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***thursday 4th December DAILY CHAT

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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    LouiseJ wrote: »
    I wont be around much over the next few days as we are off to Wigan to see SIL for the Christmas visit.................plan to not have much to drink as OH and I always seem to end up fighting when we are there, we have put it down to misdirected rage:rolleyes:

    Misdirected how? At him? At her? Or at Wigan?
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."
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  • PinkTwirl
    PinkTwirl Posts: 589 Forumite
    news from land of maz... i am getting a £1000 bonus at xmas wage, on xmas eve...!! :j woop woop!! taxed of course but i think it'll slash the credit card bill... i think, will wait and see how it goes.....! not commiting myself yet!

    I'm so glad for you. Extra money at this time of year is really needed. :D:D:D:D:o:o :j
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    ARGH. Well guys, it's happened, I'm throwing in the DFW towel. My dad is a lost cause so fine, he can dig himself out of his own hole.
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,703 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Gemmzie, you ok?
    Mortgage OP 2026 £500/2000
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    Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £20
    Boiler fund £1625/3000

  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 98,882 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Great news cat on the scan.
    Hoipe you are ok Luc.
    Could see u ion a top like BB's Maz.
    Snow & fog here.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Gemmzie wrote: »
    ARGH. Well guys, it's happened, I'm throwing in the DFW towel. My dad is a lost cause so fine, he can dig himself out of his own hole.

    You can only lead a horse to water, you can not make it drink.
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."
    OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    :grouphug: gemmzie
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 98,882 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Great news on the bonus MAz:j

    Whats happened Gemmzie?
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 20 months left.
  • jinky67
    jinky67 Posts: 47,812 Forumite
    Gemmzie wrote: »
    ARGH. Well guys, it's happened, I'm throwing in the DFW towel. My dad is a lost cause so fine, he can dig himself out of his own hole.
    Gem its about time you lived life for you hun.You cannot always be thinking about your parents and their probs.They are adults and should start acting like it.
    It is not your responsibilty to sort it out.it is nice you want to help them but it is stressing you out and you dont need it
    :heartpulsOnce a Flylady, always a Flylady:heartpuls
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    jinky67 wrote: »
    Gem its about time you lived life for you hun.You cannot always be thinking about your parents and their probs.They are adults and should start acting like it.
    It is not your responsibilty to sort it out.it is nice you want to help them but it is stressing you out and you dont need it

    ^^^^^ What she said...
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."
    OMD 'Julia's Song'
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