1 item from the buchers counter once, nothing was cheap and there was no minimum spend so bought 1 rasher of bacon.:rotfl:
    I think I'd have splashed out on 2 sausages :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
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    MB stuff sold for £22 inc postage :j:j:j:j.

    All together now:

    "Oh Happy Days...... Oh Happy Days" 2Q==
    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"
  • MuffinTops
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    Your wares did far better than mine! So I'm very happy to hear that eBay is still working for some clutter-clearers (and sellers of free giveaways) :D
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