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South_coast

Fantastic news on the job! Hope the council pull their finger out soon

A_Frayed_Knot

Great news Sammy, should be best of both worlds, and a weight off having bread and butter coming in.
Hope you hear from the council soon.

Jessy103

Woohoo! Great news Sammy! 😀

sammy70

Thanks guys for the lovely comments 
its certainly a relief to have an income secured ..   and its 7 minutes drive to get there, instead of the 30/35  minutes to my old work, so another bonus.. less fuel costs..

sammy70

had a good day at my new job, long days, and busy but im loving it! 
just dropping in with my mortgage update for the start of September..
interest for August £486.13
Daily £15.68
New balance £199,256.13
Direct Debit £1226.40
New balance £198,029.73
Overpaid £79.73
New Balance £197,950 

A_Frayed_Knot

Gosh, not sure when I thought you would be starting your new job, but that was quick.  Anyone starting in our place can take months     from interview to start date.  Glad you love it even though long hours, it will benefit you no end.

Lovely short drive to work as well.

sammy70

Good morning peeps! 
Frayed knot- i literally started 2 days after the trial day! im glad too, i felt really anxious the first day, felt actually sick with stress, combination of new girl snydrome and the actual act of going to work after 5 months of being at home,, it was so strange..  
In money news, we have won £50 on the p.bonds!    we won £75 last month so we are doing well!
but as usual its spoken for, prince chunky horse has been a bit off, i suspected laminitis, had vet to him this morning and he confirmed it is, so he is off the grass for a week, on painkillers for his painful feet poor lad, so bye bye winnings , and a bit more besides for yet another vet bill  but i dont begrudge treatment costs for animals, its not their fault and its part of being a responsible owner.

sammy70

just paid £18.86 off loan, and £10 off mortgage from account tidy after hubbys weekly wage gone in 

A_Frayed_Knot

You are doing well with the PB's.  This month was my first included in the draw and bought a few last month as well, so will have more than double for next months draw - I live in hope.  
I was curious to find out if buying "bulk" was a good idea or buying smaller lots throughout the month was better, and I do think I made the wrong choice    as it will all probably be small lots from now on.

sammy70

ive bought  both small ammounts of bonds, and in bulk, i dont think it makes a difference really, i think its the ammount in total that makes a difference, ive definately won more since holding a bigger ammount of bonds, but thats just me, ive seen on the results the jackpot be won by someone holding £5000 in total, so i just suppose its luck of the draw!  i like the flexibility of saving using the bonds, and the fun side of checking to see if we have won each month