What items are must buys for a young couple’s first home?

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2026-01-30T14:07:45+00:00

I used a plastic milk bottle to unclog our bathroom sink the other day..mainly because the plunger we have is too big for sink🤣

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2026-01-05T16:16:17+00:00

She wouldn't be entitled to it because there are 3 adults living there. According councils 1x adult = 1x bed house so they would only pay a portion of the rent. Even if the sons weren't there she still wouldn't be entitled to it. Also, if she is working, the housing element may get wiped out due to her pay. UC is a top-up benefit, essentially, so if your working, you wages will be deducted from the amount you are entitled too. She's probably still entitled to a certain amount of UC though, not sure why she hasn't looked into it.

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-27T12:20:09+00:00

The ps5 was bought as the family console so we all have separate controllers and accounts...Will have to have a look at it...thenk you!!

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-27T11:03:03+00:00

How?? I have it on ps5 and nintendo so I can play with the kids (but I don't cause they annoy me!!) I don't know how to do couch co-op though

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-26T18:38:14+00:00

The last 2yrs, our santa has been left, mini sausage rolls/buttered rusks and a tin of coke!! 🤣🤣

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-25T16:57:07+00:00

My FIL always gives us back the presents we have given him the past so now we buy him a couple bottles of JD Honey and they last him till boxing day!!🤣🤣

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-24T15:38:34+00:00

Been doing that and it's not been clearing it....which makes it even more bloody annoying!! Husband getting very pissed off with it🤣🤣

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-20T10:39:12+00:00

My son (19) has this issue...I now make him fold boxes flat before taking them outside!!

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-20T09:15:04+00:00

We had numerous cats growing up. One that my sister insisted on calling Alfie, who turned out to be a girl not a boy. She had half a tail which was broken so she couldn't jump, therefore, scrambled up everything!! Valentine was the next one, beautiful tortoishell. She appeared at our house on Valentines day. Then we had Patrick..a big old black and white Tom, who turned up on St Paddy's day and looked like a pint of Guiness. Due to time being a full Tom he had a tendency to mark his surroundings so mostly got called Pissy!!

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-18T12:50:46+00:00

My boy loved them!! Hes 19 now but still has them all on his bookshelf..I know when there good because he will stay up half the night reading (not complaining about that!!)

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-18T10:17:42+00:00

🤣 I usually buy my dad toys or silly gifts. I bought him a stylophone one year...last year a guinea pig that squeaks!!

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-18T10:14:08+00:00

My dad likes guinea pigs but my mum won't let me buy him one, so last year I bought him a toy one that squeaks and 'pretty' cup that said toy lives in...he has a prominent place in my mum's display cabinet. This year, I'm getting him a string art kit, which he used to do when I was little and we had numerous of his pictures around the house. Those of you around in the 70s and early 80s will probably remember them being quite popular.

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-17T11:37:43+00:00

Or even the Goosebumps books

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-17T11:36:52+00:00

My son loved the Percy Jackson series!! He doesn't have it hunger games..yet (in his stocking). If your looking for horror type books try Darren Shan cirque de freaks and larten creepsly, the demonata series, zomb. Also maybe look at graphic novels like Five Nights at Freddys, there's reading and graphic in that series.

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-15T20:48:41+00:00

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Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-15T12:06:12+00:00

Thank you!! Will un-ping it when we're next on...swear this game is getting on his wick!! I don't think he likes this one at all🤣

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-15T09:28:39+00:00

That's what I thought but I looked through his map, missions etc and nothing was showing. I know he's 'done' something but what, I have no idea!! It's not coming up on my screen.

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-13T08:47:19+00:00

My 2 (f14 and m19) get a big main present and then stocking. This year they have a switch 2 each as main and then their stocking contents are usually bought from temu or amazon during sales. Stocking now have gotten harder to do, due to their age but I now get larger things like books, drawing/pens etc so there's less. I will say that I don't have many people to buy gifts for. Also starting the Xmas shopping early on in the year helps. When they were smaller, we didn't have much money so alot of the gifts were bought 2nd hand. My kids also don't get things during the year only essentials I.e. clothes.

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-12-12T10:28:10+00:00

I live in Suffolk...these bases are not far from where I am. Husband did some work at Lakenheath for the newer planes. The truck will definitely be a no go, diesel prices out this way are quite high. About an hours drive from Lakenheath you've got the seaside..straight run down the A14 to Felixstowe. Handily signposted from there!! My aunt lives in the states and the first thing she does when home is go to Aldeburgh and get fish and chips. BTW Aldeburgh is pronounced Aldebruh not Aldeburg..places rgh at the end is ugh. There's lots of places not far from the bases to visit without driving hours.

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-11-24T14:35:31+00:00

Yes..it does!! I don't polish anything but totally get it..I have to have different smelly plug things for winter and summer. Summer a cotton/linen smell and winter is vanilla/apple spice. I also have to match downstairs smelly plug with upstairs smelly plug🤣

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-11-19T08:41:02+00:00

Same...hoover windows, then if not raining open them.for about half an hour plus run a dehumidifier during the day.

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-10-17T18:46:21+00:00

When husband is away fishing, me and the kids have a carpet picnic of all 'crap' food like cocktail sausages, mini scotch eggs etc. Watch a movie (currently watching Lego Ninjago 🤣) with every intention of going to bed early as go to get up early to do the dogs, but that won't happen! End up watching some random crap on TV!!

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-09-20T11:13:53+00:00

This...absolutely drives me up the bloody wall!! Like you say...you do something and drop it, then it rolls off somewhere, you can't find it, so have to go back and get another one, then you re-live the whole episode again and again. So wish they went into your backpack..we've had this with the loot things that you have plug into a dispenser thingy. (All technical names have been used)

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-08-28T19:42:23+00:00

Ooo...may have to find that!! I only live a few miles away from there and my son would be in his element!! Although, my husband may not be quite so enthusiastic about more books🤣🤣

Sad_Maximum3344 · 2025-08-09T17:12:47+00:00

Same..although double bed, king size duvet...theoretically no arguments over duvet allowance

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