Diary of a Poor Person aged 46 1/2

Happytogetdebtfree

i am going to now boss film icecream the big fatty diet starts tomorrow ta ta lovey xx

Happytogetdebtfree

Morning yes mrs cmr we are committed to the diet wagon togetehr i want to shift 24 pounds maybe more but big aim 24 pounds before i can zip my dress up again hehe ...... golly gosh just done 30 mins on the stepper yay xx

mrscmr

ebay madness... thats meeeeee...
have a good day all
@happytobe.. i will post on ur diaryx

Karen_30

Hope the ebaying is going well today mrscmr! x

mrscmr

Hi Karen
yep had a massive postoffice run... i hate post office runs.

Karen_30

mrscmr wrote: »

Hi Karen
yep had a massive postoffice run... i hate post office runs.

Tell me about it, I don't even do ebay and I hate them! I had to wait over half hour just to ask for a passport form a few weeks back!!!

mrscmr

hmmm well what i am about to say will make some of u v cross and think i complete loser but... sold something on ebay, said i would deliver, buyer not in so i knocked on neighbour. young mum with 2 small kids, said she would take it in for me. i took item into house, and omg. if i thought i had a horrid life/worries about debt/no money then i am sooo wrong. this kind young woman clearly was struggling financially, the house had nothing in it.
i felt dreadful. how dare i moan and groan about our debt when there are people who live in a completely different range of money worries and debt. i felt just the lowest person when i considered what i had and what they didnt. i have to add that i returned to the car, got £10 note and went back to give to her. she hugged me and clearly it meant alot to her, but i felt like cr*p. hopefully she will use it for something nice but i cant guarentee that. i felt small and sad for them.
sorry if this is not nice to read, but i had to put it.
hope u all well and have a good day - im sad today.

robsmum_2

Hi, Just read your post and must say please don't feel bad, mad or stupid. That is the most amazing and generous thing I have heard for weeks. If only there were more people like you the world would be a happier place.!
Ok it may be spent on rubbish, but who cares it's the thought that counts. Well done!

mrscmr

thanks robsmum. maybe she could take her kids out for an icecream or something.
mrscmr

Karen_30

mrscmr wrote: »

hmmm well what i am about to say will make some of u v cross and think i complete loser but... sold something on ebay, said i would deliver, buyer not in so i knocked on neighbour. young mum with 2 small kids, said she would take it in for me. i took item into house, and omg. if i thought i had a horrid life/worries about debt/no money then i am sooo wrong. this kind young woman clearly was struggling financially, the house had nothing in it.
i felt dreadful. how dare i moan and groan about our debt when there are people who live in a completely different range of money worries and debt. i felt just the lowest person when i considered what i had and what they didnt. i have to add that i returned to the car, got £10 note and went back to give to her. she hugged me and clearly it meant alot to her, but i felt like cr*p. hopefully she will use it for something nice but i cant guarentee that. i felt small and sad for them.
sorry if this is not nice to read, but i had to put it.
hope u all well and have a good day - im sad today.

What a kind and amazing thing to do :A I think I would have done the same and it does open your eyes to how others live. I had a similar experience when visiting one of our claimants, he had nothing - it was xmas eve and I was doing a home visit. He was young vulnerable - similar to how you explained. anyhow, couldn't do anything there and then as 'rules' etc to work to. However, I popped back and put a christmas card through his post box with £20 that evening.

You've really made me think.....I feel bad moping about now when clearly there are others far worse off.

xx