Pay off mortgage and start having fun!

greent

Glad you've got a fast track referral - fingers crossed that comes through very soon and that it all turns out ok xx

QueenJess

newgirly said:

£1 spent on an online homeless charity I used to donate to and haven’t in a while, felt a bit guilty just doing £1 but that’s probably a silly attitude, I’m not going to do regular amazon list purchases or donate £5/10 a time now, but odd small amounts are still worthwhile, they are very local and buy In Aldi and cook then deliver to homeless in kings cross and locally twice a week, I’ll probably do odd small amounts online as and when, feel a bit better now as we are trying to trim the budget and sometimes that’s a bit sad.

Don't forget that if you use Amazon usually, you can go to smile.amazon instead and they donate a small portion of your purchases to the charity of your choice.

South_coast

Oh NG, you really are long overdue a change in fortune 🙁 Please try to look after yourself - something like beans on toast is very quick to prepare, fairly healthy and will keep you going. You can't run on empty x

newgirly

Hi guys thanks 🙂 Vix it’s corporation tax and account and dad so it’s correct, we just hadn’t looked into all that yet really 🙄

themadvix

Oh that’s rubbish. Absolutely no idea about that. Can you pay it in instalments?

greent

newgirly said:

Hi guys thanks 🙂 Vix it’s corporation tax and account and dad so it’s correct, we just hadn’t looked into all that yet really 🙄

Did the accountant not tell you it was due when they made up and submitted the annual accounts to Companies House? Bit remiss of them if they didnt   it's shown as a liability in your company accounts for the year end, from memory. Our accountant has always made a point of telling us how much it is, even though my background is corporate finance so I can read a set of accounts

Always worth phoning HMRC up and asking about paying it off in a slightly longer period - they are always friendly and super helpful with even the most daft questions, I've found - they much prefer people phone up and ask or check something with them than get something wrong/ ignore their letters (only people I ever found awful were child tax credits people - they literally made me cry) Plus they may even have stuff already set up for companies in this situation - especially with C0vid 

Fingers crossed... ×

newgirly

Hi greent and Vix, I’m not sure the accounts have only just been done. Luckily we do have the money to pay it but it will come out of the offset which was clearing the factory mortgage.

More bad news - sorry this has to be the most depressing diary ever! my great uncle has COVID, he’s been in hospital for weeks in a room on his own, with dementia and vastly reduced lung capacity it’s not looking good. His wife has been very depressed lately, I’ve been trying to meet up with her regularly, luckily she cancelled our meet on Sunday or I would be worrying about catching it 🙄  

themadvix

Oh NG, that's rubbish news. Don't apologise for having a run of bad news at the moment - that's what we're here for, to support you, through good and bad. If your great uncle doesn't make it, is he at a point where you could see it as a release for him? I know when my Nan died we'd kind of come to accept that awful though it was for us, it was probably kinder for her. I know that doesn't help with his wife's situation though - and not a good time to be struggling. Has she seen a doctor about how she's feeling? How is she with technology - can you keep in touch via video call?

Please remember to take care of yourself - I know you're worrying about so much at the moment, so it's important that you make sure you eat and get sleep when you can.

Has DS (I can't remember which!) had any luck/made any progress with jobs? Is DD still doing plenty of hours at work?

newgirly

Thanks Vix 😊 he’s the toughest person I know, his wife has been his carer since his fifties and he is 87 now. It’s her I’m worried about more really, she has had the mental health team out during lockdown, she’s a good twenty years younger than him and they have no children or other family. Technology is a big nono, she doesn’t have or want the internet or a tv package, she can text and ring. I’ve offered her a spare old tv for her bedroom as he was supposed to be imminently home and moving into a bed in the living room, so she could have some private space sometimes, looking less likely now though. 

Dd is doing well at work thanks, ds2 - nothing much happening yet, he is applying for a few jobs this week and dd is going to help him brush up his cv as she’s great at that. 

Thanks for the kind words, I do feel very all over the place at the moment, but have eaten today 🙂

themadvix

That's tough. At least the mental health team are aware of her situation though. Pity she won't go for the Internet. My great aunt had broadband installed when my second cousin stayed with her briefly (her daughter (who lives overseas) pays for it), and it sat unused until a few weeks ago, when my mum (in collaboration with her cousin, the daughter) got her a second-hand Ipad - now she can use it for Facetime and I think it's really helped. We've also got my MIL on an Iphone for the first time (she had a non-smartphone phone that was 'just for emergencies' and always off) - and I think she's really appreciated being included in the family Whatsapp rather than relying on FIL to pass things on. Maybe something to think about in time though for your Aunt. Hopefully your great uncle pulls through though - it sounds like he's unlikely to let Covid get the better of him!

In Beanie's words - just keep plodding... you've got this! x