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Finished baskets!!
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Going to see Mum next week and there's a Wilkos and a Poundland..............:j Think I'll have to take an empty shopping bag with me.............lolMary
I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
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Shakespeare3 - whereabouts in East Anglia did you get the boxes in QS?0
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Oh dear! My home and bargain had a golf mini tool set with a whisky thing as well £3.99 - you could separate the two - the only thing golfy about it was a T peg from what I could see,threelittlepigs wrote: »couldnt find the pink mini baskets in 2 wilkinsons or the multi tool
got a few bits from home bargains though
some coffee break puzzle things for the coffee hampers 99p
a table golf in a tin 59p and some thomas cards for the kids hampers 99p
no QS near me either for the hat boxes
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 10/10/250 -
I am planning to do a journal in a jar (thanks from me too!) :A for a few people I think....I got an A4 hard-back note bokk & matching pen today in Wilkos & I intend doing a Journal in a Jar using a cleaned out jammie one for a 40th coming up before crimbo. Thanks for the inspiration guys:T
* My DS - I got a set of lovely stabilo fine tip pens for £3 in Tescos - still need to find a suitable book. (He really likes stationary too)
* Someone I work with is 30 soon so planning to do a 30 style hamper like some of the ones on the thread. Need to work out my list.
* Someone else I know I think will be 25 this year so I thought a journal type idea for each of them would be nice too.
* Someone else is 65 next year so thinking as well of what to do for that as it will be a massive change for her and she does not want to retire - and probably can't afford to either.
I can't see any of them being a 365 day journaller tho so planning to do it more along the lines of Cheryl Richardson's book 52 life makeovers and just put in a thought / suggestion for the week on how to make life more enjoyable.... I'll get away with smaller jars that way too!;)
* The lilac bag that I did ages ago ready for Xmas (as we do):p - I put a journal in it - so now I plan to add some journal thoughts to go with it too.
* I may also do one for the niece I am giving a craft box to. I'm sure I can find a nice book for not too many pennies or adapt one....
:j On a positive note I have finished wrapping my DD and DS presents so they are completely sorted for Xmas already! I'm hoping that that will stop me buying more. I've made a list of what's in them and taken some piccies to stop me having a peak! :rotfl: I have wrapped my god-daughter's present too.
In H&B I saw some other great offers. They had (two sided) photo snowdomes for 99p - so got a few for parents, MIL and OH. I like the idea of calendars but still pondering whether at £3.99 each they would be sufficiently appreciated. I don't have a papermill near me so would have to buy on line unless I went past one nearer the time... My MIL would love it, my M&D can be a bit funny over things like that... OH? Not sure? I think the snow dome idea tho is less intrusive and would be more appreciated... (;) and is a quarter of the price - didn't weigh with me at all that:rotfl: )
Anyway - happy bargain hunting!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 10/10/250 -
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Thanks Shakespeare. I'm in Colchester so i've just discovered Witham is my nearest QS. Thanks!0
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:T :j :T I love the boxes and there is a store about 5 miles away!!! :AShakespeare3 wrote: »Just found their website but I can't see the hat boxes on there but you could see if there are any stores near you, using the store locator, HTH.
www.qsgroup.co.uk0 -
crystalclear
I hope you find the boxes, they had lots of different sorts in my local there were some really nice suitcase type boxes in different colours too.0 -
Saw hat type boxes in Asda today, several colours and patterns, sets of 2 reduced to £2 something
:wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:0 -
I didn't find any boxes :sad: They only had clothes and shoes in the store, no bits & bobs at allShakespeare3 wrote: »crystalclear
I hope you find the boxes, they had lots of different sorts in my local there were some really nice suitcase type boxes in different colours too. 0
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