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I just got a call from my solicitor and he advised me that he’s exchanged contracts and that I’d be completing on my house next Tuesday 24th March! I only sent off the final set of papers yesterday and as I’ve got no ties …
17 March 2009
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Ramsgate High Street
I saw a little snippet of a report on the BBC morning news today about a town in Shropshire that has implemented a loyalty card scheme in order to increase footfall and keep people shopping local and I wondered to myself if something like that would work for …
10 March 2009
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Toilet Humour?
My Survey for the new house finally came through on Friday and I’m happy to say that there is nothing hugely wrong with the house that would jeopardise the sale, although it has confirmed that there is quite a bit of work to be done. I opted for the …
2 March 2009
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Why does buying a house take so long! It’s already been 2 weeks since I first saw the house, and over that time I’ve had my offer formerly accepted, I’ve arranged the mortgage, I got all my insurance sorted out, I’ve paid for my survey (going ahead today) and I’ve …
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17 February 2009
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'Yellow House' used under CC by Mike.Wilson
So, anyone want to hear something quite interesting? Well, it may not be interesting to you, but it’s pretty live-changing to me. I am buying a house.
I’ve found a house I like, I’ve had an offer accepted, I’ve sorted out my mortgage & insurance, …
9 February 2009
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Nintendo Wii Console
In the summer I bought a Nintendo Wii, got a few games, a few more accessories, played on it quite a bit and then forgot all about it. I turned it on the other day and found out that I hadn’t played on it since 12th September 2008, …
9 January 2009
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Image used under CC from Route79
I was in Tesco’s tonight.. YES, I KNOW! Given my recent post about saving money and being more frugal there I am in the antithesis of it, but I needed to do food shopping and I made sure I bought cheap and reduced items (sussed …
7 January 2009
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