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  • coldcazzie
    coldcazzie Posts: 1,407 Forumite
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    "and I have more than three lightbulbs in my house" absolutely sent me OMG :lol::lol:

    Let us know how the drill bushes go, I've been looking at them for cleaning the shower tiles.
    Rule 7: If you're not changing it, you're choosing it.
    MFW 2020: 1 Jan £92903.90 ~ OP £536.80/£500
    MFW 2021: 1 Jan £89281.21 ~ OP £404.62/£500
    MFW 2022: 1 Jan £85579.20 ~ OPs on hold.
  • coldcazzie
    coldcazzie Posts: 1,407 Forumite
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    OHGODS trade a kid in for extra light bulbs!!

    I'm gonna laugh myself into an asthma attack
    Rule 7: If you're not changing it, you're choosing it.
    MFW 2020: 1 Jan £92903.90 ~ OP £536.80/£500
    MFW 2021: 1 Jan £89281.21 ~ OP £404.62/£500
    MFW 2022: 1 Jan £85579.20 ~ OPs on hold.
  • Grogged
    Grogged Posts: 866 Forumite
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    edited 29 August 2021 at 5:51PM
    I was slack jawed at the one lightbulb rule, but it was the lasagna that totally floored me...

    The drill brushes are great for normal stuff, the stubborn stuff needs the scourers, which worked a treat.
    Was noisier than I expected, but ok, same level as a food processor.

    I sussed the postcode issue, it was my typing speed - it wanted slower than normal so it could show the suggested list... That all done.

    Now have £3. Done 5 so far, presume that's because I'm new. Pricing from 20p to £3 and change.
    Hoping YG will get the hint as it would be a nice OP!
    If it's not adding up, compound it!
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,500 Forumite
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    I always find that as soon as I am about to cash out on any survey site they all slow down/completely stop and it takes me a few weeks longer than expected. I have one sat at £24.50 and I need £25 to cash out. Only been waiting 3 weeks….
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  • Grogged
    Grogged Posts: 866 Forumite
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    3 weeks - that sucks.
    I promise to be more patient then! 😆
    (I'll pencil it in as a Xmas bonus...)
    If it's not adding up, compound it!
  • coldcazzie
    coldcazzie Posts: 1,407 Forumite
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    Grogged said:
     it was the lasagna that totally floored me...
    Yeah that was gross... 
    Rule 7: If you're not changing it, you're choosing it.
    MFW 2020: 1 Jan £92903.90 ~ OP £536.80/£500
    MFW 2021: 1 Jan £89281.21 ~ OP £404.62/£500
    MFW 2022: 1 Jan £85579.20 ~ OPs on hold.
  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,242 Forumite
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    Grogged said:
    It seems I've been doing MSE all wrong...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcQ8_mX9juI&ab_channel=mrnigelng
    WARNING: Contains scenes of extreme MSE, not suitable for people with fat wallets!
    Omg! Uncle Roger is amazing! I laughed so much my belly hurts! 😂
    Mortgage Balance as of July 2025 £14,900.
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • Grogged
    Grogged Posts: 866 Forumite
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    I'm off to London for a few days for an industry awards ceremony tonight and then a couple of meetings.
    Will be my first London trip since the pandemic started in earnest, so will be interesting to see what the trains are like... Think I'll be taking taxis rather than the tube...
    Off to pack, squeeze in a couple of meetings before travelling at lunchtime.
    If it's not adding up, compound it!
  • LadyWithAPlan
    LadyWithAPlan Posts: 3,751 Forumite
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    The tubes are still pretty empty, nothing like 2019.

    There are a lot less of us going to work in offices still and of course ot that many international tourists. Places like Soho etc are back to packed which is wonderful but other areas eg Shoreditch still feel like a ghost town. Enjoy!
    DON'T BUY STUFF (from Frugalwoods)
    No seriously, just don’t buy things. 99% of our success with our savings rate is attributed to the fact that we don’t buy things... You can and should take advantage of discounts.... But at the end of the day, the only way to truly save money is to not buy stuff.    Money doesn’t walk out of your wallet on its own accord.
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6289577/future-proofing-my-life-deposit-saving-then-mfw-journey-in-under-13-years#latest
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