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My diary - My ups and downs

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  • Evening everyone, today i have been busy cleaning and i nipped into town for xmas cards and things. Rent is due on Monday and i am not sure i have enough to cover it, i am sure i will find a way of getting the money! I have had to buy a new part for my car sadly using bill money! Oooppss.

    Looking forward to Monday and finding out if i have the job, if not i'll be gutted.
  • mum2one
    mum2one Posts: 16,279 Forumite
    Xmas Saver!
    Keep fingers crossed 4 u for Monday xx
    xx rip dad... we had our ups and downs but we’re always be family xx
  • good luck for tomorrow!!!!!! i will be running up to my mums to watch out for your news!!!

    are you all set for xmas now?? i still need to wrap up the pressies i have bought, think thats the worst bit of xmas shopping!!

    i have got everything crossed for you tomorrow,
    rags
    xxxxx
    December 2018: £20,850.24. Now: £18,333.02 Total paid in 2019: £2517.22

    Weight loss: 1.5lbs
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Just popped in to wish you all the best. Hope you get a job again soon.
    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 10/10/25
  • Thank you, well my wages got paid in a week early so i have money for rent now - i was £65 short! Well today i cleaned at my dads, had a row with the other half and then we went delivering cards. I still have lots to wrap, just cannot seem to get in the mood. Need to go food shopping aswell at some point before xmas for some veg and things for xmas day. I am soooo tired lately, that it makes me feel sicky. I also have had tooth ache, my wisdom tooth is popping thru and i have an ulcer where it is growing - so it hurts.
    I bought a brand new photo frame from wilkos last week and i just attempted to take it out the wrapper and the bloody thing broke in half, the wooden bit fell off in my hands, it was still half in the wrappings! So i wont be going wilkos to get another one! Thanks for the good luck messages for tomorrow, its at 10am, then i am going shopping with mum and then i have to come home and work so i'll update on how it went then. I hope i get it after all of these interviews etc xxx
  • Ok so i have just paid off my cards :
    £5 natwest
    £15 mothercare
    £20 virgin (partners card)

    Capital ones goes out by DB
    I owe littlewoods nearly £100 this month - i think its due already so will get "late charge"
    Why i ever agreed to have a littlewoods account is beyond me, but its stuck with me now.
  • Just having a nosy on your thread and wanted to say Good Luck for tomorrow - hope all goes well for you!
  • Horace
    Horace Posts: 14,426 Forumite
    Just wanted to wish you luck for tomorrow Smartie - hope you get the job.
  • miemie
    miemie Posts: 646 Forumite
    Good luck Smartie, hope it all goes well today.
  • Thank you ever so much.
    I went to the informal interview and she just wanted to see what my personality was like i think, and how i come across etc.
    I was just myself and thats all i can do, i cannot be someone i'm not lol
    She said i should find out by the end of today if i have the job, so as soon as i know i'll let you all no.

    Bought a few more xmas things today, just have to buy some sweets for my stepdads retro jar and wrap some more stuff, then thats it i think. x
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