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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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    gallygirl wrote: »
    New laptop :j.

    Windows 8. !!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

    Still :mad::mad::mad:.

    Facebook app scrapped and using browser - couldn't get rid of big panel on left, didn't show new group I'd joined but did show one I'd left :mad:.

    Hotmail app scrapped and using browser. Final straw was not being able to work out how to print an attachment without saving it somewhere :mad:.

    If Microsoft want to use apps why not just buy them from Apple :mad:.

    In other news - Hump Day is over :T.

    Just heard 2 members of MPC voted for a rise in interest rates this month :eek::eek::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"
  • clippy_girl
    clippy_girl Posts: 2,283 Forumite
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    Use outlook for hotmail. you can add your accounts.

    to print, open attachment and press control/p.

    simples :p
    :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,904 Forumite
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    Just heard 2 members of MPC voted for a rise in interest rates this month

    I read that, cue markets going down (and then up, and then down as is the fashion).

    Reducing the panic of a potentially ballooning mortgage bill has got to be one of the secret benefits of OPing that we never take the time to appreciate as a group?

    I read the gloomy 'could you cope if your mortgage went up by x% messages' without fear :D
  • clippy_girl
    clippy_girl Posts: 2,283 Forumite
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    and do not use any stupid apps....
    :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    clippy_girl wrote: »
    and do not use any stupid apps....
    Yes dear :D

    Hi Ed :wave:
    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"
  • Hurdler
    Hurdler Posts: 1,361 Forumite
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    edinburgher wrote: »
    I read that, cue markets going down (and then up, and then down as is the fashion).

    Reducing the panic of a potentially ballooning mortgage bill has got to be one of the secret benefits of OPing that we never take the time to appreciate as a group?

    I read the gloomy 'could you cope if your mortgage went up by x% messages' without fear :D

    One of my dearest mates who is one of my fiercest critics when it comes to my overpaying has gone suspiciously silent now on the topic! I am guessing that now she's freelance as well... suddenly the buffer of having overpaid and reduced my monthly outgoings will make any rise a little more absorbable... (well I live in hope!)
    • Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
    • MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
    • MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
  • Hurdler
    Hurdler Posts: 1,361 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    New laptop :j.

    Windows 8. !!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

    My mother wanted a new laptop and I am reluctant to get one because of Windows 8!!! I am guessing it is every bit as bad as the good folks say?
    • Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
    • MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
    • MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
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    Hurdler wrote: »
    My mother wanted a new laptop and I am reluctant to get one because of Windows 8!!! I am guessing it is every bit as bad as the good folks say?

    I am really not finding it a problem. I hated it at first, and getting the free upgrade to 8.1 didn't work however carefully I followed the instructions. However, after a delightful gentleman somewhere in India spend several hours remotely sorting the 8.1 upgrade for me (for free - thanks Dell customer support), it is fine: I have it on desktop mode, and I really don't notice the difference - apart from remembering that when I want to make it sleep/hibernate/shut down, I have to do a right click in the bottom left hand corner, whereas at work we still have Windows 7 and I still have to do a left click.
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    LydiaJ wrote: »
    I am really not finding it a problem. I hated it at first, and getting the free upgrade to 8.1 didn't work however carefully I followed the instructions. However, after a delightful gentleman somewhere in India spend several hours remotely sorting the 8.1 upgrade for me (for free - thanks Dell customer support), it is fine: I have it on desktop mode, and I really don't notice the difference - apart from remembering that when I want to make it sleep/hibernate/shut down, I have to do a right click in the bottom left hand corner, whereas at work we still have Windows 7 and I still have to do a left click.

    I think I need to go to desktop mode. I don't want to be a Luddite, but I've given it time and I still hate 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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    Added pensions to online banking site. Only one site functioning (Friends Life - sort yourself out - your site is down more times than a trollop's knickers!) but with one pension fund plus savings less mortgage and credit cards my overall position is:

    AAAAAElFTkSuQmCCMy Net Worth = £2,801.50.

    Not much, but it's a start, and thanks to the pension changes from the lovely Mr Osborne :kisses3: (yuk _pale_) I suppose a pension is just a glorified savings account :).
    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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