Scuba's Saving the Ha'Pennies

scubaangel

Another survey completed which has offered me a test product, not something that will save me money unfortunately as its not a product I use frequently at this time of year but will be interesting to try as its a brand I don't use when I do use the product type. The survey for it also took me over my first target on swagbucks.

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Another goodreads book arrived today looks a good one.

Arranged a viewing on a small looking house in a couple of days - the rooms look really small in the ad but it has some garden space which would be nice.

Just requested £10 paypal from the postal surveys I do.

scubaangel

Finished a book last night so took it to a friend at work today, along with the large cake box I've had for years and never used given to another colleague.

I've also sold an ipod I found in a drawer so need to post that tomorrow.

Money has arrived in paypal from the survey site so I've withdrawn it to the bank.

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Finished another book last night, its subject means it'd be ok to leave in the office I work from for my team but would definitely not be a good idea to offer it out to the other staff or leave where the guests might pick it up.

Enjoying the book I'm reading now, its a signed copy so one which will find itself a place on my bookshelves (wherever they may end up).

Have packaged the sold mp3 player and will walk to the post office once I've finished the survey I'm in the middle of.

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Arranged to view a place tomorrow morning, its a house near where I've lived in the past a little further from work than I am now but alot closer to my friends.

Unfortunately it's with an agency who charge really high fees and the landlord wants someone in it ideally before Christmas, so if I go for it then I'll be very very poor over Christmas and will need my current landlord to agree to let me leave early rather than paying two sets of rent for the whole of January. On the upside a bigger overlap between places means I can move more of my stuff myself - am hoping to get away with a fairly small van as I'll have no choice but to flat pack my bedroom furniture just to get it down the stairs in my current house.

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Viewed the house and have said I'd like it so waiting to see if the landlord is willing to let me have it.

In the meantime I've hit the redemption threshold on opinion outpost so have £2.75 on my way to my paypal account. Will withdraw that this evening after work.

scubaangel

Didn't get the house. Got two more viewings booked for Monday, one isn't available until after I have to have moved out of mine but looks like a really nice flat, the other is a house with a garden but looks very small.

I've found the particulars from when that one was last sold so will measure my bed and check to see how much space I'll have around it if I was to go for that one.

scubaangel

Work = survived.

I now have two days off, in which I have plans to visit 3 different properties.

One flat tomorrow lunchtime in B town, a flat in A(rmy) town and a house in B town both on Monday. But the current front runner from looking at the ads is a flat in A town which I didn't get in hold of the agent for before they closed at lunchtime today, although if the house is a bigger size than the pics suggest I might just go for it, as it has a garden and outside space would be lovely albeit a hassle to keep tidy.

In other slightly spendy news, I went to Mr S on my way home from work, picked up some snack stuff and dinner for Monday as I've brought home food for dinner tomorrow and a box of Apple tea bags as I found a voucher for a free box on here.

scubaangel

Completed a survey which tipped me over redemption so have ordered a £10 amazon voucher meaning my voucher balance will comfortably cover my sisters Christmas pressie.

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Viewed a flat which would have been an agency free lease. Flat wasn't too bad but I found the owner extremely rude so won't be going for it, still got the two viewings booked for tomorrow, and hoping to set up a third so I can be making a decision.