Single and in debt.

Bowski_1011

Ah thanks Rosa... I thought she had actually gone away and people knew about it! lol I hope it's that she has found Mr Wonderful and not that her internet connection/computer is broke coz that's soooooo :mad: :mad: :mad:

:hello: Bathgate... poor you being stuck in work I'm guessing the other colleague isn't a treat and a pleasure to look at when you've naff all else to do? Sounds like you had a fab day yesterday, I love it when I'm in no rush to tidy and can do it between brews

Well I must say my money saving skills are second to none!! Lastnight I went to bed early so I didn't have to put my heating on(:T )
I brought the laptop with me as I had a couple of things to do on it so I had my light on aswell, I also had my tv/dvd player on because I had all the intentions of watching the DVD as soon as I'd finished what would only take me 5 mins on the laptop.......
I wake up this morning...laptop stil plugged in, TV and DVD player still both on, light still on :mad: :mad: And I didn't even watch any of the DVD :mad: :mad:

so I can confirm....I am useless (but have the best of intentions!)

I'm still in bed now, will have to get up soon though coz I'm starving! DD is still asleep, I've been and woken her up once but she's gone back to sleep.....she could sleep for britain that one (definately her mothers daughter!)

Buffythedebtslayer

I am also getting a bit worried about Our Sarah.

hmmmm. I have pmed but I guess she must be away? work must start on monday right? so we shall worry more then xxxx

runmichellerun

makeup wrote: »

And for all you 'crazies' who have signed up to the £100 clothes challenge - good luck!!

Hmmm.... did I really agree to this? Well, it's called a challenge for a reason I suppose.

Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone. Sorry, I know its a bit belated but I've not been at home since NYE.
x

eco

I can't sign up to the £100 clothes challenge, I'd fail in the first 3 months, but I have made a list of stuff I don't need to buy this month, so hopefully the reminder will curb my spending.

On another topic I would like some advice, I got told I looked hot on NYE night, but I've known him for years should I invite him out or something, he's a bit shy? and any ideas on where to go rather than the pub as that is where I see him.

PinkTwirl

I'm so mad today, I'm staying with my dad at the moment until I find a permanent job (just relocated from England 2 months ago). He had a 12 year old washing machine (which is useless). I pulled the handle to open the door 2 days ago and it pinged off. Now the old pig is accusing me of breaking it.

I'm so angry.:mad:

If he had a decent washing machine instead of expecting everything to last forever then that wouldn't happen. In my 2 years of owning my own washing maching in my own flat (left behind for the tenants, flaming expensive Bosch model) I never broke the handle.

:mad: :mad: What is it about parents? If he thinks I have the money to buy a new one just because he is too busy spending his money on gambling on horses, alcohol and cigarettes (and he owes me £150 and I'm skint after xmas) then there is no chance! I just offered when I get paid to buy one and he can pay me the money back and he just granted. No thanks! He said he can't even afford to buy himself a new pair of trousers, yet I gave him £200 to keep a month ago. Guess that has gone on fags, horses and booze as well.

Why the hell do I bother? That man is the most pessimistic man in the world! I've got £23K of debt and facing not having a job in 3 months and getting this rubbish from him. I'm worried out of my mind.

runmichellerun

eco wrote: »

I can't sign up to the £100 clothes challenge, I'd fail in the first 3 months, but I have made a list of stuff I don't need to buy this month, so hopefully the reminder will curb my spending.

On another topic I would like some advice, I got told I looked hot on NYE night, but I've known him for years should I invite him out or something, he's a bit shy? and any ideas on where to go rather than the pub as that is where I see him.

YES invite him out. Definitely. And you could go to another pub/each others houses/bowling/pool/meal/walk??

Re: the £100 clothes challenge, do we have set rules at all? Like are all accessories, underwear and shoes included as well? Think I might have to frequent some charity shops.

Buffythedebtslayer

Oh Pink twirl it can be SO hard living at home when you are a proper grown up to everyone except your parents.

Unfortunatley I think one of the hardest things to realise is that parents do not change. you will always be their child and therefore they have a God given right to treat you and speak to you in ways no one else would dream of doing.

I find this incrediably difficult to do but I am going to say it any way! (you can remind me later when my mum annoys me (she is being lovely today tho)

you just have to let it go. He is older he is stuck in his ways he has patterns of behaviour and expectations of how crap his life is and so it goes on. I am not saying he doesn't love you or is nasty, to some extent we all do this. Its just very hard to watch someone be basically destructive.

As for the washing machine. well I'd buy one(if you can afford it). let him be pessimistic and you have clean clothes. remind him about the 150 tho, that is not to be repeated. You have a choice how to react to his negative miserableness. Get angry by all means but don't stay angry.

big hugs - from some one who has been BESIDE herself with fury over living with her Mum.

xxxxx

eco

Pink, I once broke the door on my mum's washing machine, ow she said I had to be careful with it as it was loose, but I always slammed it shut,anyway as luck would have it she worked nights, and there was a shop nearby that sold parts, and I managed to get a new door trim had to fit the glass bowl back on, but it was good as new for £13, if she'd have got up to find it broke all hell would have broke loose. I loved living at home, as I said my mum worked nights only used to see he at tea time, it was like living on my own except I wasn't expected to clean the house.

thanks RMR sometimes we just need a shove and I'll sort something out today for the weekend, I promise.

SunderlandBlackCat

Hi PinkTwirl - does it look like it might be repairable if you could get a new handle/whatever broke that the handle was attached to? if so there are quite a few companies that do spare parts for old washers on the web.

There's an advice page here - http://www.washerhelp.co.uk/spare-parts-suppliers.html.

PinkTwirl

eco wrote: »

I can't sign up to the £100 clothes challenge, I'd fail in the first 3 months, but I have made a list of stuff I don't need to buy this month, so hopefully the reminder will curb my spending.

On another topic I would like some advice, I got told I looked hot on NYE night, but I've known him for years should I invite him out or something, he's a bit shy? and any ideas on where to go rather than the pub as that is where I see him.

Ha, well at least you know because signing up to something unachieveable is just setting yourself up to feel bad about yourself, and what is the point of that? There are probably enough things and people out there to battle against as it is!

I wouldn't be able to do a £100 clothes challenge for a year. However, I will be trying to not buy anything until I at least get a new job after my current one ends in April.

Can you let a mutual friend know that you like him? Then puts the ball in his court.