Future Proofing my life: Deposit saving then MFW journey in under 13 years

TallGirl

Watty1 said:

I have never actually been to iceland - have just googled the cauli rice.  Wow what a find

Iceland is amazing so worth it for certain things and really good prices. I thought it was all drab frozen food but some real gems and very handy if you like Greggs and other bands I really cannot taste the difference. 

Good luck with the complaint sounds good someone higher up is taking an interest. 

LadyWithAPlan

Watty1 said:

I have never actually been to iceland - have just googled the cauli rice.  Wow what a find

 Yes it works out cheaper than buying fresh cauli and grating it - I tried and you get far more cauli rice in these frozen packets...

Humdinger1 said:

Welcome back to Blighty LWAP! Glad it all went so well.  If you're with the right person it's magic...I'm on my second marriage and it's fab.  There are good people out there love Humdinger xx

Another romantic on here - how great ! Glad you found your one..
The new chap talks to me about investing and stable crypto etc so I am also learning  

PennysIntoPounds said:

Glad its going well with MWAP but just say you can't commit to any more trips while you have to be ready to jump on flat purchasing. He can have a romantic weekend helping you move boxes in North or East London in the next few months 😁

Hope the viewing is exciting, definitely worth prioritising finding a place over everything else (once you've met financial deadlines). 

He has promised me Pizza (GF) and wine once I move in and we sit on boxes.. he has also offered to help me paint! Yes no more trips - beyond my work ones .. he is now planning my summer bday trip which is a fair few months away..

@skint_spice @debtfreewannabe321 @Watty1 @KajiKita tx for all the well wishing  

Not seeing anything new  til next week.. Have been looking online and might look at different areas. Part of me is thinking I am  very busy and  have a lot of projects on til mid June - some abroad so I almost want to hang back til after then to keep looking but I will keep my eye out. 

TallGirl said:

Watty1 said:

I have never actually been to iceland - have just googled the cauli rice.  Wow what a find

Iceland is amazing so worth it for certain things and really good prices. I thought it was all drab frozen food but some real gems and very handy if you like Greggs and other bands I really cannot taste the difference. 

Good luck with the complaint sounds good someone higher up is taking an interest. 

 Yes they also do decent frozen veg - got some OKRA for 79p per pack and also frozen fruit. I dont rate the chickens... I miss my local lidl so much . their FR cornfed chickens were awesome and reasonable coming in at £10 each vs the £18 in sains etc

EA Watch
Got a fairly useless email back from head saying communication was bad but stating  the law says 'promptly' putting the 2nd offer forward - er 2 days is not. promptly and actually it is as soon as is possible... I will when I have chance respond and then complain to the property ombudsman.
I did get a call from another of their agents today as have been promised they will still look as they do have some good places but I dont like the EA itself now.

Comp win - I have won a £150 gift card to an Italian chain of restaurants   I got the 'you have won' message whilst away and squealed So MWAP wondered why I was squealing so I have promised to take him - probably get 2 meals or 3 with no drinks out of £150 plus I note I have a student discount with this chain most days of the week so Or I may take him then also take my mum- not got it yet..

Last Minute side hustle - this has come in via email yesterday so now I am trying to figure it  if I can say yes and add to an insanely long list of todo's by Sunday/Monday - it would be good and move some things forward.. I will need to get my graphic guy involved..
I am reframing my busy-ness as have very specific big tasks I just need to knock off one by one.
Wish me luck

Debsnewbudget

Personally I would not put off looking for a flat for a few months.
I am in the process of selling a house, just me and the buyer in the chain, so as I accepted the offer in November, I honestly thought it would all be through in January.
at the moment its looking like the end of April…..  absolutely ridiculous queries from solicitors, who are then too busy to look at replies for 3 weeks ! 

Once the offer is accepted it can take ages before you complete. 

Very pleased about your new man x

Sistergold

Welcome back @LadyWithAPlan, unfortunately although most of us have been hurt we are still romantics! 🫣😍 so glad after the text breakup and the non-refund guy this one sounds great! There are a few good guys and we just need to be patient I guess! 🌺

LadyWithAPlan

Debsnewbudget said:

Personally I would not put off looking for a flat for a few months.
I am in the process of selling a house, just me and the buyer in the chain, so as I accepted the offer in November, I honestly thought it would all be through in January.
at the moment its looking like the end of April…..  absolutely ridiculous queries from solicitors, who are then too busy to look at replies for 3 weeks ! 

Once the offer is accepted it can take ages before you complete. 

Very pleased about your new man x

Tx for this sage advice..
I am not looking forward to non efficient solicitors.... I am v efficient, accurate and fast at work and in response in what I do.. so I expect  the same... Guess thats why I get paid well and I continue to work with the same people/companies  for decades 

New Man is very lovely - luckily he has his kids this long weekend so I can get some work done! 

Sistergold said:

Welcome back @LadyWithAPlan, unfortunately although most of us have been hurt we are still romantics! 🫣😍 so glad after the text breakup and the non-refund guy this one sounds great! There are a few good guys and we just need to be patient I guess! 🌺

Text Breakup and non refund both within the last 9 months  plus new chap ... it sounds like I am the LaPlan of dating! I really am not... honest! Plus mad dates give good stories
Sorry you have been hurt and disappointed in Love - I certainly have but we plow onwards Plus I love being single - so the turning of my life slowly round to consider actual becoming a long term partner (which is where MWAP is clearly stating he is seeing us as..) is scary but I am taking it slowly..

dawnybabes

Loving the updates ! 

PennysIntoPounds

Congrats on the win!

savingholmes

Glad the trip went well. 

Lovely win for the £150.

Good luck with knocking all your mini goals / tasks out of the park.

I too would not suspend flat hunting. I put mine on the market end June. Offer received around end August. I found somewhere about end Sept. That fell through early Dec. Moved end of Jan. I got my solicitors through £supermkt and was concerned but think I got a good deal really. They were over £1K cheaper than my local solicitors.

beanielou

Good news on win. Boo to EA. 

I have gone from being a romantic to absolutely as cynical as they come. 

Merlin's_Beard

I would keep your eye out on flats even if you aren't expending as much energy on it as you have been - you never know what's going to come up.

MWAP sounds like a really good match for you, and definitely put me down on the romantic "investing in romance pays off if that's what you want" side