DFW Daily Chat thread Fri 19th Oct

immoral_angeluk

just got back from the shops and got a freebie for all the girls on here.. well ok technically not a freebie but if you spend £2.10 on shout magazine you get a free eyeliner and mascara.... bargain

betti911

I lost my switch card yesterday... still haven't found it so cancelled it last nite. Amn't usually so carelesss. Just hope noone has taken any money out

Floss

betti911 wrote: »

I lost my switch card yesterday... still haven't found it so cancelled it last nite. Amn't usually so carelesss. Just hope noone has taken any money out

Have you checked online banking? Hopefully it's just lost & not been used.

System

Hi peeps, Toto - looking fab. Can I just bring up but there would appear to be more and more programmes on telly about housing and debt. Who thinks that the housing market is due for a slump in light of all this sub-prime credit crisis in the states??? And, if there is a looming credit crisis how likely would this affect anyone on a DMP with interest frozen and IVAs???????

OliveOyl_2

Thanks for the suggestions.

All 3 like their stockings still. I've tried to suggest that they're a little old.
I fill them with freebies (the cheeky monkeys for eg) and little things like plectrums for the guitar player, and a new toothbrush & stuff. These are the bits they seem to enjoy the most.

It's just the boys and their desire for black or silver boxes, with Sony written on the side. Actually, there's an idea.......

OliveOyl_2

Lenny, did you see that BBC2 prog last night?

I sort of saw it whilst fiddling about in the kitchen (apples, taking over my life )

Penny2myName

Ex has two younger children with his wife (we have been split a good 9 yrs now) and I have always made it clear that he doesn't have to do a fortune on our two as he has two at home to also provide for, I get the money for our two so I am main present buyer, due to just who has main responsibility. Think its also because DD just turned 13 so has hit a milestone in not only her life but mine and her father's. We are now parents of a teenager.
I have also been blessed in the fact that we have always go on to the degree the kids don't even try to play us off against each other.
Think I will have to remind him that he did generously give DD £50 (cant do the euro sign) for her day trip to France earlier in year.

mrsspendalot

I have heard of the Hoosiers - but only coz I had loads of AQA questions about them last week, lol.

Re the £250 - I have just come home from town and have spent some of it. I bought some clothes for DD, hat & mits for DS2, and some educational stuff for half term for DD and DS1, incl. left handed scissors and jolly phonics puzzle in ELC, times tables flash cards, coloured paper, colouring books, and some little study guide books about learning to write and count etc. My kids are suckers for anything like that with stickers in - great way to get them to learn. Oh, and I got myself some new tea towels from matalan £4 :rotfl: :rotfl:

I bought my brothers a stocking filler for Xmas (shot glasses in wilkinsons 2 for £5 all about being drunk, lol) and bought the kids advent calendars on 3 for 2 in matalan.

Spent £66.11 altogether :eek: but it was nice to be able to spend some money for once. Will save the rest of the grant for debt payment, honest :rolleyes:

Penny2myName

I think it may be starting on a downwards trend, houses for sale around here just are not shifting now.

gallygirl

:mad::mad: Found out woman I work with is on £700 more than me, and by her admission doesn't work anywhere near as hard or achieve as much as me. :mad::mad: Don't intend doing anything about it as hopefully will have new job in another dept soon.

Trying to work from home but using new database which keeps crashing.

Actually - to quote myself 'Don't intend doing anything about it' - change that to 'don't intend doing anything'. Am going to do bare minimum I need to then dogging it for rest of the day. :mad::mad:.

Sorry to moan. At least the sun is shining