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  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Thanks US :T. I'd take you up on the offer but by the time I'm a size 12 the moths would have had it :rotfl:.

    It might inspire you in ways unknown to reach your target dress size :D (Says US who has only gone up in dress sizes for the past 20 years :o)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    unhappy_shopper wrote: »
    It might inspire you in ways unknown to reach your target dress size

    It's not that nice a dress :rotfl:
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    It's not that nice a dress :rotfl:

    I bow to your superior wisdom :)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    As the title says, 1-day free listing for auctions on fleabay. I have not been during this selling-of-my-treasures for a few months now and this occasion helps in decluttering.

    Details here.
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    NSD yesterday. I have listed the fruits of my decluttering on fleabay. Hope they sell. I have also traded-in a few of DS2's IGCSE textbooks through Amaz0n and received about three-quarters of my original spend on that score. Well chuffed about that. Lots of study guides to dispose off too - I am thinking of giving them to a CS as I believe someone might find them more useful than the 25-50p each I might get for them.

    I am eagerly awaiting DS2 who will be returning today after vacationing with his grandparents abroad - he will be collecting his AS results tomorrow. Well done to all the students who have excelled in their exams and gained university admissions :j and their parents too for their continued support :T

    Have a good day :)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    Just posting a link with a few tips which I found most helpful during my jobsearch recently. :D No, I am not yet at my golden-birth-anniversary :eek:
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    DS2 scored good grades in his AS levels :T:j Next stop UCAS application :)

    As a matter of fact, I am happier than him :)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • Lois_E
    Lois_E Posts: 2,227 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    :j:beer::D:T:)
    Starting again 13/4/19
    Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99
    Total owed: £28,801.49
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    A quiet week so far with 4 NSDs so far :j

    I am not sure about other £land stores, but the one in my town has 2 litres of whole/skimmed milk for 50p. May be it is a local promotion, but it is worthwhile checking if you have a store nearby. HTH.
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    Back to posting at MSE after a long time :)

    I have started a new job a few weeks back, hence my not frequenting MSE. Have done a few TTs, but not yet updated my outstanding mortgage for sometime now.

    Hope my fellow MFWs have been doing regular OPs and TTs. :)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
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