madmoneys xmas pesky saving challenge

madmoney_2

yeah thats what i was thinking nog, i shouldnt really buy anything till boxing day but u gotta let the kids have somet to open on xmas day unfortunately!! Fingers crossed for the interview on thursday hun, bet ur well excited arent u?
The job I applied for doesnt finish until the 26th sept, which is tomorrow aaaarrrggghhh!!! So if I have been successful I will know about it this week i suppose

Jooooooooo, still not heard from u hun, how u doing?

jo1972

Hiya, I'm here :wave:

Well, really odd thing happened on Saturday morning....you know I am hoping to get an interview for the school secretary job and she said that they will probably be interviewing 1st Oct, the close date was yesterday so maybe I'll hear something over the next couple of days, anyway Saturday morning, the post arrived and there was a private & confidential letter from my local council, dreaded opening it cos I thought maybe they'd screwed up my council tax payments again but it was an invitation to attend an interview for a job that I'd applied for about 2 months ago and completely forgot - on 1st October! It's closer than the school job, I can get a bus directly from my house there and save on petrol as I don't pay fares cos DH is a bus inspector (blakey ). Although it's a full-time job and I won't get the holidays like with the school job, it's about 7k a year more so will be far better for me financially. I won't be rushing around in the morning trying to get ready (she says....) and I should be home 2 hours earlier in the evenings. Plus it's more in my line of work as it's in a Planning Department and I already work in an Architects. So I shall keep you all posted.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you MM, hopefully you'll hear summat this week

Still no savings for crimbo although I get paid on Friday so will put something away :j

sweetpeas_2

oh sorry mm i got wrong end of stick with tele. yeh if its for kids u gotta get it in time for the big day! ive been thinking for couple of years about putting christmas off for two days in our house while kids young. do everything the same but do it all on 27th-then you uuucan go shopping on 26th and get everything half price! take more organising someow me thinks.... might mention it for next year. get everyone round for christmas lunch etc but do it all 2 days later n save loads of dosh!
could have christmas eve on boxing day...

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madmoney_2

no nog u got it right the first time hun, the telly IS purely a luxury, and i will wait till after xmas now to get it coz i want to redecorate the living room in time for xmas anyway, so will keep the 800 target for now. I just meant i wish i didnt have to buy everything for every1 until after xmas, its a really good idea but i dont want to be labelled a scrooge!!

Joooooo!!!! Not heard from u in a while hun, have u had a chat with your neighbour about the kids? Thats fantastic news on the job interview, right thats just me now waiting to hear something!!
We should change the title to pesky new job hunt!!!!

sweetpeas_2

didnt mean to judge u mm if thats what it sounded like chic?? i didnt know if the tele was for kids pressies or like luxury like u say.
i think ur doin well savin up for the tele cos ours went straight on credit last year... so well done

hi jo, long time no speak! wel ldon eon the interview-hope it goes well. fingers crossed for each others interviews then, and fingers crossed for mm to hear about an interview... maybe youre right mm, this should be the "waiting to hear re interviews thread"?! lol.


xx nog xx

madmoney_2

nah not at all nog, i know i never get shouted at on here!!! i think oh isnt too keen on spending that much money on what is just a telly at the end of the day......hmmmm me thinks his light bulb may be flickering??
yeah i defo wouldnt want to get it on credit, the beginning of the month oh said to me, trying to be casual, why dont we get the telly on credit...then we can still save for xmas...
the look on my face spoke a thousand words lol, but i think he is finally coming round....we will wait and see!!

jo1972

Good luck for Thurs Nog, I didn't see your post till just now.

MM, me and Nog have got the interviews, things always come in 3's!!

madmoney_2

jo1972 wrote: »

MM, me and Nog have got the interviews, things always come in 3's!!

fingers crossed for me then!!!!
i hope ur right jo!!

purpledelly

Hey all

It's been ages since I've posted (well feels like it). Sadly work gets really busy during term time

Good luck to all with your job interviews; I've got everything crossed!

I have a quickie question for rayday (and anyone else who self manages a DMP). As you may remember I have just taken over running my DMP from the CCCS. Well having phoned all creditors etc to confirm and set up payments, my hubby finally phoned the CCCS today to tell them. They said that in their experience, the creditors would be ok with our payments now but would start phoning up etc asking us to increase payments 6 months down the line and said we could contact them for advice if that happened.:rolleyes:

Having had a smooth 3 years on my DMP so far, I really don't want all that hassle of calls etc 6 months down the line. :eek: Is this your experience rayday??

sweetpeas_2

yeh good luck to us all, hope i manage to post to let you know how its gone and find out hows yours has gone jo, and if youve heard owt mm, cos going to see family fri aft-sunday then work all day monday then going to caravan for week next week, so hopefully ill get chance to post/read your posts!

not got anymore savings as yet-but did find a 50p on floor on my way home from work at midnight last night

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