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Good luck with the BK job 🤞Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family1 -
Thank you. I know I need to get of the chippy for my own sanity and self confidence so I really hope I'm successful.Baileys_Babe said:Good luck with the BK job 🤞Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Fingers crossed for BK, so you can tell chippy man where to go!Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000. Mortgage Free November 2025!0
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Morning all,
Well I just cannot work out my boss at the chip shop. He was as nice as pie yesterday! I actually enjoyed my shift!
It's also pay day today which makes it much better
£110 will be making its way into my pocket later this evening. It will only be there for a short while until its paid into the OP savings account though to earn me a little bit extra in interest 
I've got a split shift today at the chippy so I'm working 12pm-2pm and then 4.30pm - 8.30pm so sadly it means not much time to do things inbetween (especially as I have to collect son from work and take daughter into work during that time) so I'm going to try and be realistic about what I can achieve today. On the plus side it does mean that hopefully today will be another NSD so will enable me to add a further £5 into the pot - fingers crossed.
Here's my (not so) little list for today:-- Play on Mistplay - DONE 101 points earned today (25p)
- Complete a Nectar survey - DONE one survey for 40 points completed and disqualified from 2 so 4 extra points added
- Transmit barcodes and receipts to Shop and Scan - DONE (worth equivilant of £1.60)
- Raise claim with Royal Mail for missing parcel (£22.95) - DONE
- Enter competitions - DONE 30 comps entered
- Check free postcode lottery, Win a Dinner and Freemoji - DONE not a winner
- Complete a survey/searches on Inbox Pounds - 7p from searches and 6p from spin to win but timed out of all surveys
- Complete a survey on Panelbase
- Complete surveys on Prime Opinion
- Comment on in search of posts on FB to hopefully get some orders
- Get rid of 5 things from the conservatory - DONE black bag full of old packaging, boxes, bags etc
- Explore an idea on my brainstorm list to try and get another income stream start
- NSD - DONE £5 transferred to OP savings account
- Chippy shift lunchtime - DONE £21.60 earnt
- Chippy shift evening - DONE
Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 - Play on Mistplay - DONE 101 points earned today (25p)
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Glad to hear boss was nice yesterday.
I wonder what triggers the change in their behavior?
Very Jekyll and Hyde.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family1 -
Hi everyone.
A bit later today again as treated myself to another lie in and then have been busy taking kids to work.
I slipped over on my chip shop shift yesterday on some oil/water on the floor and have really hurt myself. My knee has a big cut and is bruised and hurting like heck and my elbow has a large lump on it and really hurts too. It is so painful when I straighten it and I cannot hold any weight in my hand on that side without shooting pains going up my arm. Add to that my back is also black and blue and I've got a bad headache, I don't think I'll be capable of getting much done today. I honestly don't know what hurts most! On the plus side hopefully he will be nice to me for the next few shifts (luckily not back in until Thursday as I think I need time to recover).
So here's my little list today. I am only adding in things which I can do sitting down and one armed as my body is letting me know my limitations today! Luckily OH has a day off today so he can drive me to the post office later so I can pay in my wages
Here's my little list for today:-- Play on Mistplay -64 points so far

- Complete a Nectar survey
- Submit Food on the Go pasty bought via app - DONE should get 250 points (25p)

- Pay in wages - DONE £110.70 transferred into OP savings account
- Cash in scratch cards found lying around house - DONE managed to cash in 5 out of the 6 and got £11 so added this to the OP savings pot. Got a number to phone to see if I can cash in the older one which is worth £5 so fingers crossed
- Make proof for order book book order received on Etsy
- Make proof for jewellery planner order received on Etsy
- Enter competitions
- Check free postcode lottery, Win a Dinner and Freemoji
- Complete a survey/searches on Inbox Pounds
- Complete a survey on Panelbase
- Complete surveys on Prime Opinion
- Comment on in search of posts on FB to hopefully get some orders
- Explore an idea on my brainstorm list to try and get another income stream start
- Rest my aching body - DONE

Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 - Play on Mistplay -64 points so far
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Have I misunderstood? Is your PO open on a Sunday?
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yes it is. It is inside a little village shop so opens the same hours as the shop doesbadmemory said:Have I misunderstood? Is your PO open on a Sunday?
Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.020 -
Wishing you a speedy recovery!Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000. Mortgage Free November 2025!1
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oh my goodness, I do hope its just bruses and they heal quickly without too much pain.Take it easyFlowers x♥️ ♥️ ♥️🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸Decluttering 2025 So far 403 / 2025
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