ELITE 11+ glitch loving, barmy bargain hunters

mhoc

purpledonkey wrote: »

Upside, I had to use a lot of change for parking last week, so bought a lottery ticket to break up a note, just won £2.60! 60p up - I'll take it

time for drastic measures.

can you apply for a temp increase on your credit on any of your credit cards or on your overdraft - I've done this before when I wanted to pay the final payment for a holiday so I didn't have to get the money out of savings for a few weeks. Or when 2 big credit card bills overlap and I was in danger of going over the limit.

Have you bought anything in the last 4 weeks that is still in its wrapping and it has its receipt - if so take it back for a refund - another thing I've done to make things balance.

Have you got a local Facebook group that you might be able to sell a few bits on - you might end up having to deliver but at least its instant cash.

go through last winters coats and bags - sometimes I wrap a note around a receipt or put an emergency tenner at the back of my travel pass and then forget its there until I am looking for money to pay the window cleaner.

Have you got any currency notes from past holidays that you can take to the post office to exchange for sterling.

The other risky thing Ive done before is to pay for a bill with a cheque knowing it would take a few days to process - sadly most places wont take cheques now and even when they do they process them much quicker.

Wheres_My_Cashback

purpledonkey wrote: »

Nope, literally at my limit I look forward to the day that I can secure regular work! (preferably where I can keep my clothes on )

Even using the card to pay and incurring a £12 over limit fee is cheaper then double, though some providers may report it to the CRAs, though some won't if you go back under your limit by next statement date.
What are the fines for and are they legally valid fines or PCNs ?

Mumto2monkeys

couponqueen123 wrote: »

couldnt have put it better my self;)

just make sure u have a months supply of your fav choclate and drink mags and the tv near by if breastfeeding (non alcholic is prefured;)) and im sure you and baby will be away to go but

my one tip is dont make early mornign appointments i never got out the door much before lunch time now and this moring i took the kids to breakfastclub in pjs (i stayed in the car

Yes and don't forget the phone because it always rings when you haven't got it near by:)

bubbs

purpledonkey wrote: »

Hello Elite, warning mini rant ahoy!

So for the last two weeks I've been working ridiculous hours for less than £80 per day. Don't get me wrong I've loved the work and it was exactly what I needed but the company are so stingy that anyway they could cut costs they grabbed at any opportunity, including making us sign contracts stating that were liable for any driving fines regardless of fault. I've accrued two fines, one for £65 and the other for £80, neither of which I've paid yet because I'm pretty much broke. I was supposed to get paid today and they casually threw in 'yeah that's not happening you might get paid tomorrow' to which I replied, 'if I don't pay one of the fines by tomorrow it will double to £130, are you going to pay it because I can't due to you not paying me?', they laughed and said 'nope, still your responsibility and if you don't pay it, Enterprise will fine you at least £50 on top of that'. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: sums up my mood right now!

thats terrible:mad::mad: hope you get paid sharpish

Mumto2monkeys wrote: »

:j my glitchy body shop order has just arrived:j

Thankyou op

Your welcome ;)mine too hubby just collected it:T and free bba flava it marinade thanks TM? i think:D

mhoc

fairclaire wrote: »

Oh nice one :beer: I'm literally just about to go to As. I'm at £15.01 after my jammy £10, the 5 F&V and 1p for entering the prize draw. Ive also got free volvic 500ml again which I'm sure wasn't there yesterday

Ive got the little free dog food - its only Asda or Morrisons.

also the Butchers cat food, three allowed and a free volvic touch of fruit - this all looks like the start of an Asda v Morribobs shop.

Ive alos got cauli, strawbs, broccoliand new pots - things likely to be found on a womble list

aau1

emerald21 wrote: »

Thanks I don't always have success at that but I ll give it a go.

I never used to have much success just hitting the back button either

Instead I right click the back button and go back 2 pages at once. Look for a page called "Print Coupons" rather than "Printing" and see how it goes

HTH

Sarahdol75

Afternoon all.

nerfdad wrote: »

:eek:Flu here
3 sick kids- ds2&3 and me:( watching expendables 3 with ds2:cool:
Good bloody morning:eek::eek:

Hope your all better soon.

Got my DS1 off today aswell, was up all night being sick :eek:

We bought a vax hoover on Friday for our country retreat, took it up Friday evening, tried it saturday, the bloomin thing blew up, only hoovered one room, absolute rubbish, DPD collecting this afternoon, No I dont want a replacement, even though they guarantee the thing for 6 years. :mad:

asset2004

aau1 wrote: »

Loads of us seem to have been emailed 2x£10 off wys £40 in Waities but you can print off 4 unique vouchers

I've already cashed all mine in :money:

I've got the Waitrose vouchers, but never been in the store - can I use them elsewhere?

Wheres_My_Cashback

aau1 wrote: »

CoS is offering free dog food on my account (no code, just showed up)

1x150g Butchers choice lean & tasty made with chicken & turkey

Redeemable once at A or M until 28/9

Good to help you bump up to the minimum withdrawal threshold and a lot of stores have animal charity collection bins

ETA: MSM shows it 50p A and N/A everywhere else (though obviously M sell it). It should be a good free filler on an A v T/S/W shop

Check Q accounts too as it showing there on mine, but not on my COS accounts.

purpledonkey

Wheres_My_Cashback wrote: »

Even using the card to pay and incurring a £12 over limit fee is cheaper then double, though some providers may report it to the CRAs, though some won't if you go back under your limit by next statement date.
What are the fines for and are they legally valid fines or PCNs ?

They are very much legal fines from Westminster/ Chelsea & Kensington boroughs.

mhoc wrote: »

time for drastic measures.

can you apply for a temp increase on your credit on any of your credit cards or on your overdraft - I've done this before when I wanted to pay the final payment for a holiday so I didn't have to get the money out of savings for a few weeks. Or when 2 big credit card bills overlap and I was in danger of going over the limit.

Have you bought anything in the last 4 weeks that is still in its wrapping and it has its receipt - if so take it back for a refund - another thing I've done to make things balance.

Have you got a local Facebook group that you might be able to sell a few bits on - you might end up having to deliver but at least its instant cash.

go through last winters coats and bags - sometimes I wrap a note around a receipt or put an emergency tenner at the back of my travel pass and then forget its there until I am looking for money to pay the window cleaner.

Have you got any currency notes from past holidays that you can take to the post office to exchange for sterling.

The other risky thing Ive done before is to pay for a bill with a cheque knowing it would take a few days to process - sadly most places wont take cheques now and even when they do they process them much quicker.

I've done that before. I don't want to increase my limit after reducing it by £750 earlier this year. I'm going to wait and see if I get paid tomorrow and then figure out a plan then. Thank you for the suggestions though