Hope is not an Effective Financial Strategy

shangaijimmy

Alex - yesterday was nanny and grandad day out! So they had the boys somewhere for the day. I supplied a packed lunch and they they were home and shattered for tea! Today may be similar too as DS1 is at his friends and DS2 having a day with his grandma! On second thoughts I have a prescription to collect for an inhaler so that'll cost - damn staying alive medicine!

In light of yesterday I've TT'd £1 this morning

Poor pooch too. Mrs SJ mum bought him a bone which at first drives him demented looking for a place to hide it, then drives me crackers helping him find it, then he's been a greedy sod and eaten it all through the night! Thought he looked sheepish when I got up and sure enough he'd been sick all over the kitchen! Grr!

Debt free - I somehow have to subliminally convince her that's the best idea, so she thinks it's all her idea and I don't get blamed 2 yrs later when we've no money for a new patio

shangaijimmy

Frayed and Lynn, it's small stories like that when I'm really glad I'm not self employed! We're fortunate in our j s that Mrs SJ works for a national company that really looks after its good employees (ruthless if your rubbish too), and I'm now the 3rd longest serving at my firm and am seen as a fixture and fitting (14yrs)!

Ali-OK

Sympathies with the post-bone clear up. Came down this morning to find one of mine had an issue with the other end overnight. _pale_ I've let alot of fresh air in :rotfl: Brrr!

hiddenshadow

shangaijimmy wrote: »

Poor pooch too. Mrs SJ mum bought him a bone which at first drives him demented looking for a place to hide it, then drives me crackers helping him find it, then he's been a greedy sod and eaten it all through the night! Thought he looked sheepish when I got up and sure enough he'd been sick all over the kitchen! Grr!

Oh dear. Our boys have recently "discovered" the bone that's been sitting in the lounge for almost a year (got it as a welcome gift for the greyhound). The past couple of days they've been taking turns being obsessed with it...for 3 minutes. They seem to have forgotten it again now.

A_Frayed_Knot

SJ - was self employed - many moons ago.

Ali-OK - Brrrr - not sure if you would be letting in the fresh air if you lived here, we have pockets of sleet/snow lying. Brrrrr.

shangaijimmy

Well I've been on the verge of the dreaded large settling on my chest and I'm always anxious given being an asthma sufferer! I battled through 30hrs of work n the last few days and thought us escaped until this morning. Typically day off and coughing of some lovely colours!

Our £5k has cleared this morning so this should trigger the elephant conversation! Also TT,d another £1 this morning, so £3.85 so far this week.

A_Frayed_Knot

Oh no, the dreaded bug, took me around 3 weeks to get rid and not completely clear yet :eek:

Take care, as winter weather is meant to be with us around now/weekend. Rest up if you can, what with 2 boys and new baby


Nice to think about what you both are going to do with the pressie you received. Made me start wondering what I would do with £5000 ........ A girl can dream, can't she :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

ourcornercottage

As its £5000 could you have £1000 each to do as you will (well you decide for the 3 little ones obviously, savings for them) Mrs SJ chooses what to do with hers, then you um and ar and then obviously end up OPing!

shangaijimmy

OCC the only issue is we've no more room in the house for anymore Mrs SJ shoes!! It's such a hard decision!

PrincessLou

Sorry to be a pain - I think I'm late to the party here - what is this 5k that everyone is talking about and where did it come from?