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Money_Doctor

gocat wrote: »

Found out mum was using 2 diferent t clubcards :mad: Sorted that now but still dont think she understands
Topped up the car and got the 18p a litre off. Saved the grand sum of £2.50 lol

every little helps

Dizzy_Ditzy

I put a wanted on freecycle last night for demijohns- someone has very kindly said they'll drop a couple off for me today, but as a noob freecycler, is there a particular etiquette for situations like this? Am I expected to offer some recompense for fuel or something?

Dizzy_Ditzy

mimi1234 wrote: »

Well done TWEETS on the weight loss. If only I could follow in your footsteps. Having said that, I am normal weight but as everyone else at home is stick insect thin, I feel massively obese! Not good is it.

Thanks so much to the OP and QOC for The BS glitch. This is my first ever order at The BS. Feeling well spesh!

CJJ brought it across before I did :T

Glad you got it though

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

The things children say
"My daddy is in hospital for an operation on his willy ... he's having it circus-sized."

There are some crackers in this thread :rotfl:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5046880

mhoc

dipdap wrote: »

I do get a little buzz when I pay off a load of debts on payday (I have to stop myself from over paying them! )
But agree it's depressing when you see it come in and vanish again.
Even worse today as DH overtime hasn't been paid to him properly :mad:

we had a little blip last month but now I reckon it was because OH was on the wrong tax code and when it was righted the tax was adjusted. Mind you we had a couple of nice days away staying in Ripon so I spent that so it did not actually make a difference

We have no outings organised at all in September (apart from the final JL cake run) so its going to seem like a very long month. All of the brood are running around doing exciting things so it makes it worse when our exciting event is the new fence!

Jelly_Biactol

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

I put a wanted on freecycle last night for demijohns- someone has very kindly said they'll drop a couple off for me today, but as a noob freecycler, is there a particular etiquette for situations like this? Am I expected to offer some recompense for fuel or something?

I've freecycled a lot of stuff as an 'offerer' or whatever the term is, and occasionally dropped off stuff - I've never expected any recompense, nor ever been offered any to be honest.
You could always offer some glitch stash, or a HM bun or biscuit or jar of something HM, if you wanted.
HTH

mhoc

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

I put a wanted on freecycle last night for demijohns- someone has very kindly said they'll drop a couple off for me today, but as a noob freecycler, is there a particular etiquette for situations like this? Am I expected to offer some recompense for fuel or something?

this is very kind of them, normally you don't need to give something but someone did bring me some chocs once.
When I freecycled fruit last year someone brought me a jar of their jam when they had made it

tweets

Nannylala wrote: »

Hope you have got mr Kipling as well as Poppy;)enjoy your walk

I had Mr Kipling and Poppy she enjoyed her walk

Then I walked down to Tesco and was glad I had my gloves because on they went

All its done today is rain on and off and its cold and windy

Love my new bag I think I love all my Mr Kipling bags and purses if I don't like them I send them back

Jelly_Biactol

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

There are some crackers in this thread
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5046880

The things children say, pt2...

Small boy: ‘I know how to make babies, you know.’
‘Oh, really?’ replies the grown-up, as casually as possible.
‘Yes, I do. I’ve just learnt how to make babies.’ A [ahem!] pregnant pause. ‘Do you know how to make babies then?’
‘I do, yes,’ replies the grown-up.
‘How do you make babies, then?’ the little boy asks, looking the grown-up straight in the eye.
‘You go first,’ says the grown-up.
‘Well’, says the little boy,‘I knock the “y” off and add “i-e-s’’.’

mhoc

76rosie wrote: »

I get paid weekly and i never get excited about my wages. I bank them straight away.

in my experience, i am not really sure that big wages are all they are cracked up to be.

My manager earnt double the amount he does now but the pressure, the time away from his son etc weren't worth it.

I only take home 40 pounds more now than 14 years ago. But i seem to be doing so much more with it.:D

Being paid in cash or being paid weekly is so much easier to handle but few firms still do this.

We are paid every 4 weeks which has always meant weird juggling of funds - for instance this is one of the few months where we get paid and the credit card goes out over the weekend and then the Direct Debits on Monday - perfect - like the sun and the moon all coming into alignment.
But gradually the gap widens again between pay day, credit card bill and direct debits day

Jelly_Biactol

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

You could always offer some glitch stash, or a HM bun or biscuit or jar of something HM, if you wanted.

mhoc wrote: »

When I freecycled fruit last year someone brought me a jar of their jam when they had made it

What mhoc says :rotfl: