Raising kids and erasing debt!

clang_uk

Welcome one and all. For those of you who saw the little of my previous diary - this is a follow on.
So my girlfriend has recently given birth to my son - her second, so Im being a very proud dad for the first time. Part of fatherhood wakes you up and made me realise that its no good trying to get by I have to provide my children with a better quality of life.
In the last few months ive knocked 800 off my credit card and removed my loan after discovering some savings I lost.
So now I feel like a weight has been taken off my shoulders and I can start to enjoy being paid!

Flee_2

Congratulations on becoming a Dad. Well done on your debt busting too.

clang_uk

Thanks Flee!
Its all been going well so far. Although today I appear to have been said double what I normally get. Im not sure if this is in error or backdated pay. The one thing I do know is that it would say off half the car insurance! Just keeping it in a savings account until I get my payslip! Wish this happened more often!

clang_uk

Today was a very slow work day today so sat down and planned how to spend the rest of my pay packet Ive currently got two weeks shopping to do with 48 pound! But the other half gets child benefit on tues so should help a bit. Tomorrow its a friends birthday at a posh restrarant as ive no spare cash ive got to join for a beer or two and disappear before it gets too late. At least thats a benefit of having kids!

clang_uk

Still no paycheque to show where this extra money has come from so Im going to have to spend it. Im quite calm this month as I know ive got no spare cash and for a change im relying on oh to provide food for us all. Come next week Ill get paid and knock most of the debt down a bit. But its the car thats worrying me Ive got tax £120 to pay as well as £450 insurance! Oh well Ill just have to see whats left.

clang_uk

So its been a while since my last entry. This is partly due to the fact that things have been going ok. Car tax and insurance were the biggys this month were i managed to get paid with money left over. Feel really bad though I feel like Ive relapsed in some kind of way - I ve brought myself a used phone for 60 on ebay which is a really good price and what is needed however paypal is linked to my fd card which Im trying to pay off - feels like ive just lost a months payment! On the upside I should have almost 100 left by the end of the month so that can go back on the cards!