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  • Firewalker
    Firewalker Posts: 2,682 Forumite
    :j

    I'm off benefits
    My Tax credits are sorted
    My Storecupboard is full to bursting (Aproved foods arrived)
    I sold my 9 books I needed to last week

    Wooooohooooooo!!!!!

    Memorygirl

    And you have not even started!

    (Still finding diversions)
    Firewalker
  • Good news, good news :)

    Well done on your 100 day challenge acheivements. I can't beleive it's gone so fast. It only seems like yesterday everyone was setting their goals.
  • Firewalker
    Firewalker Posts: 2,682 Forumite
    Guess who just finished her boring piece of writing? Yessss - it is meeee! And it sound rather exciting now actually. So I can be distracted as much as I wish and I can go to the gym for a hard session.

    Firewalker
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Thinking about grants etc, I may be able to apply to any of the under-25 so please shout if I can be any help!
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • birdlady
    birdlady Posts: 72 Forumite
    I'm another one affected by the increase in retirement age (I'm 54) and I'm mad about it too! And I also walked out of my job last January, but I took early retirement which along with a widows pension is just enough to live on. Trouble is like a few others on here I have absolutely no idea what to do with the rest of my life, I just knew what I had been doing for the last 21 years wasn't what I wanted to do any longer.

    But you are an inspiring bunch and I'm hoping some inspiration will rub off on me :) (so forgive me for lurking)

    Cath
  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    OliveOyls Frieght Fund at £127
    :j:j

    MG
    FINALLY AND OFFICIALLY DEBT FREE
    Small Emergency Fund £500 / £500
    Pay off all Debts £10,000 / £10,000
    Grown Up Emergency Fund £6000 / £6000 :j
    Pension Provision £6688/£2376
  • fantasia322
    fantasia322 Posts: 1,373 Forumite
    birdlady wrote: »
    I'm another one affected by the increase in retirement age (I'm 54) and I'm mad about it too! And I also walked out of my job last January, but I took early retirement which along with a widows pension is just enough to live on. Trouble is like a few others on here I have absolutely no idea what to do with the rest of my life, I just knew what I had been doing for the last 21 years wasn't what I wanted to do any longer.

    But you are an inspiring bunch and I'm hoping some inspiration will rub off on me :) (so forgive me for lurking)

    Cath
    Funnily I'm not really bothered by the increase in retirement age. What will be will be is how I see it. But I want some control over how I fill in the time in between now and then.
    What to do.....................?
    I don't need to lose weight have always been sort of size 10/12 even size 8 when I was overworking lol so maybe just need to tne up a little.
    My list of wants is erm erm erm.
    Should be my list of needs not wants.
    What I have is a lovely family.
    The man of my dreams, the actual One who came along a few years ago.
    A home, a job, a couple of loopy dogs and an African grey parrot.
    But I want joy, a singing heart, fulfilment.
    Satisfaction that I have done something useful.
    I'm not interested in climbing Mount Everest, just to achieve............................something..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
    To stop being indecisive, to stop hiding behind excuses, to gain a little courage. Not to be afraid of challenges, oh the list goes on.............. if you see what I'm getting at.
  • Marru
    Marru Posts: 4,126 Forumite
    By being inspired by peeps on this thread I am going to start 69 day challenge on 15 December (after my December exams and before I need to start preparing for the next lot in June).

    At the moment the list looks like this:

    - Drop 2 dress sizes
    - Get organised i.e. be on top of cleaning, paperwork and mealplanning
    - Make a realistic plan on selling stuff that I have (needlecraft stuff and books) and then implement it
    - Make friends that feel comfortable to pop around and put the kettle on

    *feels so jealous for not having received invitation as yet to come and play...*
    "Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end."

  • ezzie1uk
    ezzie1uk Posts: 39 Forumite
    *feels so jealous for not having received invitation as yet to come and play...*[/QUOTE]

    phew its not just me in the ready and waiting corner for the email invite
  • HELP!!
    have had the matrix confirmation e mail and tried to log in [lots of times!] lol!! and it gives me the same message as se999, and tells me i have to be verified! Or am i being a complete it klutz and doing summut wrong?
    thanks
    caz
    Saving for another hound :j
    :staradmin from Sue-UU
    SPC no 031 SPC 9 £1211, SPC 8 £1027 SPC 7 £937.24, SPC 6 £973.4 SPC 5 £1949, SPC 4 £904.67 SPC 4 £980.27
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