Single and in Debt Part II

sarahb123_3

PinkTwirl wrote: »

I've been going for interviews but keep coming second for jobs. I got really down about it so ended up spending. Was refused for a job after a second interview just before xmas and that really felt like a blow to my self-confidence, I felt useless and went spending.

If you are coming second you are obviously doing something right, considering how many people are chasing jobs. Keep doing what you are doing and the perfect job will come along and you will come first in the interviews.

Re the sig, I would go for the Littlewoods one first and then the DFS one, as they are easiest to bash down, then you will be 2 debts down and it will feel a lot easier.

sarahb123_3

PinkTwirl wrote: »

Anyway, has anyone got any new shoes lately? I can at least revel in someone else's

Hmm, I have had to ban myself from buying shoes at the moment as I have bought 10 pairs:o so far this year (all in the sales), have sent 2 back though. :rolleyes:

PinkTwirl

sarahb123 wrote: »

If you are coming second you are obviously doing something right, considering how many people are chasing jobs. Keep doing what you are doing and the perfect job will come along and you will come first in the interviews.

Re the sig, I would go for the Littlewoods one first and then the DFS one, as they are easiest to bash down, then you will be 2 debts down and it will feel a lot easier.

Thanks, Littlewoods needs to be paid off in May so that will go. I'm aiming to get all credit cards under £5K (have about £200 hiding in a terramundi).

Yeah, I decided to lose the nerves in the interviews and just talk. Seems it's doing better for me. I think after being bullied in my last job I was scared to be myself in interviews but I'm finding now being myself is helping and also in my current job. Definitely a confidence thing.

PinkTwirl

sarahb123 wrote: »

Hmm, I have had to ban myself from buying shoes at the moment as I have bought 10 pairs:o so far this year (all in the sales), have sent 2 back though. :rolleyes:

Ha ha, I've just bought a dress that I'm sending back tomorrow. 10 pairs of shoes in the sales is good, bargain hunting!

I've just unpacked loads of shoes, a couple of nice pairs of Ted Bakers (still lurking on a credit card). I feel guilty when I'm wearing things I know I haven't paid for yet.

fairydiamond

Don't feele too bad, PinkTwirl, I know how you feel regarding wearing stuff not paid for yet.

sarahb123_3

PinkTwirl wrote: »

I ran up 22K of debt in a year

Do you have anything that you could ebay? I know my spending sprees have resulted in a lot of stuff that is untouched and I don't need and could probably sell if I know how to ebay and wasn't so lazy and technologically disadvantaged.:rolleyes: You might be able to make quite a bit to chuck at the debts and make one or two of them disappear completely.

sarahb123_3

I am now completely worn out:rolleyes: I have gone through all the books twice but I only have 2 bags of them made up for the charity shop which I will take on Tuesday. This has left me with a massive pile of books and nowhere to put them. I am going to go through them again, sort them into favourites/unread but look good/reference piles and see what I am left with, which I might be able to get rid of.

I have hoovered, dusted and polished everywhere and it does look a lot better now apart from the tower of books, but I still can't find that damned licence:mad: I think I am going to have to accept it is now lost and pay for another one:mad:

Shoe_Gal

PinkTwirl wrote: »

Thanks Sarah,

It's mostly the reason I haven't been on since Christmas. I was really down and to be honest have not paid anything off my debts when I was aiming by now to have paid £5K off. I went backwards and went mad spending.

I can't do an SOA right now as I don't know if I will have a job in 7 weeks. Will pay what I can and get on with it. At least I'm not as miserable as before so can join in the lighter conversations.

Thanks for the post.

Hi Pink Twirl

Ditto to everything Sarah has said really! I've a few really down days recently and she's given me some great advice, along with everybody else on here - thanks everybody :A

I have just made a new plan for the next 6 months and am taking one debt at time and just chipping away at it I know you could do it too, keep posting the support is amazing

Shoe Gal x

PS. I have only bought 2 pairs so far this year - Sarah will be taking my name at this rate

Shoe_Gal

sarahb123 wrote: »

I am now completely worn out:rolleyes: I have gone through all the books twice but I only have 2 bags of them made up for the charity shop which I will take on Tuesday. This has left me with a massive pile of books and nowhere to put them. I am going to go through them again, sort them into favourites/unread but look good/reference piles and see what I am left with, which I might be able to get rid of.

I have hoovered, dusted and polished everywhere and it does look a lot better now apart from the tower of books, but I still can't find that damned licence:mad: I think I am going to have to accept it is now lost and pay for another one:mad:

Wow Sarah, it sounds like you've done a mammoth clearout -well done :j

I've not done much today, managed the gym this morning but have just been to my Mum's for a big roast - and come home with an Easter egg

Shoe_Gal

Here's my diet :rolleyes: declaration for today :

cereal, tomato and mozarella salad, oatcakes and humous; roast dinner, blueberry tart and custard - and I have an Easter egg calling me accross the room


Today is definately not a no small type day :rotfl::rotfl: