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5000 Watt Lightbulb Moment - Determined to Clear Debts

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  • QOTD
    QOTD Posts: 218 Forumite
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    I'm really excited about starting the new job tomorrow. Today was supposed to be a day of doing nothing but I've managed to do things on my Frog List, some of which I didn't even know were on it:

    • Paid nursery fees
    • Put the bins out ready for collection tomorrow
    • Meter readings for gas and electric taken and submitted
    • Requested Nectar card (as old one ran out)
    • Added new Nectar card to British Gas account (and the points I had collected on an old card which was no longer registered have been transferred :D)
    An afternoon of indulgence coming up....
  • miggy
    miggy Posts: 4,328 Forumite
    Have a lovely free afternoon - you certainly deserve it!

    And all the best for the new job - how exciting! :beer:
    Miggy

    MEMBER OF MIKE'S MOB!
    Every Penny a Prisoner

    This article is about coffeehouse bartenders. For lawyers, see Barrister. (Wikipedia)
  • Footiemad_2
    Footiemad_2 Posts: 1,419 Forumite
    Hope you had a lovely free afternoon my dear ;)

    Wishing you lots of luck in your new job, hope the first day goes well :D

    Look forward to hearing all about it tomorrow. In the mean time have a lovely nights sleep, so your bright and breezy for tomorrow ;)
    Footiemad:footie: 2013 - SPC no.1147...Keeep potting!!
    2013-VSP #21 £14.59
    SPC 2012 - £207.44
    SPC 2011 £647
    VSP 2011 £70.37
    23lb/54lb :o
  • tinkerbel
    tinkerbel Posts: 1,795 Forumite
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    Hi QOTD,
    I guess youll be posting a lot less now you have a job but I've just read the whole thread and I really like your style!! you sound amazingly motivated and happy and you've seriously done really well to get a new job which you actually want within such a short time period!!

    The £25,500 is pretty scary when I look at that but I have only recently graduated and I guess my student loan is that big I just dont think about it!!!

    I hope you have a good first day tomorrow and everyone you meet is are really nice :) a nice 3-day ease in should be pretty good too!

    Any chance you could please send me a copy of the books which you keep refering to if you have them online/free? I would love to get a read but at the mo OH is looking for a new job because as of this week he has no job! (relocating so out of a job kind of on purpose but doesnt have a new job lined up yet!) and we're trying to save up so we can make one wage stretch to two.

    I've subscribed and I hope you keep this thread going as a diary to help yourself stay on track to pay off those CCs (and not build them back up again once they're paid!!)

    Lovely to 'meet' you,
    Tink
  • chevalier
    chevalier Posts: 7,937 Forumite
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    sorry to have been MIA! Really glad that things turned out so well for you.

    by the way i think it was very nice of you to pass on the other persons details. You never know when that sort of help will come back to you.

    chev
    I want a job that is less than an hour driving away from my house! Are you listening universe?
  • QOTD
    QOTD Posts: 218 Forumite
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    Thank you everyone for the good wishes. I can say that I had an absolutely fantastic first day at work. Everyone was really nice to me and it looks like it's going to be a lovely place to work, lots of things to keep me busy, really nice people and such a nice atmosphere. :j:j
  • Footiemad_2
    Footiemad_2 Posts: 1,419 Forumite
    Your welcome QOTD

    And its lovely to hear that you had a nice day, just what you needed. Fingers crossed it all stays that way and will look forward to hearing the updates.

    Have good day tomorrow :D
    Footiemad:footie: 2013 - SPC no.1147...Keeep potting!!
    2013-VSP #21 £14.59
    SPC 2012 - £207.44
    SPC 2011 £647
    VSP 2011 £70.37
    23lb/54lb :o
  • miggy
    miggy Posts: 4,328 Forumite
    So glad the new job has got off to such a lovely start!
    Miggy

    MEMBER OF MIKE'S MOB!
    Every Penny a Prisoner

    This article is about coffeehouse bartenders. For lawyers, see Barrister. (Wikipedia)
  • Hi,

    Meant to say thanks for the email but got mad busy with work and hols and the such like! Will definitely try and make the time to have a look at them tho :)

    I wish I could be interested in gardening, I have two yards and I can barely be bothered to weed them, definitely not green-fingered!!

    I agree with the job thing, I have always tried to leave jobs on good terms, and recommend people if I think they deserve it! You never know when they may repay the favour!

    JCG xx
  • Glad to hear that your first day in your new job went really well I will be in the same situation (if ever my boss gets her harris into gear and gets my redundancy sorted out :mad:) I am looking forwards to it although know that its only temporary to cover maternity leave.

    Having a caravan in the future sounds a great idea, I take it that you mean a static??

    How nice of you to refer someone on for the vacancy :), even if that other person doesn't want to move jobs then it would boost their confidence knowing that they have been head hunted...
    Total debt £[STRIKE]37864.78 [/STRIKECOLOR=purple][FONT=Arial Narrow][SIZE=1 [/STRIKE][STRIKE] £31681.03[/STRIKE] -[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]£16700
    Paid off so far.....[STRIKE]£15495.84[/STRIKE]£20364
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