IA's road to happiness.

Spendless

Sarah, if you live near a train station why not take the girls to watch them go by. That way you can take them away if they really can't abide the noise and if they find they like them you can consider taking them by train in future. I live near a train station and it's so much cheaper £1.10 return to the town centre 5 miles away compared to £4 on the bus and like buses you don't pay for children till they reach 5 years old. I also found train travel a lot easier during my own 'pushchair days'.

poodlehorse

I know I am itching to crack open DSs toys for Xmas, he is so in need of new ones as his birthday is Feb so he is grown out of so much and fed up with the rest.

immoral_angeluk

Spendless wrote: »

Sarah, if you live near a train station why not take the girls to watch them go by. That way you can take them away if they really can't abide the noise and if they find they like them you can consider taking them by train in future. I live near a train station and it's so much cheaper £1.10 return to the town centre 5 miles away compared to £4 on the bus and like buses you don't pay for children till they reach 5 years old. I also found train travel a lot easier during my own 'pushchair days'.

Ash has a thing about loud noises.. and because it's a village station we get express trains going through at full speed... :eek:

immoral_angeluk

I'M DEBT FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Had the shock of my life this morning when a random deposit from tax credits went into my bank... called them up and checked, expecting a clerical error.. but no.. it's all legit and I'm entitled to it thanks to child tax credit...

amount?..... wait for it....
£1713!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek::eek:

I nearly died!!! Could not believe it and was in total shock. Got off the phone from tax credits and was shaking like a leaf... apparently also all outstanding overpayments have been wiped too! I just.. I'm still trying to get it to sink in!

So the very first thing I did was pay off my egg card So as of this morning I am officially debt free

I owe Ste £96.69 for the council tax which went out before the housing/council tax benefit was sorted. I also called up the housing association and because of when the housing benefit went through there was £135.23 in rent arrears still outstanding so I've cleared those and am now on a clean slate After all of that and the bills left to go out I've got £782 I just can't believe it. I've not decided what to do with it yet. Couldn't really get a decent car with that with tax mot etc so I'll probably treat the girls and save the rest.


I just..I... lol.. my god!!! What a morning!!!! *phew*

LouiseJ

Way to go Sar:T ........so pleased for you Hun, you must feel on top of the world today:T

(Land_of)_Maz

WOW! - well done you....

personally i'm a big fan of tax credits too!!


erm and dare i say it, why not stick £500 of it in a savings account... have a back up plan, rainy day fund etc etc...

you never had, ain't never gonna miss it, and you'll still have over £200 left to luxuriate with!!!

spud30

Well done IA, and what a lovely time of year for a surprise windfall :T :T

Enjoy it

Bunnyinthelights

FAN-BLOODY-TASTIC!

Well done babe!:T

jinky67

whoooooo hoooooo hun

chick-chick

Congratulations, great news :j :beer: :beer: :money: