London Socialite Sees The Light

LondonGirl252

Recent action taken to help situation:


1) Re-budgeted to ensure I can end each month having not increased debt
2) Been extra careful on the social part of that budget (as this is my weakest area) and assigned amounts to each committed engagement. All budget now allocated for January so no more spend allowed!
3) Spoken to my friends about my plans and situations so they won't be surprised or peeved when I suggest alternative plans or sit out some things.
4) Invested £30 in the new 16-30 railcard (only 5 months of being 30 left!!!) as I travel to London to see friends and this will reduce my expenditure significantly and will be paid off in 3 journeys.


No2 is the one I always over spend on so this is my biggest challenge, however I was asked to join a group of girls at my gym (my membership fee is really low and I use it 7-8 times a week so workes out a couple of quid a session, this has been the number 1 things to get my mental health back on track hence not given up!) to train for the SuperHuman Games in Feb, it's free as a lady had to drop out and refused my offer to pay her entry fee AND means Im now extra determined to stay in and drink less as I have 3 team mates to work hard for so i don't let the team down on the day! My gym is honestly awesome, it's not a normal gym, it's really small and on a farm. I have some great mates there and every morning they put a smile on my face!

starry_eyed14

Hi LG,

Good to see you back. I’m a long time lurker but I don’t think I ever posted.

Fingers crossed for the buyer or buy-out!

Don’t beat yourself up about the debt, unfortunately break ups can be expensive and life happens.

MuffinTops

Hello LG,

I'm so sorry to hear about your recent news, but you're facing it well, as you always do, and should be proud of yourself too. Getting back into some debt is unavoidable really after everything you've been through and the time of year.

It's good to know you and your ex are more friendly now and I hope you get an overall resolution to the flat situation very soon.

Take care,

MTx

LondonGirl252

starry_eyed14 wrote: »

Hi LG,

Good to see you back. I’m a long time lurker but I don’t think I ever posted.

Fingers crossed for the buyer or buy-out!

Don’t beat yourself up about the debt, unfortunately break ups can be expensive and life happens.

Heya, thanks for posting your support
Fingers massively crossed, hoping to have a solution by end of the month.... watch this space!

joeyjimbles

Happy New Year.
It's lovely to have you posting again, though I'm still sorry about the reasons for it I'm happy to hear you sounding much more positive and with good solid plans to get yourself sorted. I remember your days of £10 daily spending and counting your pennies, you've done this before and you can easily do it again. Keep posting, the gang's all here.

LondonGirl252

MuffinTops wrote: »

Hello LG,

I'm so sorry to hear about your recent news, but you're facing it well, as you always do, and should be proud of yourself too. Getting back into some debt is unavoidable really after everything you've been through and the time of year.

It's good to know you and your ex are more friendly now and I hope you get an overall resolution to the flat situation very soon.

Take care,

MTx

Hey, hope you're well


Thanks so much, it's so good to hear reassurance. Went i rented my current place i didn't expect that the flat still wouldn't have sold but that is life I guess!


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mark55man

Hi LG - lovely to see you back, although sad to hear things haven't panned out as you may have been hoping

Its always possible to just forget the history and and just deal with the now problems now and take confidence from how you recovered your previous position - if you want to take reassurance from the fact that you can be in debt on and off for 20 years and not be totally b***ered by it then I just started a diary and it seems to be going ok - especially as I am just talking and not having to report results. some of your impressive organisational insights would be very welcome. we are a lovely bunch on the debt free boards - aware of human weakness and pretty tolerant as a consequence - sounds like you could do with some of that

happy 2019 to you

MissShoes

Lovely to see you back! Sorry things didn’t pan out with the ex. Sending positive vibes for the viewings.

Shoes

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LondonGirl252

mark88man wrote: »

Hi LG - lovely to see you back, although sad to hear things haven't panned out as you may have been hoping

Its always possible to just forget the history and and just deal with the now problems now and take confidence from how you recovered your previous position - if you want to take reassurance from the fact that you can be in debt on and off for 20 years and not be totally b***ered by it then I just started a diary and it seems to be going ok - especially as I am just talking and not having to report results. some of your impressive organisational insights would be very welcome. we are a lovely bunch on the debt free boards - aware of human weakness and pretty tolerant as a consequence - sounds like you could do with some of that

happy 2019 to you

Hey Mark88man,
Great to hear from you! Thanks for your encouragement I completely agree this is a great place and I feel much better for being back!
Will find your diary now and subscribe


Happy 2019 to you too!

LondonGirl252

MissShoes wrote: »

Lovely to see you back! Sorry things didn’t pan out with the ex. Sending positive vibes for the viewings.

Shoes

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Hey Shoes! Great to hear from you, thanks very much I shall keep everyone updated
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