Looking after the pennies

Lookafterthepennies2020

I have just used the free trial @Naomim for now and I couldn't thank the lady that helped me enough. She has all the subscriptions apparently which is why she found so much in a short time as she said its her passion, she did admit she also just thinks shes quite nosey 

Honeysucklelou2

One of my great great greandfathers was a minister and my dad was able to find an historical site about ministers eg where they served and when. It even had a photo of him which was amazing....it was liking looking at my grandfather. Last year I had an email from someone else who was related to my great, great grandfather which was incredible!

I’ve done some research on mine and my ex’s family trees so that the children have that history to hand. We named DS1 thinking it was an unusual name and years later found one of these names in both mine and the ex’s family trees!

It does get quite addictive.

Naomim

Lookafterthepennies2020 said:

I have just used the free trial @Naomim for now and I couldn't thank the lady that helped me enough. She has all the subscriptions apparently which is why she found so much in a short time as she said its her passion, she did admit she also just thinks shes quite nosey 

I used to have all the subscriptions and always found everyone on the Ancestry website really helpful.  I'm in touch with a couple of 2nd or 3rd removed cousins in Australia from my paternal Grandads side. Weirdly their surname is the same as my married name. 

Lookafterthepennies2020

I can imagine it getting quite addictive, me and my mum don't know what happened to my great grandma and grandad yet which is what I'm really tying to find out. We always they died when my grandad was young but can't find anything to suggest that yet, the problem is it's quite a common surname and alot of the records were destroyed in fires during the wars x

Lookafterthepennies2020

Money front looks good, budget reset today. There is nothing planned this week so hoping to have a decent overpayment left at the end of it. Click and collect booked for tonight at 5pm so should see me through the week I've ordered it early as the kids are eating there bodyweight atm. Spag bol already on for tea as the mince needed cooking and I'm wfh today. The boys are home with me but seem to be adjusting more as time goes by.

3 small parcels to send today, I'm going to try and get at least 2 things on ebay a day this week. I have a bid of 30 on one item atm, quite a few watchers too so hoping it increases. I bit the bullet and put a heavy item on marketplace, i don't feel comfortable with people coming here to collect though so think I'll stick to ebay in future. X 

Lookafterthepennies2020

Hi all,
In the office today and spent £2.40 on lunch, hardly the end of the world but we had leftovers from tea yesterday so could have used that if I had been more organised. In my defence I felt absolutely rotten, didn't tea much tea and had a really early night. Not feeling much better today but hey ho. 

DSs are both at school today and will be picked up by their dad as I have a full day in the office and can't break away.  I ordered ds1 a new mattress today, his is donkeys years old and it's been on the list of one of the things that needed replacing at some point. He's started complaining that he can't sleep and get comfy so it's been bumped up the list. I managed to find one for £79.99 on Bensons for beds and also got 8% cashback with quidco. X

DancingInTheRain

Hope you feel soon, good price on the mattress x

Lookafterthepennies2020

DancingInTheRain said:

Hope you feel soon, good price on the mattress x

Thank you it was in the sale and they also had 20% off, I should probably confess I have gone back on and ordered ds2 one too 🙈

Sarahwithlove

Lookafterthepennies2020 said:

DancingInTheRain said:

Hope you feel soon, good price on the mattress x

Thank you it was in the sale and they also had 20% off, I should probably confess I have gone back on and ordered ds2 one too 🙈

Sounds like they were needed and at such a good price I think it's a good investment. Not something you just wasted your money on. 

Lookafterthepennies2020

Thank you @Sarahwithlove I did debate it as ds2s probably could have waited but I've taken it out the emergency fund as the reviews were brilliant, it was a great price and means I don't have to explain why one has a new bed and not the other lol to a 5yo x