Eager Elephant's Effective Everyday Excursion ...

Hiddenidenity

I've spent all night and day catching up on your diary.

Wow. That's all I have to say.

When you're feeling low read back and see just how much you have achieved. You are amazing! X

Sun_Addict

You're not alone in regretting past decisions. Mr SA used to earn good money and we frittered it away, really regret that now. Hindsight is a wonderful thing ....

However, you are still young enough to turn things around, it's not too late.

beanielou

Sun_Addict wrote: »

You're not alone in regretting past decisions. Mr SA used to earn good money and we frittered it away, really regret that now. Hindsight is a wonderful thing ....

However, you are still young enough to turn things around, it's not too late.

Agree with SA.

Eager_Elephant

Thanks everyone for posting over the last few days.

After recent events I should be grateful that I have my loved ones with me, I have a roof over my head, enough food and above all no restrictions on what I can wear, do, eat etc

I seem to get these moments of feeling down about my situation but I know that later this week I will feel better about things.

Although I am only 36 I have lived away from home since I was 15 so I feel like I have been an adult for years and years - I know it has only been 21 years but most people don't leave home until they are early 20's.

I think we also have 'old' hobbies so our smallholding is not really what young people do and of course via this we meet people with proper smallholdings which must be worth a fortune. What I have to remember is that they had their life and career and then in later life went into smallholding or got on the housing market years ago and their home has increased in value.

We also have an allotment and large garden - we don't really do going out and clubbing (unless you count the girls weekend) as we did all that in our late teens and we don't really go out to eat as it is a nightmare to find somewhere we can all eat. although too be honest eating out just leads to guilt as I think how much it cost and I could have cooked something nicer at home!!

Sorry for the ramble - will be back later hopefully.
I am going to dig out all my finance books and start reading them all.

Hiddenidenity

Reading your diary I feel like you're me

The DH issues,the leaving home, etc etc. While reading from the beginning so many times I was like 'wow this is my life now!)

I don't have any advice but just know you're definitely not alone. Don't feel bad for being down, every ones worries are relevant and just because you do have the freedom to wear what you like etc doesn't mean your problems don't mean anything x

Eager_Elephant

Right I'm feeling a lot more positive and have decided that anything we need beyond essentials will have to be funded by selling stuff or doing surveys.

I haven't done a survey for ages (apart from YouGov) but I have printed off my list tonight and just logged on to My Survey to see that I was 39 points away from a £10 Amazon voucher so did 1 survey (after being screened out of a couple) and got 50 points so I have cashed out for an Amazon voucher which will pay for one of DH's fathers day presents. need to double check the present I have found is right and will then order it.
Not sure what else he wants but will order cards tonight as well.

We have accidentally agreed to buy a secondhand ride on mower which we desperately need for our fields so need to find £150 asap.
We do have our old one we can sell so DH is going to prep that on Wednesday night (we have had rain tonight and more rain all day tomorrow) and hopefully we can get at least £100 for it.
I need to see what else we can sell to get the money for this.

I would also like some mesh or my allotment to protect my brassicas - the good stuff is £28 for quite a large amount so will log in to all my surveys this week and see if any are at cash out plus I will actually do some surveys!!!

Need to have another look at the budget and see where we can cut back.

Eager_Elephant

Good news - I have 'found' £51 in my Paypal account!!!:T:j

Just about to order cards for Fathers Day and remembered that on Facebook the seller mentioned an ebay page so thought I would just check Paypal and see what I had in there and found £51.

This is money I cashed out from Prolific Academic back in Feb and forgot all about it.

So that's 2 cards purchased without spending a penny - will go and check to see if the mesh for my allotment is on there too.....

Savvy_sewing

That's a bonus EE!
All good, keep positive thoughts and keep up your vision for the life you want and you will see more opportunities coming your way I am sure.
I get much better results when I stay positive as you know.
But I stray back from time to time still.

Hiddenidenity

All good

Glad you're feeling better x

Eager_Elephant

Thanks ladies for popping over.

Nothing much to report really - ebay does have the mesh I need but I am reluctant to buy it from Paypal in case we need the money to buy the mower.

Have got all my 'finance' books out of the bedside cabinet - I have 7 of them (all the usual suspects) but not sure which one to read first:rotfl:

Have done a few surveys tonight to add a few pence to the pot.