Lois_E begins a long MFW journey

edinburgher

The yellow thing is wondrous, isn't it?!

I went jogging this morning and there was a strange dazzling sensation when I ran towards it. Curious

Have a lovely Sunday Lois :coffee:

Lois_E

Thanks Ed, it has been a lovely Sunday.

I've decided I really ought to get round to applying for a numbered Spanish credit card to go with the current account that I've had for a while now, so I've put the application in this evening. I wanted to check first to see how much spending I need to put on my Halifx CC each month to make sure I still get my £5 reward. It was stupidly hard to find out - nothing on the website anywhere, and the call centre bloke took about 10 minutes to find out for me. However, it's £300, and I easily spend that much a month on things that wouldn't get cashback from the Spanish CC, because I put all possible spending on the card and pay off in full each month as a sort of mini-stooze to make the most of the interest free days. So it looks as though I should be able to get cashback from one AND reward from the other.

Also checked out the cashback offers available on Halifx. There's one for Mr M supermarkets until 9 March - must remember to get main weekly shop there this week, then - and one for New L00k - which is timely because DS and DD are both growing out of all their trousers at a rate of knots. Perhaps it would be cheaper if I stopped feeding them!

Wishing a great week ahead to all teachers who've got half term, and also all parents who've got kids on half term too. :wave:

gallygirl

Should have asked on here Lois - loads of us have the H card

Lois_E

gallygirl wrote: »

Should have asked on here Lois - loads of us have the H card

:doh:

I have the H card myself, but I couldn't remember what the condition was. Should have realised that there would be people on here who would remember things like that though! It is £300 per month, isn't it? The call centre bloke seemed a bit clueless, so it would be nice to have it confirmed!

Lois_E

89p interest added to the EF. I'll have this mortgage paid off in no time at this rate!

Off to update sig.

skint_spice

Lois_E wrote: »

89p interest added to the EF. I'll have this mortgage paid off in no time at this rate!

Off to update sig.

Mony a mickle maks a muckle! (AKA Tilly Tidies do work!:D)

Alchemilla

its not just the 89p its also the ongoing overpayment...

Lois_E

Well, did some shopping in Mrrsons to get the 10% Hal cashback, but not sure it was worth it. The only branch anywhere near me is very small, so there wasn't much choice and I ended up getting branded stuff when I would have got own brand if I'd been somewhere else. Haven't time to go and do bits of shopping in one shop and other bits somewhere else.

Lois_E

Four hours and I'm already down on page 2!!

This evening I am grateful for
1) Something I've been trying to sort out for ages finally being fixed up for next week
2) Builder coming today to do some not very exciting but important maintenance
3) Getting quite a lot of my list done today
4) My dishwasher - have just created havoc cooking, and piled it all in there, thinking how glad I am I don't have to wash up by hand
5) Radish, Ed, gally, skinty & Alchemilla for posting, and becsxxx, Cal, Ed, gally, ICTD, MCI, MWC, pink poppy, Radish & Tilly for thanking :wave:

Alchemilla

Well done on the sorting out.