The Last Furlong

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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 8,729 Forumite
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    Glad you are settling in. I found sleeping easier last night too.
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

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  • beanielou
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    Good news on the broadband & utilities :)
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  • Glad the move went smoothly and you are all settled in.

    Enjoy your new home xx
  • Sun_Addict
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    Glad to read you're all settled in your new home :) New beginnings :j
    Christmas Savings 2024 £252.38/£600 April NSD:2 April Surveys £
  • The good , I have ordered my blinds today . Got a few things sorted out on the finance front. Car insurance renewal was £392 , almost a £100 more than last year. Did some quotes and got as low as £347 . Decided to phone existing insurance and they got it down to £330 so have renewed with them. Paid in full again, that always feels good.

    The bad , either I am imagining things but I think I may have squirrels in my loft. When I sit near the window there is a big air vent and I keep intermittently hearing noises from it, then like scratching noises , but only in this corner, nowhere else. Not sure , but will phone pest control at local council Monday . I have a leak on my washing machine as well , that's getting sorted tomorrow . Then the fan in the bathroom seems to be on all the time so that's getting sorted tomorrow. All things sent to try.
    Debt free April 26th 2021

  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 21,246 Forumite
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    Squirrels hopefully preferable to mice or rats? Good job not bats as they are preserved. Sorry there are a few snagging problems, hope you get them sorted soon.

    Re the house insurance I only ever pay around £100 for buildings and contents for the year, although my house is always occupied 24-7 which may help. I reckon you could get yours a lot cheaper though.
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  • It was car insurance SA not house insurance.
    Debt free April 26th 2021

  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 90,179 Ambassador
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    EEk to the squirrals.
    Boo to the WM.
    Good news on the blinds.
    Enjoy your weekend :)
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Willowtree222
    Willowtree222 Posts: 7,694 Forumite
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    Hopefully it is something they can get rid of quite quickly for you. I hate how insurances always up their price and then they bring it down again when you phone them. If they gave you the best price in the first place, it would save them and us a lot of time. x
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  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 5,677 Forumite
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    Well done on sorting out all your packing! And it was so hot that day too!:j

    Oh dear to the 'lodgers' though. Hopefully you can get them evicted soon!:eek:

    When the new blinds are up they'll bring a smile to your face!

    Have a good Saturday!
    x
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