Natty's Kicking her Mortgage in the Pants Diary

elantan

If you are going to use ladders at height any time then you have to ensure that there is another capable adult with you ... You can never put a price on health and safety so pay the money Nat ... Your family will love having you around much more than the £80 you will save

We have to use ladders for ours and have been doing so for many years ... But it is tricky and I would rather one day have it cut down to the right height so that we won't have to

nattypants

Thanks El, I'm feeling a little bit sick at shelling out this amount of money, hedge at front does look lovely and neat though:)
I am telling myself that I have saved money by removing TV package, and not buying wine or chocolate ad hoc. But £80 is quite a chunk.

Ah well, 18 days until pay day *gulp*

nattypants

Okay, I'm going for the strategy of justification. I reckon the cut will stay good for another 5 months, which will equate to a monthly gardening budget of £15, or £3.81 weekly.

Now, I would normally spend at least a weekly £3.81 on chocolate alone, so the reality is that I have a lovelier to look at front and back garden all for the price of a chocolate bar:D

Have I justified this unnecessary spend enough?

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Hi Natty, a truly inspired justification. We don't want untidy bushes on the MF forum :rotfl:

Tilly x

muddywhitechicken

I think £80 is a fair price NP... but agree the timings not great!

We have a privet hedge in the front garden and everytime Mr MWC does a terrible (wonky) job I think about getting a professional in the next time :rotfl:

nattypants

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Hi Natty, a truly inspired justification. We don't want untidy bushes on the MF forum :rotfl:

Tilly x

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

I think £80 is a fair price NP... but agree the timings not great!

We have a privet hedge in the front garden and everytime Mr MWC does a terrible (wonky) job I think about getting a professional in the next time :rotfl:

Hurray:T thank you both, I am feeling so much better.
The guy is STILL here, but did say to me just tell your hubby to keep on top of the hedge and it'll be fine (I was tempted to play the widow card for potentially reduced priced sympathy, but thought that's not good for karma so I politely thanked him and said I would do just that:D)

nattypants

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Hi Natty, a truly inspired justification. We don't want untidy bushes on the MF forum :rotfl:

Tilly x

I think you've been spending way too much time with GG, by the way!

lulabelle1

Yesterday you were stripping and now your trimming your bush.......

ajmoney

nattypants wrote: »

Have I justified this unnecessary spend enough?

I am contemplating getting someone to do the first grass cut of the year as last year I hurt my back doing it and then we can keep on top of it. Hedge cutting is more of a pain in the @rse so no justifying needed in my opinion. Have you had a relaxing time knowing someone else is doing it, other than worrying about the money? If so then you made the right decision.

nattypants

lulabelle1 wrote: »

Yesterday you were stripping and now your trimming your bush.......

And another one clearly spending far too much time in GG's company:cool: