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Hi all
CAFCgirl Happy Birthday (before I forget - I'm bound to miss it otherwise LOL) and hope you get that money soon!
Still no news on last week's job. I have about 20 or so active job applications thought that I am waiting for them to shortlist on - I could become a professional candidate if they all come through at the same time! Apparently a lot of people are waiting for the new budget year of April before going ahead with jobs.... Hard waiting tho...Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/250 -
am in such a mood!!!!
Money still hasnt gone in! Good god, is it really that hard to just pay someone their redundancy!
Such a crock!
Good luck with the job hunt tho SH, something will come up real soon.
Thanks for the bday wishes, i've got a few days yet before my new year LOL so am making the most of them....Wealth is not measured by currency0 -
Bloody hell CAFC, are they mining the gold for the reserves before they pay???
Happy birthday from me too - I am hopeless at remembering these things so if I say it now I won't miss 16th.
If it is any consolation I am in a pants mood too - work is poo and I have PMT which makes it a whole load worse. Ho hum, am getting closer and closer to calling my old boss and begging.
(thanks for the well wishes CMD - I know it is probably just teething problems but I can't help obsessing and fantasising about not being there, they have got 3 (soon to be 4) of us with jobs that overlap hugely which is a bit difficult as we are assistant director level and the whole place is a shambles (but they are deluded and think they are high performing) - thankfully there are loads of really nice people there, it really is the only saving grace and I know I should give it time for the rest to follow)
I must stop moaning about it though or I will become the miserable cow that just drags everyone down (on here and at work) - am off to get a baileys to make it all feel better
£34,547 (Dec 07); Current debt: £zilch (Debt free December 2010)
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Aww PAID hun, sorry its all a bit cr&p at work....
My boss is forever telling me we choose our state.
Lucky people aren't lucky by coincidence, they are lucky by choice (difficult to comprehend sometimes!)
but when i think to myself, im going to be happy today, and everything will go smoothly, 9 times out of 10 it does, and if it doesnt im better prepared mentally to deal with whatever spanner does get thrown into the works....
but then i come home and find ive still not got my money and then its deep breathing for an hour or so LOLWealth is not measured by currency0 -
LOL - I can talk passionately about what my job should be, but then it comes down to it and it is so frustrating that I have the breathe deeply moments.
A couple of weeks ago I decided that I wouldn't let it get me down and that I would come back fighting. Hmmm, maybe when I get over the PMT it will all seem a little rosier.
My new mantra: I do love my job, I do love my job, I do love my job...£34,547 (Dec 07); Current debt: £zilch (Debt free December 2010)
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and your job loves you xxWealth is not measured by currency0
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glad to hear it xxWealth is not measured by currency0 -
Do you ever feel like we are all in a Dilbert cartoon and that devil boss is real.... LOL
I have a violent veg desk calendar - and the caption for the week is "The best thing about Eddie's new job was the huge celery"..... as a potato in shirt and tie gazes adoringly at a tall celery stalk...
Still no news on new jobs or the huge celery - getting my best bonus ever tho!Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/250 -
savingholmes wrote: »Do you ever feel like we are all in a Dilbert cartoon and that devil boss is real.... LOL
I have a violent veg desk calendar - and the caption for the week is "The best thing about Eddie's new job was the huge celery"..... as a potato in shirt and tie gazes adoringly at a tall celery stalk...
Still no news on new jobs or the huge celery - getting my best bonus ever tho!
Hi Saving H,
Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
Yay, I made a payment to MBNA and I am now under 18k. Feels great but I have fallen off the bandwagon a bit and should have way more paid off. I need to rein myself in a bit more I think.Total (Aug 19):€58,567 Now:€26,947
DFD:Nov 22/June 22
Mortgage: €199,712
MFD: March 2042/July 20340
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