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

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    Stewed rhubarb for brekkie :T.
    Lucky you :D The Girls have trashed mine :(
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    Want to get some stones to tidy up the front so need to get a move on and get out at 8.30 :o.

    .
    Oops :o

    Just ordered:
    Tree Peony
    Magnolia
    Hibiscus
    4 Meconopsis 'Lingholm'
    and a little fragrant clematis
    Bargainous £26.58 from T&M, managed to wangle free P&P :T. I blame MWC :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"
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    Oops :o

    Just ordered:
    Tree Peony
    Magnolia
    Hibiscus
    4 Meconopsis 'Lingholm'
    and a little fragrant clematis
    Bargainous £26.58 from T&M, managed to wangle free P&P :T. I blame MWC :o.

    Don't blame me :p

    Mr MWC is :rotfl:. He says I've just spent £60+ on luxury chicken treats!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Oops :o

    Just ordered:
    Tree Peony
    Magnolia
    Hibiscus
    4 Meconopsis 'Lingholm'
    and a little fragrant clematis
    Bargainous £26.58 from T&M, managed to wangle free P&P :T. I blame MWC :o.

    GG, hope you went through £co/TCB. I have two £10 off wys £30 codes for T&M. Just shows how much I have been ordering from them lately - a bit disappointed with their tree peonies though, mine have buds now, after 4 years :eek:. Would it be worthwhile cancelling your order and reordering?

    Best Regards,
    US
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • shala_moo
    shala_moo Posts: 3,272 Forumite
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    edited 11 May 2013 at 2:39PM
    gallygirl wrote: »

    The FD banking thingy is a thingy (technical term :cool:) which lets you see the balances of all bank accounts, on line mortgages etc all on one page. Log in details are stored encrypted and you just log onto FD and can then click on any other account and it logs you in automatically. Great if you have multiple accounts :D.

    Stewed rhubarb for brekkie :T.
    Thanks for this, I didn't know it existed. I used to use Egg money manager many moons ago so I assume its the same kind of thing..

    e.t.a. I've registered and went to download it but I can't see how, probably missing something completely obvious! (not great with technology) will have to wait for OH to come back in and rescue me.. it's nice to make them feel useful sometimes :rotfl:i'll just sit and play Candy Crush instead!
    Mortgage amount at 31/12/2011 £166,050 now £0 as at Sept 21 - 15yrs 4 months early.


  • gallygirl
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    unhappy_shopper wrote: »
    GG, hope you went through £co/TCB. I have two £10 off wys £30 codes for T&M. Just shows how much I have been ordering from them lately - a bit disappointed with their tree peonies though, mine have buds now, after 4 years :eek:. Would it be worthwhile cancelling your order and reordering?

    Best Regards,
    US

    Sssshhhhh. Went on through cashback site. Then added one code for 3 of the plants for 5.60. Then another for free p & p. Bit sneaky but all codes worked and has tracked :T. Am happy with what I've ordered, there really wasn't anything else I wanted (well, yes there was, but nothing else I REALLY wanted ;)), so am happy. However, will consult with you in future before all purchases as you always know the best deal :T:T:T..

    6 bags of stones bought and used for the front. Not enough - I knew it wouldn't be but didn't want any more in the car. Glad to see I don't need as many more as I thought and already looks better :T.

    Just been to Boots and used multi-coupons to get money off and points galore. Wish they'd just reduce the prices - so much simpler!

    Blowing a hooley here :eek:
    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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    shala_moo wrote: »

    e.t.a. I've registered and went to download it but I can't see how, probably missing something completely obvious! (not great with technology) will have to wait for OH to come back in and rescue me.. it's nice to make them feel useful sometimes :rotfl:i'll just sit and play Candy Crush instead!
    OK, am guessing you have tried to do with Internet Explorer 64-bit. Go to Start > All Programs > Internet Explorer without the 64-bit suffix. Will work then (I'm not a geek, I phoned them as it wouldn't work for me :rotfl:).You'll need to use that version when you use it. Works great (but Mr GG spectacularly unimpressed when I made him come and look :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"
  • shala_moo
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    OK, am guessing you have tried to do with Internet Explorer 64-bit. Go to Start > All Programs > Internet Explorer without the 64-bit suffix. Will work then (I'm not a geek, I phoned them as it wouldn't work for me :rotfl:).You'll need to use that version when you use it. Works great (but Mr GG spectacularly unimpressed when I made him come and look :D).

    I have no idea what you've just said but thanks! :rotfl:For some reason as I was showing OH what I was trying to do, it did it itself!

    He said he's a genius :D
    Mortgage amount at 31/12/2011 £166,050 now £0 as at Sept 21 - 15yrs 4 months early.


  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Sssshhhhh. Went on through cashback site. Then added one code for 3 of the plants for 5.60. Then another for free p & p. Bit sneaky but all codes worked and has tracked :T. Am happy with what I've ordered, there really wasn't anything else I wanted

    Well, that is nice - the hibiscus you ordered (sugared almonds) is lovely. Me, I walked to £land and got 2 packs of onion sets for £1. I'll be growing them as spring onions, cheaper than store-bought ones.
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    unhappy_shopper wrote: »
    Well, that is nice - the hibiscus you ordered (sugared almonds) is lovely. Me, I walked to £land and got 2 packs of onion sets for £1. I'll be growing them as spring onions, cheaper than store-bought ones.

    I am very glad that you have confirmed the sugar almonds hibiscus as lovely US, as I ordered last month and it looks like I have planted a big twig:rotfl:
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
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