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Positively On My Way To A Positive Balance

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  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    I mislaid you all - my bday is March 20th, just meant that Paddys Day and it are around same time. I try to take my bday off because get the 17th as Bank Holiday and just have to take a couple of days to get a week off for two events - well Paddys Day isn't the same when you are 42!!

    Thata a lot of holidays Pickle - I only get 23 a year!
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    So back to work and exhausted.....................and a whole pile of carp waiting for me when I got there.

    We have a student working with us for 6 mths. Love it when students are there, they are so focused and 'enthusiastic'.

    Financially, danger week is approaching fast and of course DH hasn't worked for 2 weeks but we should get by.......just!
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    First days back, within an hour it feels like you've never been away!
    LBM Aug 09: £18,650.47 - Current: £12,854.93 (£5946.79)

    Barclays: £2,928.34 Lloyds: £2,499.60
    MBNA: £3,788.99 Overdraft: £1,900.00 Mum: £1,738.00

    Surveys: £6.60/£40.00
  • Herewego
    Herewego Posts: 2,541 Forumite
    REDMADCURLS wrote: »
    So back to work and exhausted.....................and a whole pile of carp waiting for me when I got there.

    We have a student working with us for 6 mths. Love it when students are there, they are so focused and 'enthusiastic'.

    Financially, danger week is approaching fast and of course DH hasn't worked for 2 weeks but we should get by.......just!

    Of course you will get by you are a professional at this now ;)

    Sorry to hear 1st day back was a bit pants but I can tell you the second week back feels like i have never been away.
    MARCH 2016 DEBT £25750/ £25035
    EST DFD JAN 2021 (that needs to change)
    NOW JAN 2019 (that still needs to change)
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    Thats the joy right, back and you forget you have been away and so do your nerves!
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • InaPickle
    InaPickle Posts: 5,968 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    REDMADCURLS wrote: »
    Thata a lot of holidays Pickle - I only get 23 a year!

    I only get the same as everyone else, but I only had one week the rest of the year (I somehow managed to arrange getting most of the days off I wanted the rest of the year). It's just they wouldn't pay me/let me carry them over, and the boss is putting in place a new system, although I mentioned it to him yesterday and he seems to think I can take them late. Phew!

    Sorry about the carp at work. Hope it gets better, as with your tiredness. x
    Please call me 'Pickle'
    No More Buying Books: ???
    No More Buying DVDs: ???
    NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
    P    roud to be dealing with her debts 1198~
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    Not so bad then Pickle, I would cry if I lost one days' holiday. This year I took 3 weeks in July and plan to do the same in 2011, I loved having such a long time off. I think it suits me better to take long holidays couple of times rather than lots of short ones.
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • InaPickle
    InaPickle Posts: 5,968 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    REDMADCURLS wrote: »
    Not so bad then Pickle, I would cry if I lost one days' holiday. This year I took 3 weeks in July and plan to do the same in 2011, I loved having such a long time off. I think it suits me better to take long holidays couple of times rather than lots of short ones.

    We've been told we have to take a week in Jan/Feb, 2 weeks in the summer and then one more week later in the year. Out of order in case you want to take them like you, but I'm not planning on being there long enough to take even the first! ;)
    Please call me 'Pickle'
    No More Buying Books: ???
    No More Buying DVDs: ???
    NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
    P    roud to be dealing with her debts 1198~
  • chevalier
    chevalier Posts: 7,937 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    hi RMC just seen how much the business debt went down that is awesome!

    bah to pants feeling going back to work. but yeah to a student. you could make so much use of them i am sure!

    good luck with danger week, at least now you are aware that there IS a danger week!
    chev
    I want a job that is less than an hour driving away from my house! Are you listening universe?
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    chevalier wrote: »
    good luck with danger week, at least now you are aware that there IS a danger week!
    chev

    absolutely - so you have automatically got more chance of getting through it by dealing with it ahead of time, rather than burying your head in the sand when it arrives each month.

    Have a good day x
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
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