Pen's sunny ramblings, debtbusting whilst smiling

Choc-addict

Hi Pen,

How are you feeling now? I hope bit better and the 'just being you time' is working. Sometimes we all need this, I know I do and have been since the move but now back on the debt busting!

Any decisions on your job front yet?

I think it's 'really' important to find a balance otherwise you can really burn yourself out. I found this out the hard way when working 60hrs + overtime (a long while back!!) and ended up pretty much making both mine and everyone I was close to lives a misery....just not worth it.

Hope all is well xx

penelopedee_2

Hi Choc,

Today I'm feeling a bit better. I'm sort of stuck in the job situation at the moment as we need the money because DH isn't working. But hopefully one of my other jobs may expand a bit soon so I can make some decisions then. Its a pretty typical middle of the recession I want to change my job type of depression!

Its quite nice not pushing myself so hard, I'm one of those people that can't normally sit still for 5 minutes! I guess I didn't realise that I needed a bit of a break.

I'm slowing debtbusting this month, just knocking a £1 or so a day off the debt plus all the minimums. Clearing Egg a couple of weeks back was good because now I don't have a card to throw anything on - I used to think oh well its only got a little balance it won't matter if I add to it. Now its £0 there is no way I want to touch it again (and I'm quite determined with that sort of thing).

So still rolling along but at a nicer pace. I'll do a bit of overtime as and when but I'm going to split it to half debt and half savings I think.

Hope you're getting on ok in the new home.
Pen x

Choc-addict

Hi lovely,

Just thought i'd pop over and say hello as you found my diary earlier! I'm rubbish at keeping up with things at the moment - sorry!

How are you diddling? xx

penelopedee_2

Hi Choc,

I'm not very good at keeping up with this too at the moment.

I've changed diaries too - I think this link should take you to the new one (but I'm not particularly computer literate!).


https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2784322

We are ok here actually just trying to juggle money etc as usual at the mo