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  • ElizabethJH
    ElizabethJH Posts: 798 Forumite
    LttF - well done on the new job!! That's great news - I'm sticking mine out a bit longer at the moment. There are talks of redunancy and I want to see what's going to happen!!

    Not sure what to do about not having a second job anymore - been enjoying it but am missing the money a little bit! Thinking a job on the evenings might suit me a bit better maybe - couple of nights a week, will look into it!
    Debt Free since 2012
    Current Savings £1,400
    Current Mortgage £143,398.27
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    hi sorry to hear about the bar job, what about stacking shelves, not amazing but it's regular and a job.
  • ElizabethJH
    ElizabethJH Posts: 798 Forumite
    Yes I wouldn't mind working in a supermarket or something like that. As long as it's different from my day job I'm happy! I think there's some work going at the NIA in the evenings so I'm going to have a look into that!! :)
    Debt Free since 2012
    Current Savings £1,400
    Current Mortgage £143,398.27
  • retrocircles
    retrocircles Posts: 746 Forumite
    I hope something pops up for you soon. Thanks for the tip about Poundland gardening stuff, I had a haul of items the other day! Didn't make it into the city but went to another town. LOADS of stuff!!!
    Debt @ LBM 29/12/08 - £49044! Now £44684.
    Fat loss 29/85lbs // £100 into £10k £243.07/£10k
    HSBC Loan 9658 // HSBC CC 3484 // HSBC CC 1464 // DP's 779 // Car 0% 4851 // Halifax OD 1348 // HSBC OD 1.5k // HSBC OD 1k // Barclays OD 400 // IOMOM 4400 // S Loan 15k // Cap1 £800
  • ElizabethJH
    ElizabethJH Posts: 798 Forumite
    Glad you found something useful in there! I'm still waiting for my seedling to show - hope I didn't leave them too late! Was speaking to a friend on the weekend and she wants to move out - but is moving London in September for a job... so I might have a lodger for 4 months. Couldn't cope with a full time lodger but 4 months isn't such a chore, and obviously she's laid back and considerate so I think it would work short term. Sorted for reducing the overdraft then :) Going to talk about it again this week and see whether she is definitely up for it or not!
    Debt Free since 2012
    Current Savings £1,400
    Current Mortgage £143,398.27
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    that sounds like quite a good short term measure if you get on well.
  • Oooo! That sounds ace! & only 4 months, I'd definitely go for it. If it gets bad (like ours did) at least you'll have a light at the end of the tunnel. :D
    Debt @ LBM 29/12/08 - £49044! Now £44684.
    Fat loss 29/85lbs // £100 into £10k £243.07/£10k
    HSBC Loan 9658 // HSBC CC 3484 // HSBC CC 1464 // DP's 779 // Car 0% 4851 // Halifax OD 1348 // HSBC OD 1.5k // HSBC OD 1k // Barclays OD 400 // IOMOM 4400 // S Loan 15k // Cap1 £800
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    So, that's 4 months of extra income sorted - good news!!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • doodledo_2
    doodledo_2 Posts: 4,676 Forumite
    Hi Elizabeth just popping in to see how you are :D

    A lodger for 4 months sounds good, extra cash and least you know even if it doesn't go well its only 4 months.
    Proud to be dealing with my debts - DFW No: 712

    03/09/09 - DEBT FREE AT LAST :D
    Racing Hypno to Save - £10/£5000
  • ElizabethJH
    ElizabethJH Posts: 798 Forumite
    Well , I've been super busy at work so this is just a quick check in. Have been spending zero money on the evenings though have taken to buying my lunch again... need to get this back in order, only spending £1 a day but still could be getting something healthier and nicer for that if I cooked at home!! Still find it a bit hard just to cook for myself though - it's not really that enjoyable eating by myself every night!

    Good news though my first seedlings have come through - the mustard greens.. left them in the sun today so hoping a day or two and I can replant them into bigger pots!!

    Right back to work just a quick check in :)
    Debt Free since 2012
    Current Savings £1,400
    Current Mortgage £143,398.27
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