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Ordinary_Yet_Unique

Organgrinder said:

Teachers get paid on different days in different authorities. Many authorities either pay on the 28th or 14th of the month.

I've worked in four local authorities, none of which pay on the last day of the month.

There used to be a list online. 

Strange, I worked for 6 local authorities and one academy chain. I was always paid on the last day of the month. 

Ordinary_Yet_Unique

Organgrinder said:

Teachers get paid on different days in different authorities. Many authorities either pay on the 28th or 14th of the month.

I've worked in four local authorities, none of which pay on the last day of the month.

There used to be a list online. 

Does that include the ultra light weight varifocal lenses?

loobidoo

With my job it's basically the time to submit my timesheet and get it authorised - so I can't submit any time for the last day of the month until the 1st of the following month - then it takes a few days to process and they make sure it's not until after the 6th of the month (as first payment was 6 April/this tax year so I don't receive 'double' salary one month). This month, the 6th was a Saturday so payment wasn't made until Monday 8th. Right rigmarole. 

loobidoo

Feeling all square with our bills now so far this month so that's good. Trying to cut right back on all spending on any 'extras', so far just a 99p kindle book. Annoyingly the payment for that was set up as my credit card as I've recently changed bank accounts and my new debit card hadn't been updated. 

Organgrinder

Ordinary_Yet_Unique said:

Organgrinder said:

Teachers get paid on different days in different authorities. Many authorities either pay on the 28th or 14th of the month.

I've worked in four local authorities, none of which pay on the last day of the month.

There used to be a list online. 

Does that include the ultra light weight varifocal lenses?

ASDA lenses are plastic - and I think the high index ones are 1.74 index. Not sure if they offer the 1.9 glass lenses but I had these years ago and they are so fragile. My prescription is -7.5 and -7.0 or thereabouts - for my frames 1.74 index are fine. Normal 1.5 index lenses would however look like bottle ends.

(This should be moved to another thread though)

Ordinary_Yet_Unique

Apologies for taking the thread somewhat off task. Best Wishes with your plans.

loobidoo

Ordinary_Yet_Unique said:

Apologies for taking the thread somewhat off task. Best Wishes with your plans.

Ha, not at all - thanks for stopping by  

loobidoo

Right, where are we?! Doing pretty well with a drastic cut back this month and sorted out a couple of bills too - knocked around £50pcm off our energy bills and £35pcm(!) off the pet insurance renewal quote we got. Happy with that. 

I'm slogging through an application form. 

Decided to keep going with the additional training I'm doing too. 🤞

Wanna_Bee_Free

Great savings there loobidoo, that's £1020 over the next 12 months. Amazing!

Glad to hear you are going to keep going with your additional training. Goid luck with the long run up to your payday - stay strong!