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Finished baskets!!

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  • crystalclear
    crystalclear Posts: 250 Forumite
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    Fabulous baskets Cookie dough 38 and Rusty :T :T :T

    Recipients are going to be thrilled :j :j
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Well I have the go ahead for buying PJ's for her aswell (off my aunt who looks after her) and have found a very pretty me to you frame so by the end of the week I should be able to get it all wrapped and put away.
    My compartment boxes arrived yesterday all 8 of them :D can't do the sweety hampers til middle of december but can shove a £10 in each now so I know the money that needs to be in them all is definately in there :D
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    RustyFlange wrote: »
    Well I have the go ahead for buying PJ's for her aswell (off my aunt who looks after her) and have found a very pretty me to you frame so by the end of the week I should be able to get it all wrapped and put away.
    My compartment boxes arrived yesterday all 8 of them :D can't do the sweety hampers til middle of december but can shove a £10 in each now so I know the money that needs to be in them all is definately in there :D
    Where are you getting the compartment boxes from?
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/25
  • cookiedough38
    cookiedough38 Posts: 830 Forumite
    lovely basket rusty, id be happy to recieve that as a gift!
    Debt free wannabe
    Littlewoods - £214.82 (DD set up so 0%)
    Very - £100 (0% on BNPL - 1/4/13)
    CC - £2600/£3533.53 (0% until 1/6/14)
  • Horace
    Horace Posts: 14,426 Forumite
    I agree Rusty, the basket is fab and I'd love to receive one for Christmas.

    For those peeps like me who are skint try looking in charity shops for mugs etc. I bought a lovely set of 4 large mugs made by Marks & Spencer - they are pale blue with white spots and look totally unused, they cost me £2.50 for the set - so they may go in one hamper or I will split them between 4 hampers.:j
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    savingholmes wrote: »
    Where are you getting the compartment boxes from?
    Hi I bought them from wickes cause there was a £10 voucher kicking about ... however since then I have seen them in Woolworths for £1 each, they are a similar size but I had already bought mine (I looked everywhere for them locally, then ventured out to the next town for the first time ever and found them there! :()

    Link is here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1055647
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • got-it-spend-it
    got-it-spend-it Posts: 5,016 Forumite
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    savingholmes wrote: »
    Where are you getting the compartment boxes from?

    My local Poundland has them.
    :DYummy mummy, runner, baker and procrastinator :p
  • mumofjusttwo
    mumofjusttwo Posts: 2,610 Forumite
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    Wow that's great. Another reason to look in there.
    January Grocery 11/374
  • cookiedough38
    cookiedough38 Posts: 830 Forumite
    those who are on a tight budget raid your cupboards before you buy! I have just found a pack of 6 shot glasses and a lovely mug which will be ideal to go in hampers.
    Debt free wannabe
    Littlewoods - £214.82 (DD set up so 0%)
    Very - £100 (0% on BNPL - 1/4/13)
    CC - £2600/£3533.53 (0% until 1/6/14)
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Thats what I do Cookiedough :)
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
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