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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    RustyFlange wrote: »
    Thats what I was thinking ;) I am feeling really naughty today for stealing sainsburys ideas for hampers and making door hangers out of wallpaper free samples lol
    I thought I was bad for using wallpaper samples as backing for my journal in a jar items:rotfl:
    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
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    RustyFlange wrote: »
    Can anyone help please? I am looking for a black box or a black basket but struggling to find one which isn't extortionately priced!

    Has anyone seen any on their travels??
    Have you looked at ikea - how big a box is it you are after their kasset range has some black boxes or did anyway... Someone told me you can also get cheap ones at Tescos but they don't have them in mine...
    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
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    savingholmes wrote: »
    I thought I was bad for using wallpaper samples as backing for my journal in a jar items:rotfl:

    Believe me Savingholmes I am terrible. I did my first visit last week and came home with 2 x 1 metre wallpaper samples. Today I revisited and came home with 5 x 1m wallpaper samples and 1 x border sample ;)

    Thanks Allison.

    OH has just called (he is working away this week :() and has asked if I can go to ikea to take back some flooring :rotfl:Of course I didn't put up too much of a fight as I can get a basket for his pressys whilst there ;)
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    savingholmes wrote: »
    Have you looked at ikea - how big a box is it you are after their kasset range has some black boxes or did anyway... Someone told me you can also get cheap ones at Tescos but they don't have them in mine...

    Rainmac has selected quite a few for me to choose from even a cat litter tray which I quite like :o OH wants me to go so will probably be wednesday but I plan not to come home empty handed :D
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    RustyFlange wrote: »
    Believe me Savingholmes I am terrible. I did my first visit last week and came home with 2 x 1 metre wallpaper samples. Today I revisited and came home with 5 x 1m wallpaper samples and 1 x border sample ;)

    Thanks Allison.

    OH has just called (he is working away this week :() and has asked if I can go to ikea to take back some flooring :rotfl:Of course I didn't put up too much of a fight as I can get a basket for his pressys whilst there ;)
    Well you got me giggling out loud! I'm trying to sit on my hands and not go out and spend money - but we haven't got enough milk for breakfast and OH refuses to go... temptation - arghhhhhh - May try and use some of those coupons... at Mr Ts and see how I get on... Temptation tho.... :eek: Help.... I'm trying to be good... but I do better by not going at all. Oh wants me to send DS in the morning - but he already has DD and his packed lunch to make, breakfast to do and get dressed all by 8.30. For some reason I don't quite think it's fair to ask this of him as well!:rotfl:
    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
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    savingholmes wrote: »
    Well you got me giggling out loud! I'm trying to sit on my hands and not go out and spend money - but we haven't got enough milk for breakfast and OH refuses to go... temptation - arghhhhhh - May try and use some of those coupons... at Mr Ts and see how I get on... Temptation tho.... :eek: Help.... I'm trying to be good... but I do better by not going at all. Oh wants me to send DS in the morning - but he already has DD and his packed lunch to make, breakfast to do and get dressed all by 8.30. For some reason I don't quite think it's fair to ask this of him as well!:rotfl:

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:You sound as organised as me on a morning lol ... We only just make it out of the door at 8:40 ... we are up from 7am I have no idea where the time goes although I am sure most of it is chasing these two monkeys around shouting get dressed!!!!!

    Remember tomorrow in the sun there is a voucher for a free 2 pint of milk ;) sun =30p and milk from Sainsburys is approx 70p ish (redeemable in sainsburys by sunday)
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    OH has given in and said he will go - that probably saved £10-20 in new spend!:p :p
    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
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    savingholmes wrote: »
    OH has given in and said he will go - that probably saved £10-20 in new spend!:p :p

    Sending OH is the MSE way :rotfl:I must remember to use that one myself :D:D
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • chardonnay_2
    chardonnay_2 Posts: 2,201 Forumite
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    mrs bb - great hamper - good idea to use tissue paper to hide the contents
    :love: married to the man of my dreams! 9-08-09:love:
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Can I just ask what the pens that are like chalk pens are called? (think it may have been saving holmes?) MIL can't find any chalk and Blyth and cramlington are rubbish and nowhere sells it! Figure I can probably buy a nice pretty chalk pen off ebay :)

    Thanks in advance.
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
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