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tigerwhite wrote: »

That does look really good if it compares.. Although what I'd do with a 24 slice cake I'm not sure! :rotfl: I've bought the AvT lemon drizzle cake before £4 v £2.40 (ish). And I wasn't impressed with it. However, I got the extra special large Victoria sponge on Saturday and it is delicious.. Really moist, loads of filling and a great price again.

I'm glad you said that..I tried the lemon drizzle and it was so dry and not very lemony at all...I actually took it back as it was like eating sawdust ( not that I have tried sawdust) cs had a good ole poke at it and even she said she wouldn't eat it :rotfl: where as the Victoria sponge I thought was yum

umme_sue

tweets wrote: »

Morning its raining again

Nannylala was Mickey Rooney the guy who was married numerous times and once to a teenager ? Sorry I may be on the wrong one

Snap-ant the freezer at work beeps if we leave the door open to long we try and get food out before it does. It's also got a lock on it.

Sarah I am excited for you getting your puppy :T

Guess who is still on level 500 on Candy ? :mad::mad::mad:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Rooney

mhoc

tweets wrote: »

All this money talk makes me realise how poor I am but I am happy and don't owe anyone anything all my bills are paid on time :T.

One bank account is all I have

I came from a very poor background, both parents came across to the Uk in the late 1940s and early 1950s with nothing whatsoever, they both had menial jobs but where very hard workers. They bought there first house in 1956 , always had a mortgage and never lived in rented accommodation, they spent nothing whatsoever on themselves but we always had a holiday, chalets in North Wales but it was a holiday.
They could not afford to keep me in college so I was working at 16 and I had my first mortgage at 19 so I've been shackled with mortgages, bank loans and credit card debts over the last 30 years or so whilst at the same time caring for elderly grandparents, parents and offspring and finally we are out the other side.
But even so when you come from this background being extra careful with money never leaves you.
Yes we now have an expensive holiday habit now that all offspring have flown the nest, this is Tescos fault :rotfl:
But even then we get the best deal possible. The kids went on every school trip and excursion possible so family holidays were things like holiday cottages, only once went abroad as a family
And yes we finally have savings but it's taken a very long time to get them. Circumstances meant I did not work when the kids were little so we had one wage coming in and our income was always slightly too much to ever get benefits. Were we live we had to run 2 cars so we did make things hard for ourselves but the kids have not suffered, quite the opposite I fact.
We had very little support from either set of parents, child care was not there thing and no financial support but we got through it all under our own steam.
So I will always be poor in my head, looking for the best deals, charity shop hunting, using MOCs and cashback, using up leftovers etc - that habit will never leave me.
Savings now enable us to make radical decision which will affect whatever is ahead of us.
For instance my car died last November after 10 years of faithful service so we started looking around for a replacement for me. But then it made sense to also think of OHs car which was younger than mine but it would have also needed work over the next few years and might have started to also cost serious money.
So we took the decision to trade in both cars and downsize to just one between us, getting a better quality car while they still made the car we like driving - so we got a very late model which was very high spec, this car is now out of production. The new car was paid for straight out of savings.
So now we only pay £135 road tax instead of two lots of £300 odd plus MOT and servicing on 2 cars and the new car does 45 mpg and more on long runs so we only fill up once or twice a month so petrol costs have plummeted as well.
Prior to the days when we had savings I have no idea how we would have coped with this situation.
The other thing is that when you are in the middle of the striving years it seems never ending, one crisis after another after another, if its not work problems, it's the kids or aged relatives or car problems or house problems but finally it does get better you just have to hang on in by the skin of your teeth, it just takes an awful long time.

sparklyfee

Morning everyone...is it Wednesday yet decided to celebrate the Wednesday glitchday with tea out at asda with the kids. That way I'm on hand if anything comes up...and will try and find something glitchy :j

Just been looking at super savvy me as I've heard it mentioned on here. There are coupons on there, could someone tell me if these are generally accepted in sada, sains, Ts ? Ta

M4RT1N

Good morning all

Sainsboobs have a half price toy sale today

Nannylala

wackynut wrote: »

Good morning wacky brightening up our day yet again:)
I really am going now as my friend will have the kettle on and the biccie tin ready

M4RT1N

Don’t know if this has been posted
free wild flowers seedmix on HUKD
http://www.hotukdeals.com/freebies/free-seed-mix-countryfile-1872568

Sarahdol75

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

Not that you're excited :D:rotfl::rotfl:

Could you tell I was excited :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Well he is here, and after having a mad run around, sniffing everything and having a mooch around the garden, he is fast asleep on his bed.

vanilla_twist

Morning

It is the weather for ducks and mad men today:eek:

On the brightside my car is getting a free jet wash to get rid of the sahara desert sitting on it:j
V x

davemorton

Sarahdol75 wrote: »

Could you tell I was excited :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Well he is here, and after having a mad run around, sniffing everything and having a mooch around the garden, he is fast asleep on his bed.

I think we need proof!!!