The wonderful sparkly Elite Christmas thread of love, dreams and glitches ©

Call_of_Trouty

Free comics for your Kindle

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_n_6?rh=n%3A341677031%2Cn%3A%21341678031%2Cn%3A341689031%2Cn%3A362230031&bbn=341689031&sort=price&ie=UTF8&qid=1357526076&rnid=341689031

nikkilala_2

Nipped out quickly when I saw the 90% off in S's and 3 S's later me and Nannylala are all shopped out Make sure you look in the pets aisles too as all the seasonal pet stuff is 90% off and gift sets in the toiletries bit This is mine:oNannylalas is still in the car:)



Also they've got the big tubs of snacks down to 84p and loads of reductions on seasonal crisps and peanuts:T

Call_of_Trouty

Went to Boots this morning to pick something up and had a look at what vouchers are available, it showed 25% off mouthwash, shampoo, shower gel and deodorant. I know some have been mentioned on hukd but the mouthwash hasn't.

All have certain things half price at the mo so with vouchers should get them at 25% of original cost.

Never had a 25% voucher from the machine before.

zippydooda

nikkilala wrote: »

Nipped out quickly when I saw the 90% off in S's and 3 S's later me and Nannylala are all shopped out Make sure you look in the pets aisles too as all the seasonal pet stuff is 90% off and gift sets in the toiletries bit This is mine:oNannylalas is still in the car:)



Also they've got the big tubs of snacks down to 84p and loads of reductions on seasonal crisps and peanuts:T

whats in the marmite jar please. apart from marmit

newbie1980

how the hell does this seller get away with it

i keep on reporting as fakes but they do nothing about it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-5-off-Andrex-Toilet-Paper-Tissue-Vouchers-Multi-Store-Coupons-/190767481833?_trksid=p2047675.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29%26meid%3D4707311857488494332%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D1013%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D281045115211%26

nikkilala_2

zippydooda wrote: »

whats in the marmite jar please. apart from marmit

The marmite jars are egg cups with little sachet things of marmite, they were 90p:TThe marmite teapots were £1.50 and also got marmite butterdish and marmite toast rack.They all have little sachet things of marmite in:)

mhoc

lookinforabargain wrote: »

Morning all

Just getting ready to head to T's. This shall be my last trip to T's until at least Friday (unless a glitch comes up of course ) Keeping a spreadsheet and keeping track of what I'm actually spending in T's and A's is a bit :eek: :rotfl:
But need some essentials today such as bread and milk and a couple of veggies and that'll be us sorted 'til the weekend, plenty of whoopsies in the freezer so shall work on getting that down as well.

The spreadsheet is very revealing - I only bought the bare essentials over the last week, used up APGS, TPP and mocs and yet the totals are still gob smacking. The most I spend at one time is £20 but all of the small bits add up.

tigerwhite_2

Afternoon all.

I've been to the hospital for another of pollys check up's - all fine :T I've spent so much time there lately!

Hope things get better for you MarkZ (I did pm you). I've first hand experience of epilepsy, got diagnosed at aged 28 (7 years ago) but apart from taking daily medication and losing my license for a year, all has been fine :T Epilepsy.org.uk is a fabulous website for advice and support. My story was a bit different though cos it had been going on for 4 years with no diagnosis, I used to get shooting pains through my head and worried myself sick it was a brain tumour so when epilepsy was diagnosed, I was actually relieved!

to cut a long story short, it doesn't have to impact your life long term and there is lots of support available if you need it. sending you a bit hug though as I'm sure you are stressing out.

On another note, I need to organise a S v A/T shop and a T shop

Deb_S_2

fairclaire wrote: »

Epic post alert. No need to read or reply:D just getting a matter off my chest.

Been quiet for the last couple of days because I had a dilemma. My dear dad who died just nearly 4 years ago owned a holiday home in France. He spent almost half of the year there after he retired and divorced my mother and he loved it dearly. When he died I inherited it. I went there about a month after he died but it was a bit soon for me to decide what to do with it so I pretty much mothballed the place. He was friendly with a local man who agreed to 'care take' the place for me. I paid him twice year ever since in return for him sorting out a few minor maintenance issues, having the gardens done and passing on mail etc.

I have pretty much buried my head in the sand about the place after that. I had hoped back then we may grow to love it as our holiday home in years to come? maybe. But as my Oh wont leave the house, never mind board a plane that's unlikely:(. Anyway, I had a letter from dads caretaker friends daughter to tell me he had passed away:( so I now have no choice but to face up to it and sort it out.

I have a colleague who has a friend who deals in property on the continent and I have been in touch with him. My choices are basically....keep it and pay someone to maintain it. Rent it out as a holiday let ( Im not keen on that), or sell it. So I've spent all night looking for flights and am going there on Thursday next week. I will attend the funeral of my dads friend, have a good look at the place and decide what I want to do.

I feel very heavy hearted about it. I think once I deal with it my last ties with my dad will be gone:(....that makes me feel very sad. But if I think about it practically we have been living off a diminishing amount if savings fir 6 months and whatever I decide, this could be a source of income

Sorry for a long post. My OH just looks at me with a blank face when I try to discuss with him.....he has lost track of what's what financially:o

Just working my way backwards and catching up and I saw your post FC.

As long as you have your memories your ties to your dad will never be gone

My first thoughts on reading the above were that you could use the property as a long term income if you rented it out. Maybe approach a lettings company/holiday cottage type place. They do pretty much everything for you and you receive a regular income whilst retaining future capital. You say you are not keen on this - but do you have any specific reasons for not doing it? Can those reasons be overcome?

You never know what the future holds and your husband may one day be able to board that plane and you can start to take holidays there (assuming it is the sort of place you would want to go).

Or you could bite the bullet now and arrange to sell which would free up capital to boost your savings. It would also free you of a burden that you may not even realise you are carrying.

You could pay someone to maintain it for you but for how long?
How much would that cost and could you afford it long term?

Mothballing properties for too long can accumulate problems as property doesn't like to be empty. It could prove costly down the line to keep it unoccupied.

It can be difficult to put practical head on at times, and my starting point would be to ask myself what do I want to do with it. In an ideal world what would my preferred outcome be and is it achievable.

Just my thoughts

locarr

Sarahdol75 wrote: »

Has anybody got a good recipe for broccoli and cheddar soup, had some at the weekend in Gloucester and was lovely and would like to make some myself. I prefer tried and tested off people rather than searching the net. Many thanks.

Here you go posted yesterday by TM!:D

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Christmas leftovers.

Sweat an onion in a little butter until soft add broccoli including stem. Add stock. Simmer until soft.

Blitz with a blitzy thing.

Add cream and crumbled Stilton to taste.

Eat tomorrow when it will taste better:)