Paid off the £31,000! BUT - still scrimping!

Thanks guys! :wave: The Orient Express is a wonderful experience bob - they certainly know how to treat their customers. First-class all the way!

Today we had a run out to Castle Howard to get DD and OH's Christmas tree. It looked lovely there. I bought some of their delicious salted caramel brownies at their shop for us to have with coffee. Apart from this, it was my only expense today.

DD got tickets for us and OH's DS2 to see "Fantastic Beasts" so we have just got back. Going to have remains of the tasty crab mac n'cheese for dinner and catch up with Strictly!

Hi Cheeseface! :wave: (love the name!). I'm more of the flylady type as well but it was a good experiment. Might do it every November in future.

Thanks Mysteek. I spoke to my friend last night. She is still staying at her daughter's which I think is a good idea. She is still feeling very shaky and can't countenance driving yet herself but it is all going to take time.

I think I am now obligated to nephew's Christmas cards! I of course will be asking him for my own as soon as he can write!:rotfl:

Yesterday DD and I finished our shopping trip. I bought lunch in a rather teeny tiny pub above a craft beer shop. It was very old worldly and reminded me of the village pub in the film "An American Werewolf in London ". If you've ever seen the film you will remember that it was called "The Slaughtered Lamb!" and everyone stops talking and looks at you when you walk in! This happened to us though there was only about ten people you could fit in there! Still I had a really nice Welsh rarebit and salad and DD was disappointed that the stew wasn't ready as she had heard good things about it.

Only spent on lunch yesterday but also got my eyebrows tinted and threaded ready for the festivities!

Im currently on the early morning train from DD's to Kings X and then straight into work:(

I'm getting a free breakfast/coffee on the train and DD has made me a sandwich for lunch so I'm finally all set for a NSD at last!

Hi crunchy - yes I did tell her. It was earlier this year around springtime - after I had got my debt busting mojo back for the second time and cleared off roughly half of the £31,000. Of course she did exactly what I knew she would do - offer to pay it off for me! We had a heart to heart and I explained that I thought I could now tell her because I managed to pay down a goodly bit of it and I was on course to be debt free by the end of the year. As it was I paid it off in the summer owing to my options payment at work. When I first told her she was concerned and worried (the main reason I didn't want to tell her in the first place) but I said I felt I could confide in her now as I knew that I could manage it. I explained about YNAB and showed her my budget categories etc and this allayed her fears somewhat. She knows what I'm like with money! We have chats about money now from time to time and what my aims are so it's nice to finally have a confidant.

DD is very good at keeping confidences. However I have not told anyone else! I am close to my sis and love her to bits but with regard to confidential matters she would tell her OH and always has to tell at least one other person! I know quite a lot of her friends well and she would end up telling one of them then everyone would get to know. :rotfl:

Today ended up a NSD - about time too! :j