40 and Foolish!

*Robin*

Good Morning NewLeaf,

Oh great; I see one frustration has been removed from your life thanks to the [tardy] washing machine repair man - hip hooray!
And I suspect that you've finally broken the bond with your false friend - that was an expensive lesson for you - but as it is impossible to help an addict until they reach rock bottom, all you can do is protect yourself from their twisted sense of entitlement.
If this woman approaches you again, please remember Grand Benders' wise words:

Grand_Benders wrote:

Remember way back when you posted your SoA and said you needed to work out where the rest of the monthly income was going? I guess it's time to take a bit of step back and look a little more objectively at your situation.

Why are you busting your ask* to save everything that you can and struggling to pay off THEM and then giving your cash away with no expectation of having it returned?

Consider this a 'kick up the ask*' madam. It's fine to be generous, with time, advice, whatever... but not to your own cost when you're in your own little MSE battle.

..Well said, GB!

NewLeaf_2

Hi Robin, thanks for stopping. It was an expensive lesson but I wont soon forget it.

NewLeaf_2

weight 13.7

NewLeaf_2

Here we are at the second half of September already, and 99 days until Christmas. Time really goes by quickly!

Today is a friend's birthday and she has asked us to meet her at the cinema for a matinee. Neither OH or I have been at the cinema since the Iron Lady and before that maybe 8 years. The usual way I try to catch up on movies is on work trips plane journeys. It's really expensive!

Walked the dogs which I loved as with the chill in the air they are all really sprightly.

Hope everyone is having a lovely and relaxing Sunday x

Rainbow_Bridge

Hi NewLeaf,

well done on the 2 lb loss that is great! Hope you enjoy the cinema, what are you going to see?

The dog walk sounds very invigorating.

Hope next week goes to plan xx.

Piquant_2

NewLeaf wrote: »

you forgot to mention evil credit cards whoot...

I also reduced my outgoings by £590 a year with
change electric and gas
change in car insurance
change in landlord buildings insurer

Good going! I changed my electric and gas supplier, and car insurance too and have saved a bit and got cash back too!

Thank goodness you're now wearing clean clothes, it was a worrying time for all of us....:D

NewLeaf_2

Piq.. you have no idea!
x

NewLeaf_2

Hope you all had a nice Monday. I won a mattress from a competition here on MSE. Completely random!

Grand_Benders

NewLeaf wrote: »

Hope you all had a nice Monday. I won a mattress from a competition here on MSE. Completely random!

Wow! Congrats. What kind of mattress? I dream of the day I can buy a Tempur!

Have you been entering loads of comps, or was it just random? I've been thinking of doing some comping (like I have any spare time lol)

grannyx2

Well done on the weight loss. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. I really want to go and see Ted, OH isn't so keen though and as all my spare pennies are being saved for DS wedding next month, I need OH to come to pay for me. I agree, it is expensive though.

Well done on the mattress. Is it something you could sell?

Have a good day.

Gx2 x