Diary of my new life !!!

benbenandme

Just tried again and it let me this time (different email address ), I love this stuff, its great as a treat especially if you dont have to pay for it

benbenandme

I've just applied for the goldfish card through Quidco, should hopefully get £41 for that :beer:

Ds is in bed now, I'll have 10 minutes on here then try and get as much ironing done s possible while corrie is on. Theres no way I want to tackle the whole pile but if I limit it to half an hour while watching corrie then I might make a decent dent in it

sophiesmum_2

Hi Benben
Just ordered my aussie hair freebie - will do for a hamper next year:D
Must be a day for getting stuff sorted all round - i also bought greenflag cover through quidco and got £20 cashback for £46.50 spend, well happy with that:D especially as OH paid.;)
Sorted through my online accounts to check points etc so know exactly where I am up to for the money neutral challenge now.
I am surrounded by lists and spreadsheets, just need to sort out the household budget for 2008 and I am almost organised:eek: .

Glad you and your friend enjoyed your walk today. I spent time this afternoon driving round looking for one of my residents with alzheimers who had gone missing. he turned up safe and sound a while later:D

How's the AQA going ? You haven't mentioned it for a while
take care
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benbenandme

:beer: :beer: MY IRONING BASKET IS EMPTY !!!! :beer: :beer:

Yay !!! All done !! I always feel so much better when its all done and ts not even tht bad a job to do, but because I can bung it in a cupboard and keep it out of sight I never get round to it Anyway, its all finished for now at least

Aqa isn't going so well ... last time I logged on I'd had a review done by my assessor and I failed She said it was only minor things and I shouldn't worry too much ... but if you fail 2 in a row then you can be terminated :eek: Its kind of put me off logging on now
Off now to find the documents for my car tax and I'll nip to the post office in the morning and get it sorted Tomorrow is payday too which is good!!

atypicalblonde

Hi benbenandme, I have never posted on your diary before but just wanted to say you have inspired me to start overpaying my mortgage in 2008. I am aiming to overpay £2,500 this year, and will especially use any 'free' money e.g. from Quidco sign-ups etc to put towards the overpayments.

Thank you for being so inspiring x

benbenandme

Awww thankyou atb Have you checked out a mortgage calculator to see what a difference that money would make?? Have a look here ... http://www.channel4.com/money/homebuying/overpaycalc.html

It is a huge motivator to see the difference it makes ... for mine basically anything I can save is worth about three times that amount in interest, so if I save £10 it knocks about £30 off the total I have to pay back. Every time I buy something now I see it not in terms of how much it costs but in terms f how much it would knock off the mortgage :rotfl:

Good luck with yours :beer:

atypicalblonde

Thanks hun, yes I looked at this, filled it in and printed it off - it is now stuck to my fridge! My friends all think I am crackers when I talk about overpaying my mortgage, but more fool them, I would rather have the interest money in my pocket not the bank's! I will keep popping back on and let you know how I am doing x

spud30

I've been meaning to ask you Benben, are you still enjoying working in school?

benbenandme

I love it Spud, absolutely love it I've got to go on a few days training courses in Jan / Feb / March, but I feel like I've been there years already (in a good way ). The 2 week break over xmas and New Year is a fab part of the job too :rotfl:

spud30

The holidays are great, arent they - wait till the summer :T

I'm doing a TA NVQ at the moment, learning how to do it properly hopefully :rolleyes: