Edinburgher gets cracking!

misscousinitt

Hope the jog goes well...

MCI

edinburgher

Thanks MCI - I finished it - that's the main thing

I have had a lovely afternoon of faffing about. Got some junk food for lunch, had a nice coffee and picked up some new inhabitants for my aquarium. Just cleaning the tank just now and will start introducing them in an hour or so.

edinburgher

Feeling a bit guilty about our monstrous pizza last night. Now don't get me wrong - we like our junk food - but pizza crust does not need to feature hotdogs! :eek:

Ah well, I'll try most anything *once*...

No particular plans for the day, maybe a bit of clothes shopping and some cooking (making some nice rustic duck rillettes today).

£3 to stooze
£7 to emergency fund

Have a lovely Saturday everyone :beer:

Alchemilla

Lois_E wrote: »

About the only thing you probably need to know about pensions is that if you're lucky enough to have a final salary one you should feel very happy about it and contribute as much as they'll allow you to. The people it's more complicated for are the ones who don't have access to a final salary arrangement.

Lois do you have a view on extra years vs AVCs? I know you said you
don't make AVCs.

Sorry to hijack. x

Lois_E

Extra years in a final or career-average scheme are the best thing you can do if they will let you, but I was under the impression that the option to do that in the Teachers' Pension Scheme had been taken away some time ago. If I'm wrong about that I'd love to hear about it.

Alchemilla

I think you can still do it. According to the dufus from the Pru we saw in the Summer, anyway.

edinburgher

I don't mind the hijack, but you'll get more thorough answers on the pensions board

edinburgher

Feeling a bit down in the dumps today, as I have oodles of housework waiting for me after my driving lesson :eek: I should probably start on the really easy things now and make it easier for myself.

• £3 into stooze
• £2 into cash ISA
• £55 cashback for my new Santander 123 account has been confirmed/tracked

PositiveBalance

ztan wrote: »

You've been jogging as well as driving?
Try rolling a tennis ball over sore muscles.. that does actually help!

edinburgher wrote: »

The park I jog past has tennis courts - maybe I can scan the bushes for any that got away

Ew...and get dog saliva on yourself?!

A rolling pin is the best thing: physios sell some sort of plastic contraption that looks like one for quite a sum if you visit them. Foodie Ed is likely to have one around. :rotfl:

PositiveBalance

*Shines torch into thread*

Blimey, it's dead in here!

*Scuttles out again in case deaths caused by airborne infection*