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  • InaPickle
    InaPickle Posts: 5,968 Forumite
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    *HUG*

    (That is all. :))
    Please call me 'Pickle'
    No More Buying Books: ???
    No More Buying DVDs: ???
    NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
    P    roud to be dealing with her debts 1198~
  • POSITIVE_AND_FOCUSED
    POSITIVE_AND_FOCUSED Posts: 790 Forumite
    Hi DC, so long since Ive popped on. Hoping you are ok. Im sure your son will be grateful to you for encouraging him to take opportunities that come his way. He has his life before him, he is an empowered young man who can learn a trade now, and end up being his own boss, anything. Take care of yourself!
    My debts at LBM (2009)Grand Total £161,983.77.(Incs everything, mtge, cr cards, loans)
    May 2013 £124,080.27= £37,903.50 paid off WOW!!!!! Well done! There is a guardian angel out there! :AI'm visualising success, debt freeness, and happy days!:T
  • scrooge2008
    scrooge2008 Posts: 1,390 Forumite
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    Hi DC,

    Missing you. You are doing a great job raising those boys, and I am sure he will be extremely grateful for your stance as he gets older and wiser, and has the skills necessary to provide for himself and any family. The easy option is not usually the best one.
    I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
  • Different_Corner
    Different_Corner Posts: 1,925 Forumite
    Thank you for all your kind words. I'm pretty sure I'm there with him. Everything else has been on the back burner. With his mates having the Summer 'off' and he's been hard at work it's hard for him. He has two jobs. So intensly (sp?) proud of him, but I hope one day he might actually be proud of himself.

    Anyway I have a day off and I know what I have to do, a multitude of jobs, from OU to ironing, so I had best get on with it.
    DC.
    "Some people walk in the rain... others just get wet... " - Roger Miller
  • Different_Corner
    Different_Corner Posts: 1,925 Forumite
    So much for OU and ironing. Found myself applying for a job online, local company, 5 minutes walk down the road. Got a call early yesterday morning and have interview today, soooo nervous. Nearly doubles my salary.
    Please think positive for me....
    DC.
    "Some people walk in the rain... others just get wet... " - Roger Miller
  • scrooge2008
    scrooge2008 Posts: 1,390 Forumite
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    Very positive vibes coming from me. Sound's great. You can do this xx.
    I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    hi DC well done on going for it and applying for the role. Really hope you get it!!!
    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
  • Different_Corner
    Different_Corner Posts: 1,925 Forumite
    :j:) :):):):):):) :j
    DC.
    "Some people walk in the rain... others just get wet... " - Roger Miller
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    Did you get the job?
    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)
  • Different_Corner
    Different_Corner Posts: 1,925 Forumite
    Yep :) Still can't quite believe it ! Will earn an extra £330 a month to start, not sure of beyond probationary peroid (was too ecstatic and trying to stop the whooping !)

    Strangest interview ever, not one single..where do you see yourself in 5 years..or what are your strengths questions. More of a moral based interview, to see what type of person I was.

    This means a big change in home life, FT from PT, but one thing at a time. I can regain some self respect, a decent wage and can actually get somewhere financially.
    Big sigh of relief !
    DC.
    "Some people walk in the rain... others just get wet... " - Roger Miller
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