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Should itsthelittlethings spend less on coffee?

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  • vampirotoothus
    vampirotoothus Posts: 393 Forumite
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    Hi, you have no rent or mortgage, is that correct?
    Have you  checked to see if you can get a balance transfer card? That would save you some money.
    What are your short / long term goals? Good luck V x
  • itsthelittlethings
    itsthelittlethings Posts: 1,731 Forumite
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    No spend day today.

    Thank you for all the comments.
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  • dawnybabes
    dawnybabes Posts: 3,591 Forumite
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    Yes
    Have you the octopus app ? You can get a free weekly coffee from Greggs or Cafe Nero.  I’m with 3 on my mobile and I can get a weekly cafe Nero for £1 ….
    Sealed pot challenge 822

    Jan - £176.66 :j
  • itsthelittlethings
    itsthelittlethings Posts: 1,731 Forumite
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    We’re going out for the day today. I’m allowing myself £10 spending money.
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  • itsthelittlethings
    itsthelittlethings Posts: 1,731 Forumite
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    My short term goals are to stay in my job or get a better one. My long term goals are to have a nice office job where I can walk around and use my brain and have time in the evening to do arts and crafts. I just don’t want everything to feel so pressured.

    I’m starting studying Business and Law access with the Open University. I like studying and will probably only need to spend 3 hours a week on it as I’m a fast reader. If it doesn’t go well it doesn’t matter.
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  • itsthelittlethings
    itsthelittlethings Posts: 1,731 Forumite
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    I’d like to earn about thirty thousand pounds. It would take the pressure off and let me move forward financially. I don’t want that if it means pressure.
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  • Emmia
    Emmia Posts: 6,638 Forumite
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    Yes
    My short term goals are to stay in my job or get a better one. My long term goals are to have a nice office job where I can walk around and use my brain and have time in the evening to do arts and crafts. I just don’t want everything to feel so pressured.

    I’m starting studying Business and Law access with the Open University. I like studying and will probably only need to spend 3 hours a week on it as I’m a fast reader. If it doesn’t go well it doesn’t matter.
    Have you just started the course?

    I'm doing a part time law masters with the OU and I can assure you, you'll need more than 3hrs per week (I spend 16hrs a week or so on it)  - it's not just the reading, it's the cogitating to assimilate what you've read into an assignment.

    Nice office jobs usually don't include much walking around unfortunately... 
  • itsthelittlethings
    itsthelittlethings Posts: 1,731 Forumite
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    Emmia said:
    My short term goals are to stay in my job or get a better one. My long term goals are to have a nice office job where I can walk around and use my brain and have time in the evening to do arts and crafts. I just don’t want everything to feel so pressured.

    I’m starting studying Business and Law access with the Open University. I like studying and will probably only need to spend 3 hours a week on it as I’m a fast reader. If it doesn’t go well it doesn’t matter.
    Have you just started the course?

    I'm doing a part time law masters with the OU and I can assure you, you'll need more than 3hrs per week (I spend 16hrs a week or so on it)  - it's not just the reading, it's the cogitating to assimilate what you've read into an assignment.

    Nice office jobs usually don't include much walking around unfortunately... 
    Yeah, I can’t afford to do a Law masters and I’m too old to become a lawyer anyway.
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  • itsthelittlethings
    itsthelittlethings Posts: 1,731 Forumite
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    edited 7 May at 4:19PM
    I hope it takes about five hours as I enjoy studying.
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  • Emmia
    Emmia Posts: 6,638 Forumite
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    Yes
    Emmia said:
    My short term goals are to stay in my job or get a better one. My long term goals are to have a nice office job where I can walk around and use my brain and have time in the evening to do arts and crafts. I just don’t want everything to feel so pressured.

    I’m starting studying Business and Law access with the Open University. I like studying and will probably only need to spend 3 hours a week on it as I’m a fast reader. If it doesn’t go well it doesn’t matter.
    Have you just started the course?

    I'm doing a part time law masters with the OU and I can assure you, you'll need more than 3hrs per week (I spend 16hrs a week or so on it)  - it's not just the reading, it's the cogitating to assimilate what you've read into an assignment.

    Nice office jobs usually don't include much walking around unfortunately... 
    Yeah, I can’t afford to do a Law masters and I’m too old to become a lawyer anyway.
    The the OUs law masters won't qualify you as a lawyer, you'd need to pass the SQA exams or the BPC. I'm not doing it to be a lawyer.
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