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  • pavlovs_dog
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    Alchemilla wrote: »
    The way i see it....pros you get a chunk of extra money and good experience/networking and cons...you miss out on what is usually the best bit of summer and you end up dreaming about the markscheme.

    you're really selling it to me Alchy :D

    did you use dylon for your dying adventures? Have been considering dying school cardis which are now varying shades of grey rather than black. Was wondering whether it was worth the bother?
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  • Alchemilla
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    At least im honest!!
    Dylon machine dye plus half a kilo of cheap salt per load.
    I use dye a fair bit-for example to tart up our aged sofas which have loose covers.
  • apple_muncher
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    Alchemilla wrote: »
    The way i see it....pros you get a chunk of extra money and good experience/networking and cons...you miss out on what is usually the best bit of summer and you end up dreaming about the markscheme.

    My subject falls in May, and the final deadline is approx 7 June, so I get half term to do it too. With the recent(ish) exam changes, the workload is significantly less than before, but then, so is the pay. whowever, it's still a nice lump to pocket, plus lets me quote 'when I do my marking for the exam board' to the kiddies!
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  • Alchemilla
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    Apple that is definitely an expression that comes in handy!!
  • Alchemilla
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    20131228_174946_zps34c03b44.jpgReasons to meal plan #1

  • Alchemilla
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    Price of a bottle of home brew has dropped to £1.30 since i discovered i can flog the sachet of oak chips on the bay of fleas.
  • Alchemilla wrote: »
    20131228_174946_zps34c03b44.jpgReasons to meal plan #1


    Very jealous - I'd love a walk-in larder (and a utility room and a garage and room for a chest freezer and... :rotfl:)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • CathT
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    You're giving us all larder/pantry envy!
    Nov 2025 - part 1 - £13,878 part 2 - £20,953 Total - £34,832 24 months to go!
  • Alchemilla
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    I am very lucky. David Attenborough would probably find three new species of wildlife in there though!!
  • pavlovs_dog
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    i spy AF chicken noodle pots that are still lurking in our cupboards too :D

    are the polos for ponyplops?! :D
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