DMP & Mutual Support Thread - Part 10

fermi · 6 June 2014 at 2:18PM

Once again the old thread was getting a bit large, so here is a fresh thread.

The previous thread can be found here: Click ---> DMP Mutual Support Thread (Part 9)

Or click here for the last page of posts on the old thread. ---> Last Page

Good luck with your DMP everyone. :T

Puzzcat · 6 June 2014 at 2:25PM

:jLovely New thread....thanks Fermi

TimeToDoIt · 6 June 2014 at 2:28PM

I've subscribed to this one already as I was loving reading from you all on thread 9!!

Growurown · 6 June 2014 at 2:39PM

Ooh went to post and got a message saying the thread was closed but found you all here:D

Kate_fixing_it wrote: »

Grrrr car here again - but the insurance as opposed to the actual vehicle. Turns out they took an extra payment of £38. That coupled with DD1 telling me she needed £28 today or she can't go to her prom and she's so excited. She knows the financial position and none of the kids ever ask for anything these days and I gave her it. Why do these things only ever happen when we're already feeling below par?

Hi Kate, it can seem like one step forward and two steps back sometimes! Just when I think we are getting on top of everything life throws a spanner in the works. My emergency fund money this month has had to cover the short fall in OH's wages, so I'm desperately hoping the two cars between them don't set me back too much.

Kate_fixing_it wrote: »

Unless anyone has an idea of how to magic a few quid into my bank by Tuesday?

Kate x

Could you ask hubby to go halves on the prom money? Seems a bit unfair for it all to come out of your budget. You'll be 20 quid up then:j

blisteringblue · 6 June 2014 at 2:50PM

Boo, I wanted to be first to post

5th is the new 1st anyway

Kate_fixing_it · 6 June 2014 at 3:00PM

Growurown wrote: »

Could you ask hubby to go halves on the prom money? Seems a bit unfair for it all to come out of your budget. You'll be 20 quid up then:j

Hadn't thought of that! He's away until God knows what time tonight (haven't seen him since Tuesday) and the cash had to be in today (she told me at 9pm last night :mad:) so I was in a bit of a spot and really didn't think properly. She has been talking about it for over a year and I couldn't let her down.

She's actually DH's step-daughter (although he's raised her and DS1 and helped to financially support them for 8 years - 5 years longer than her bio-dad did!) and that'd open another can of worms surrounding the fact that the ex pays nothing. Honestly, my life feels like an episode of Eastenders! I should send them a list of the stunts the ex has pulled over the years, they'd have masses of material

We try to keep it away from all four kids, I'm entitled to my opinion but it's not fair to force it on them, that said the bad atmosphere isn't something I want to risk.

I was actually about to reply to my own post when we switched to part 10 not realising it was mine (See? In a complete tizz!) and suggest calling SC for advice. I have now done that and they managed to get the DD request amended with 15 minutes to spare!

Ive now halved it for June and can make that back up when the car insurance mess is sorted. The operator was fantastic! She extracted the information from my garbled panic, reassured and calmed me and it's all going to be okay. I can't put the words here that I used after I hung up as an expression of relief but let's just say Tarantino would be proud

I even tried to get a refund on the massage but that's not happening so I'm still (guiltily) going which is probably a good thing as the panic has amplified my pain that I was doing really well with until now.

I feel similarly to how I did when I made that first call to SC. Sheer relief. Cinderella can go to the ball, I'm not going to be walking on eggshells all weekend and I've had a kick up the backside to keep a tighter rein on things (I should have delved into this yesterday!)

I'm off to breathe deeply and calm down now (and probably swear some more

)

Kate x

Suseka · 6 June 2014 at 3:22PM

Great idea to start a new thread Fermi. Son and Granddaughter have headed off home now and my house feels very empty

always suffer with a few 'down days' when they leave... won't see them again for at least 6 months - sigh!

Need a distraction so getting all the Halifax paperwork together to have another go at getting them to freeze or reduce interest. Also need to turn my attention back to a PPI claim I've been chasing for several months.

At the moment with the sun shining just watching my cats play about in the garden is incredibly therapeutic.

Have a good Friday all and an even better weekend

jubilee14 · 6 June 2014 at 3:40PM

Hi all found you

Powered_By_Pies · 6 June 2014 at 3:44PM

Hmmm, that new thread smell.... *breathes in deeply*

Talking of cars, I'm starting to worry about my little warrior. He's been a bit more grumbly than normal recently and has started hiccuping every now and then, which is a sure-fire sign he needs some work done to him pronto. I just had a drive in him with the windows down and he's starting to sound quite tappety and rattly under low revs.

I'll top the oil up a little later when the engine's cooled, but I might accelerate my plans for a cycle to work bike so that I can keep him on the driveway as much as possible whilst I save the pennies to get everything looked at - it's quite a list that I've put together on what I think needs doing!

Puzzcat · 6 June 2014 at 4:26PM

blisteringblue wrote: »

Boo, I wanted to be first to post

5th is the new 1st anyway

Not in my world..:D

Kate_fixing_it · 6 June 2014 at 4:27PM

Powered_By_Pies wrote: »

Hmmm, that new thread smell.... *breathes in deeply*

Talking of cars, I'm starting to worry about my little warrior. He's been a bit more grumbly than normal recently and has started hiccuping every now and then, which is a sure-fire sign he needs some work done to him pronto. I just had a drive in him with the windows down and he's starting to sound quite tappety and rattly under low revs.

I'll top the oil up a little later when the engine's cooled, but I might accelerate my plans for a cycle to work bike so that I can keep him on the driveway as much as possible whilst I save the pennies to get everything looked at - it's quite a list that I've put together on what I think needs doing!

I have an automatic audi that needs a bit of work if you are interested?

Cars seem to be a sticking point for us all at the moment, do you think it's a full moon and they've turned feral on us all? Glad you have a plan in place to get this sorted.

Kate x

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