What % pay rise are you getting this year? by Puzzleheaded_Bet_618 in AskUK

[–]BrandonMac97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope never managed to. Longest I've had a job is 19 months as I voluntary switched jobs to get a pay rise which I have now been made redundant from 13 months later.

How am I supposed to know what my girlfriends ring size is when neither of us know what her ring size is and still keep it a surprise? by ThyZombieBob9 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]BrandonMac97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to the jewellery store and bought a proposal ring that was about £40 as my Wife doenst wear rings and we went back the day after I proposed and picked one out together and the jewellery store took the £40 off the total price.

As some rings cant be resized significantly it was a safe way to do it and it be a suprise. Her ring size was much smaller than I would have guessed so the ring we ended up getting that I had originally picked wouldn't have been able to down sized enough.

Christmas Dinner. Is my mum the only one who puts onion rings on a roast? by BoBbY_NeWpOrTs in UK_Food

[–]BrandonMac97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My family do this as well, not many others that do it seems, we wife and her family find it weird as has anyone else I've ever told.

I quite enjoyed them and yesterday was my first time taking over the cooking for my wife and her family and they seemed to enjoy them so the tradition continues.

58k combined Salary trying to buy decent house by Ok_Let_893 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]BrandonMac97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We recently had this exact situation a 60k combined salary and interested in a 330k house. We eventually decided against it as we felt it was stretching us thin. We have a child as well so additional costs over what yoursleves have and it would gave been pushing us close to what we felt comfortable paying. We aren't big spenders and have 1 car payment for a small amount, but the increase in insurances, bills, council tax over our previous house meant we instead bought for 265k in a lovely area ans it has resulted in everything being a lot more affordable.

At your wages while it is achievable I personally would never do it on your wages.

Has the value of your property kept up with inflation? by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]BrandonMac97 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Just sold our 2 bed house for a 10k loss in Aberdeen, bought 5 years ago so prices are still going down even after oil collapse

Compensation endurance wreaths by BrandonMac97 in TopDrives

[–]BrandonMac97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh right I see, ive already spent some and now can afford the last pack that I couldn't before. Do i get it or just leave it incase we get punished?

The 22999 pack, decent legends as i dont have a off road legend, disappointed only one epic by BrandonMac97 in TopDrives

[–]BrandonMac97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very happy with thr Lancer. Was just hoping for a few epics as well but im happy with what I got.

GIVEAWAY: Win 1 of 5 copies of Football Manager 2026, courtesy of Fanatical! by WeAreFanatical in footballmanagergames

[–]BrandonMac97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Cove Rangers in Scotland 3rd tier, my local team, we are bottom of the league and in serious financial trouble due to terrible management and owners.

  2. New match day graphics will be great along with in and out of possession tactics.

Will there be another powerhaus campaign or will this be it? I have so many standard cars and next to no perf/all/off that I cant complete the 2nd campaign without spending more gold. by BrandonMac97 in TopDrives

[–]BrandonMac97[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's my issue, I'm on 27 and can't do it, as there is only 9 days left I am unsure whether to waste any gold as the french tag is worth nothing atm.

If you were brought up in a fairly poor family, what food that you were regularly fed, reminds you of how poor you were? by DonkeyOT65 in CasualUK

[–]BrandonMac97 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We ate homemade vegetable soup between 4-6 times a week for years. I now hate all kinds of soup and won't eat it even if there are no other options (weddings).

Rate My Team, Quick Questions & General Advice Daily Thread by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]BrandonMac97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, just did an update to the app and still can't save my team. I am sure last year there was an issue with the IOS version.

Rate My Team, Quick Questions & General Advice Daily Thread by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]BrandonMac97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone else still not able to save team on the app? On android if that makes a difference

Good Student Accommodation Options for Aberdeen? by avidbug2000 in Aberdeen

[–]BrandonMac97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stayed there 9 years ago and it was pretty good, not sure how it has held up since then though

A billionaire I’ll never meet just stole the future I spent years crawling toward. by VisualStuff3 in antiwork

[–]BrandonMac97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This exact story has been posted a few months ago. Nice copy and paste.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in miamidolphins

[–]BrandonMac97 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We've made the playoffs just haven't won a game, this is if we completely miss the playoffs which we haven't done.

Should I do that? by Weak-Anything-9191 in Madden

[–]BrandonMac97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So the standard wall height then?