Flo's Debt Free Diary

Karonher wrote: »

Good luck with the job applications. I work for education agencies, and over the past few years have worked virtually all of the school terms. Hope the ones you have applied to are as good.

Thank you, the temp agency is the one I was briefly with last summer, it can be a good way to get an 'in' at the Universities in Cardiff.

I've got 'sort of' good news.

It went well at the Temp agency, I had been with them in 2016 so the process was quite straightforward as they already had all my previous details and references. I just had to do an excel and word test, which I was a bit scared about but I got 80% + on both (and the pass rate was 40%) . They just need references from my last two line managers (the work I had done since being with their temp agency).

Anyway, they were supplying a lot of staff for big governmental organisations, and one has accepted me and would like me to join them. It is dependent on references and a DBS check. The DBS check I had to pay for (£31) but I get it back after 6 weeks of employment.

I am a bit nervous. Since I have never even been in a Police station for any reason needless to say I passed the DBS fine and I got it back today. BUT, anyone who has read my diary from start to finish will know about the business I once had years and years ago about starting a job without a reference and then the ... erm ... 'see you next Tuesday' of a line manager at my old job, the one I was forced out of by bullying towards me, she gave me a bad reference and I lost the new job I had started. It is sad to say that that job I was let go from was still the only full time permanent job I have ever had....

So although I know how hard I have worked, and I am on good terms with my previous line manager from my latest role, there is still the fact I was signed off for 4 weeks with stress and anxiety, so even if that hadn't have happened I would still be anxious about this waiting for references business given my past experience.

So, because I am always expecting the worst to happen to me, I am not going to get my party hat on until I am safely in the role, but if anyone else wants to crack out the party hats and prosecco then go for it

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Welcome to my 2 year Anniversary Party!!!!!!

2 years ago today I started my debt free diary. My situation at that time was pretty dire. If I had continued to bend the plastic credit card friends then it would have been a matter of weeks before my minimum payments on my high interest bad credit credit cards would have resulted in a negative income.

I knew I was about two bad decisions away from breaking point. I have made some very stupid decisions in life, but I finally had the sense to see what I was doing was crazy.

Before starting my debt free diary I had ordered all of Martin Lewis's books (I will gloss over the fact it was on a credit card) and the universe seemed to be smiling at me as the parcel got lost in the post and because I had bought them through second hand sellers Spamazon refunded me the money. The parcel turned up the next day....

So my situation has been up down round and round and all over the place, I have not been able to prevent the borrowing of money during the last two years but I have made great progress - most notably this year.

I may not reach my debt free date of my 30th Birthday in March 2019, but I am doing far more to help myself then not. I know I will get there.

Have a :beer: on me, I couldn't have done it without your support. xxxxx