My journey to a debt free life

Onebrokelady

Sun_Addict said:

You need to ask to speak to customer retention and make out you’re thinking of going to Sky. You have to hold your nerve and be prepared for them to say ok goodbye though.

I told him I didn't want the package he was offering and couldn't afford the package I have currently so he did put me through to retentions but after being in hold for another 10 minutes the phone went dead,it was such a faff getting through to someone in the first place I couldn't face phoning them again 🙁

Onebrokelady

ditty1234 said:

Onebrokelady said:

Really annoyed and fed up.Its just taken me about 20 minutes to discover how to actually call virgin media then half an hour on hold only not be told I can't get the broadband only deal for £ 28 a month because it's only for new customers. He then went on to try and get me a better deal which ended up just giving me even more channels I won't  watch for more than I'm paying now 😡

Hi I have Virgin Media Broadband and was paying 18.50 for 50MB then they increased it to 100mb. Then when my offer ended they wanted to charge me £35 a month, but after I called them a few times threatening to quit and just telling that my budget is 20 I eventually got it for 21.50 still for 100MB. Just get quotes from other  services and their own offers - they will match them. Just ask them if you can stay as a customer with them or be a new customer somewhere else! 
To be fair I also have 3 mobile contracts with them, but for a total of £25-£28. Don't give up!

They have increased mine to 100mb too,I was paying £26  for broadband,tv and phone but now I have a smart tv I don't need the virgin tv package, I also don't use my landline  so want to get rid of that as well and it's now gone up to £54.50 but I don't want to pay for something I don't use, I also have a mobile with them on a sim only deal with no contract.
I will try again on my next day off and see what happens 😊

Onebrokelady

Finally found some energy and managed to clean the bathroom plus hoover and polish everywhere, my bathroom is looking very sparkly because after I washed everything I buffed it all up with a microfibre cloth that I normally use for cleaning the windows 😊 I've never thought of doing this before but it made the sink quite shiny 😊

In other news I moved £100 of DD rent into the household savings account, I thought there was already £50 in this account but it's not it's 50p 😀😀how I mistook 50p for £50 I don't know, I also don't know how I ended up with 50p in there 🤷‍♀️

A while ago I was considering buying a  hand held steam cleaner but still hadn't bought one,so today I used £37 of DD rent to buy one from Amazon, it's suitable for cleaning all sorts including windows, I wanted one to make it easier to keep my kitchen clean, cleaning the tiles in the bathroom and cleaning my windows, I find it really hard to clean the inside of my windows so I'm hoping this will make the job a lot easier, the other benefit is it cuts out the need to use chemicals so I won't need to buy lots of cleaning products and therefore will be cutting down on my use of plastic 😊it is due to arrive on Thursday so I will be able to go on a cleaning frenzy if it arrives early enough 😀 talking of plastic I was thinking about it this morning and I think it's been at least a year since I used any clingfilm, I don't buy it any more and just store things in lunch boxes that can be used over and over again or in bowls with plates on top. I haven't bought any tinfoil either in at least a year, I do have some that I'm using up but it's taken me all year because if it's not visibly dirty I use it again, I put a piece on top of a banana bread so it wouldnt burn but it was clean afterwards so I folded it up and put it back in the cupboard 😀

DD mattress arrived, it's a memory foam one and it came vacuumed pack in a box😊it was so heavy though we struggled dragging it up the stairs,it was also wrapped in a massive plastic bag so we dragged it up in that and then undid it on the bed frame. I've saved the plastic wrapping because I need some large sheets of plastic to attach to the short side of the 🐓🐓run to keep the rain out in the winter, it's quite thick  plastic so will do the job quite nicely 😊

Cherryfudge

I'm another who dislikes using cling film or foil, and most of the time I can find alternatives. I do save used foil (washed if necessary) and make it into a 'tennis ball' which can then go in the recycling. I'd be reusing the thick plastic too if possible. I used to use polystyrene packaging under a tarpaulin to keep the rabbit hutch roof somewhat insulated... I hate seeing thing go to landfill.

Onebrokelady

Update on my previous post,I thought I had posted about DD buying herself a new mattress but I've just looked back and can't find it. The mattress she had on her bed was really uncomfortable and she was waking up with a painful back everyday.she decided to treat herself when she got paid so looked at memory foam mattresses and decided to buy one of those. They had a sale on and she got NHS discount so ended up buying a £550.00 mattress for £350.00 😊🎉😊🎉 I tried it out earlier and it's sooooo comfortable. I have a normal mattress on my bed but several years ago I bought a memory foam mattress topper that's 4 inches thick, my DDs have always gone on about how comfortable my bed is, it's like sleeping on a cloud and I love it, it's a good compromise if you can't afford the proper mattress,I think it cost me about £70 at the time and I've had it for years now, it's still as good as the day I bought it 😊

Willowtree222

Those toppers are amazing. It does make the beds so comfy and you do feel like you are sleeping on clouds. I love a firm bed though. My parents dislike my bed and that's why they ended up not staying at mine too long when they had their extension built. 
I have considered a steam cleaner too, but not sure if it was worth the money. I look forward to reading whether it is or not. x

Onebrokelady

Nicnak said:

Those toppers are amazing. It does make the beds so comfy and you do feel like you are sleeping on clouds. I love a firm bed though. My parents dislike my bed and that's why they ended up not staying at mine too long when they had their extension built. 
I have considered a steam cleaner too, but not sure if it was worth the money. I look forward to reading whether it is or not. x

I can't sleep on a firm bed,it hurts my back too much, the topper I got is a firm density though but it's still really soft 😊

I have ummed and ahhhed about the steam cleaner for ages because I didn't want to waste my money, I looked at loads of reviews so hopefully I've bought a good one and it will help me with those jobs that I really don't like doing because I find it too painfu, I will do a review when I've used it 😊

Onebrokelady

Woke up really early in an immense amount of pain so took two codeine and went back to sleep until 8.30, my alarm was set for 9 but I got up because it's actually sunny so I took the chance to do a load of washing before I head off to work, I'm going to chance pegging it out and hopefully it won't rain all afternoon 😀
 

Willowtree222

The weather here is so indecisive at the minute. I can't figure out if it's rainy or sunny.
Let me know how the steam cleaner is, if you don't mind x

Onebrokelady

Steam cleaner has just arrived so I will be testing it out shortly, the one I've bought is manufactured by a Dutch company and the English instructions although easy to read and follow are not translated very well 😀 I shall shortly be going steam crazy 😀

I had another bad nights sleep last night and woke up at 3am in agony so took more painkillers and went back to sleep, as a consequence I overslept and didn't get up until nearly 10am,I am determined to have a productive day today despite the late start

DD did some washing yesterday evening so I pegged that out overnight and Ive just brought it in 😊 I stripped my bed and that's all out on the line and Ive got  another load in the machine, I don't know how we generate so much washing seeing as there is only two of us living here🙀 anyway it's a beautiful sunny and windy day so I should get it all dry hopefully 

I might also do some more garden tidying later if I have enough energy, when I cleared and tidied the patio back in June I dumped all the pots at the top of the garden to be sorted out at a later date and they are all still there, there are two that hang on my fence so I need to clean them and put them back, I can't decide what to put in them though,I don't ideally I'd like something that I can leave in there long term instead of a short term fix, I will have to have a google and see what I can find, last year I grew some lettuce in there but it didn't produce enough to be worth it 

Right I'm off to get steaming 😀