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Mortgage-Free Fresian? Here's hoping!
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flying_fresian wrote: »Rent money is in
I've got £200 in my current account to cover the credit card, I've been to the bank and paid £50 into my mortgage and another £50 into my ISA. I'm now less than £20 away from my savings goal :j I'll PAD until I get there - probably by my next payday!
Oh blimey well done you :T
I'm surprised Mr F's sister is still there! Is there a timescale or is she with you indefinitely? I hope the rent money outweighs any negativesOne step at a time0 -
I'm surprised Mr F's sister is still there!
She's not really here full-time as she's got a new boyfriend so spends a lot of time there. We just collect the rent moneyI used it for paying off debt, and will be paying for holidays/mortgage with it until she moves out. My budget isn't as tight as it used to be, so it's a nice-to-have not a need-to-have.
In other news....
Paying my £50 into the mortgage today has taken this month's direct OPs to £66. I would love to say I'll be overpaying a lot more in August, but it's the Edinburgh Fringe and I'll probably siphon off some of the rent money for [strike]boozing and carousing[/strike] experiencing some of the cultureI also paid 50p in loose change into the OP Piggies.
I got up to 849SB so have redeemed a £5 Amazon voucher which I should receive in a couple of weeks.
Sod all on OnePoll again. Bah!
Did a big survey on Mysurvey and am less than 100 points away from a £10 Amazon voucher.
Big Ipsos survey today which earned 250 points and the follow up tomorrow night will earn the sameThey need about 1500 points to redeem for vouchers though.
I also joined Maximiles today.
*phew* Quite a busy day then!
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Hope you get on okay at WW X'The road to a friends house is never long'0
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Hi F_F
Well done on the OP, thank goodness you got your rent. Brilliant news on the Isa..keep going nearly there. I know you will do it by pay day.Footiemad:footie: 2013 - SPC no.1147...Keeep potting!!
2013-VSP #21 £14.59
SPC 2012 - £207.44
SPC 2011 £647
VSP 2011 £70.37
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I've rounded down my bank account by £5+change this morning so that's off to the ISA. My dress sold on Ebay for £18.50 + postage - fees so I'll get Mr F to post that for me today. Once I've received feedback I'll withdraw the money and send it to the OP pot.
I'm now back into the routine of comping in the morning. It's taking a while at the moment as I try and remember my logons for different sites, but I should be back to my old routine of entering 50 or so in the morning before I go to work. I normally get more done at the weekends too. I'm not someone who can spends hours comping, but it's nice to get the occasional prize - last year I did quite well as I won a lot of DVDs, a £400 bluray player and a £300+ cosmetic hamper
WW tonight, so good eating day. I'm having:
B: Wholegrain toast + banana
L: Chicken wrap with extra light mayo + saladWW soup
Dinner after WW - something else
I've got crackers, fruit and WW cookies for snacks, so that should keep me going. I need to stock up on snacks tonight at the meeting as I've run out of my favourite chocolate bars
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flying_fresian wrote: »
WW tonight, so good eating day. I'm having:
B: Wholegrain toast + banana
L: Chicken wrap with extra light mayo + saladWW soup
Dinner after WW - something else
It's not good eating on weigh-in day it's whatever weighs the least. Or is that just me. Hope it goes well.
Good luck with comping. I've found the more you enter the luckier you get. I use a standard log-in where possible & keep all others on a spreadsheet which I keep open (sorted by type of site so I can find easily). I also have my junk email account set up with name, address & email as a signature to make it easier. Having said that, I haven't entered any for ages. My best win was a mobile phone I sold for £180 - picked up the entry leaflet while doing a mystery shop :T
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effortMortgage Balance = £0
"Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"0 -
Hi F_F
Good luck with WW tonight, not that you will need it.Well done on the dress sale. I need to sort some bits out for ebay, I have loads just need to get a wriggle on and make some pennies.
Catch you later.Footiemad:footie: 2013 - SPC no.1147...Keeep potting!!
2013-VSP #21 £14.59
SPC 2012 - £207.44
SPC 2011 £647
VSP 2011 £70.37
23lb/54lb0 -
Just waiting for Palema to pick me up for WW (am I the only person who calls it Fat Club to their friends??!) then it's WI time *eek*
In better news, I got an email today confirming that I've sold a book set on Ebay so I'm getting around £14 (minus my postage costs) for that, which will go nicely into the OP pot.
I've also made a whopping 5p from OnePoll today and have done a quick Mori survey too. My SB account is already up to 63 points, so that's on it's way again too. I have a survey sitting in Mysurvey that I'll do when I get home.
Better dash - enjoy your night!
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