Polesalot's Climb to Debt Freedom

vasseur

ZTD wrote: »

You rebel...

From the link you sent me Z!

pixiechick99

polesalot wrote: »

This is such a shame. Are your girls at your ex's? Couldn't you swap weekends? After all it is your 40th.... I don't want my birthday to go by unmarked, thing is I'm not brave enough to have a big party (hate being the centre of attention). i think I will just do a meal with friends, a meal with work colleagues and a family do (at mum and dad's hopefully )




.

Oh no, they're not with him - we haven't been doing regular weekends on+off...just as and when girls want to! They don't always want to sleep so they go alot on a Sunday for lunch.
On my birthday they're at a cheerleading competition...it happens once a year, how typical it's on my birthday:o They've been practising for this one since last year so I thought they have to do it - now it's coming dd1 really doesnt want to, she's leaving immediately after it anyway, but too late to drop out:( She's been doing it since she was about 7 and dd2 was 5...so a fair while now and at nearly 15 she's had enough. It'll save me a fortune;)

vasseur

That's such a shame Pixie maybe you can have a nice meal out in the evening just the three of you? No cooking all day then

vasseur

I have been for my first run for 2 weeks :j and it wasn't half as bad as i thought it would be, in fact it was easy

£1.81 PAD to Barclaycard

£10 on OnePoll it's going to be a long hard slog this time.

Salmon pasta for tea, nice and easy but all cooked from scratch and nutrtious too :T

pixiechick99

polesalot wrote: »

That's such a shame Pixie maybe you can have a nice meal out in the evening just the three of you? No cooking all day then

They won't be back til about 9 that night...but my mum said her and my step dad will stay until then...or as near as poss. The girls and I are going to do something nice on the Sunday - cinema and lunch probably. Eldest fancies an all you can eat chinese which sounds like a good plan, or I fancy Frankie+Bennys...mmm:D

polesalot wrote: »

£10 on OnePoll it's going to be a long hard slog this time.

I've only had the offer of one survey today - but when I said I hadn't been on a date in over 3 years i was sceened out:rotfl::rotfl:
It is a very hard slog at the moment, if I wasn't on £31 I might get very fed up and give up - but I am determined to hit £40 eventually;)

ZTD

polesalot wrote: »

From the link you sent me Z!

Yeah, that was a knowing wink...

vasseur

Can't move for Valentine's cards :rotfl:

Decided on a whim last night to call the CSA and find out what is going on with my maintenance (or lack of it). I spoke to a really nice chap who told me that I am actually owed 5 1/2 weeks worth and that December's hasn't even been paid yet!

He's going to call the ex's employer and then give me a call back later today....

Sold a cot duvet on ebay, buyer not paid up yet.

Woke up at 3am with the light and TV still on

Hoping it stays dry so I can go for another run.

pixiechick99

polesalot wrote: »

Can't move for Valentine's cards :rotfl:

.

Same here - what a drag eh?!?!

Booo to the lack of maintenance payments...but hopefully it'll all catch up soon and it'll feel like a right treat:D Helps to have a really helpful CSA person - I had one woman once who made me feel bad for trying to get money from the ex...um hello, isnt that what the CSA are for?!:rotfl:

vasseur

pixiechick99 wrote: »

Helps to have a really helpful CSA person - I had one woman once who made me feel bad for trying to get money from the ex...um hello, isnt that what the CSA are for?!:rotfl:

That's shocking. The sole reason they exist is because these errant exes don't pay up.

It does really help I have found, to approach them how you would like to be approached. I would imagine that anyone who rings them up screaming blue murder would quickly find their case file shoved to the bottom of the pile.

vasseur

The man from the CSA has just called back. He spoke to ex's employer and they said they were sorry, they knew they were getting behind and 7 weeks will be paid out on Friday. Once that's cleared CSA will send it to me. Should get it by Monday week. I would have rather had it this week especially as I am off Thursday and Friday but as long as it's on its way then when I get it, it will be a bonus.

It's a bit annoying because they said they have been deducting the money from him just not sending it on. I wonder if he knows this??? Not that he cares.

They also said they were going to keep on top of things for future payments so I should get the money every 4 or 5 weeks. Let's see shall we......