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  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 7,617 Forumite
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    Well done on extra earnings SW :j :beer: Have a lovely time with your family
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  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,610 Forumite
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    edited 14 July 2018 at 8:13AM
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    Don't be down petal. Im going to enjoy myself even if we are poor. I am going to be as MSE as possible as am so short of money. I have counted that I have done 28 hours which is 3/4 of money towards the computer. I still have to pay off the £75 meal too which is a bit depressing.

    Still the weather is lovely so I am going to do washing and ironing and also maybe some work for summer school so I can enjoy as much of next week as possible with parents.

    Mr Clive King the author of Stig of the Dump. One of those amazing books from a 1970s childhood that encouraged me to live my life to the fullest has just passed away. Amazing man amazing book. If anyone has kids this is an essential. RIP you wonderful man and thank you for the imagination that made me what I am today.
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  • savingwannabe
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    OK who has a laptop for a few days and then loses the charger?????? I could understand if I was a hoarder but my house is tidy and I have looked everywhere. I will try again. :(

    I moved things upstairs when Susan came to stay and I can't find it anywhere.
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  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 7,617 Forumite
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    Hi SW maybe Susan or your lodger have picked it up thinking it's theirs ? Hope you find it. Have a good day with your family. x
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

    Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

    Living off savings diary
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p1
  • savingwannabe
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    I have been looking and it has helped me to sort out my store room. I am hoping it is somewhere obvious and I keep missing it as I am so stressed. Tummy bug is back. Im going to have a little lie in as have been up since 5.

    Apart from my forgetfulness all is well. Parents and brother coming at 1.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Yeah I can imagine, seen pics on the news of places that are usually crammed with people looking like a ghost town!

    The power of the World Cup eh!?!?!

    That's me back at work, had a great weekend. Spent loads of time with my family and friends and got a bit of a tan! Can you believe it, a tan in Scotland!

    Dxxx
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,610 Forumite
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    edited 16 July 2018 at 3:44PM
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    Well done on the tan. Enjoy the weather. Hope you have a good rest of the day.

    I should be painting the outside of my house today. Dead excited. My brother and mum did most of it I did the splashes:o The house looks lovely now. So happy. I didn't have to pay the handyman they did it for free. Kerrching.
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  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 7,617 Forumite
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    Great news on the family helping with the painting and saving money SW ! Did you find your laptop charger ?
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

    Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

    Living off savings diary
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p1
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,610 Forumite
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    edited 19 July 2018 at 7:45PM
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    It was in my red handbag! I have no idea how I managed that! I have had to spend £50 odd on an SSD card to speed the laptop up and hopefully will get Windows added too and then I will be functional. My brother bought me an extender so I can use it in the garden. Hurrah.

    I do two lessons today each will be for one hour, on Friday we visit a local Castle and on Saturday I am taking the students to London for a walking tour. v exciting.
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  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 7,617 Forumite
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    Wow a walking tour of London sounds fab. You will do 10000's of steps !! :D
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

    Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

    Living off savings diary
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p1
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