Learning to walk before I run

beanielou

Blooming cheap.  My quote is £1,300

Suffolk_lass

Our beloved moggy (Stealth cat) seems to have stopped pee'ing in the (empty) laundry basket and the bath for the timebeing. She is 14 this month and definitely showing a few signs of getting older (losing a bit of weight and a bit less robust around the "hips" - a bit like me really!). Still a purry old thing, she comes to see me in the bathroom (hence knowing where to pee, perhaps) and snakes around my legs for a fuss. And she has just plucked up courage to curl up on the sofa of an evening, after over three years of our dog living in the house.

I hope your cat continues to improve

Watty1

TBH I'm astounded anyone turned up for £108 -  did you read it right?  Are you sure there was not an 0 after that?

edinburgher

It was basically shoving one bit of edging back into place, a slap of concrete and a quick swatch for any other wiggly bits. Technical term that.

Expecting bad news for S&S what with developments across the pond. I am planning on topping up investments as they fall, worked well during the GFC (albeit it took a couple of years to be proven right), assuming cashflow is sufficient to allow it.

LadyWithAPlan

beanielou said:

edinburgher said:

@beanielou - 3x the cost of a private human MRI!

That just beggars belief. 

Ouch !  That’s painful 
hope Dd1 healing ok 

Happy belated birthday 

I am also adding cash into my SIPPS ahead EoY and drip feeding it in over the next couple weeks but painful to see current investments go down - luckily the tax breaks soothe my pain 

edinburgher

Happy new tax year, all

First SIPP contribution of the year, £2.52 instead of a Euromillions ticket 

edinburgher

Ooft! What a busy day

Managed to drag 4 cases to the finish line in my real job, planning on working a little overtime this evening.

£12.32 from Prolific, $0.25 from Connect, screened out of 3 Y Live surveys. The latter 2 platforms may well be for the chop if we're going into a US-induced recession Connect is inconsistent and pays badly, Y Live is too inconsistent and the fact you can only cash out at £50 is slow and makes for an underwhelming user experience. 

£5 paid into my S&S ISA. Otherwise a quiet day.

*Edit: 2 hours of overtime done for approximately £54.

edinburgher

Today has been a total anticlimax after my productive day yesterday - the world is obviously getting into Easter holiday mode   A couple of cases dragged to conclusion in my real job.

That said, I signed into my online tax account to try and set myself up for a Self Assessment tax return, found out I couldn't register online, randomly discovered that the gummint owes me £220 in overpaid tax for the year before last! I have claimed this, I hope it turns up soon. Not sure if I'll OP it or contribute it towards our next pocket money target (I need to try and squirrel away £2,040 by September).

IRO £2.50 from Prolific, I think I'm being throttled after yesterday. Not really a problem. I'm off with the kids/family next week, so I'll just take a week off and will be considered naive again by the following week.

Probably going to do 1-2 hours of overtime tonight. I have 4 hours left for the week and want to be finished by Thursday evening so that I can enjoy my 11-day break

Edit: Just the 1 hour tonight for a wee £35 before deductions.

earthgirl2

Sounds very productive, £220 from overpaid tax is better with you! Hope you enjoy your break! 

edinburgher

Thanks @earthgirl2

Overtime finished for the week, another £72 or so for the pot. When it's ever approved and paid...

Looking forward to 11 days of no work, no overtime and no very few studies (come on, I can't help myself)