We are about to pull the purse strings soooo tight!

mummytogirls

Morning Alice!

Rainy weather here too!

Hope DH has snapped out of his mood now xx

amber03

Rainy and cool here today,my lot will start moaning for the heating to go on soon, i'm hoping to last till October.

Have a good time on Saturday night,i always take my own drinks if possible, some of the prices they charge are ridiculous.x

debtfreewannabe321

Raining here too and very much welcomed by me. I melted yesterday :eek: !! lol. I was hoping to try and keep the heating off till end of October too but now i'm childminding I suppose I best not send the little darlings home with blue lips and frozen hands

brizzledfw

Alice_in_Poorland wrote: »

. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and frustrated at the moment. House is a tip well the kitchen is, I didn't even have time to wash up/fill the dishwasher this morning and I can't seem to get to grips with the finances.


xx

You and me both...bit better this eve but know just how you feel. My finances seem to have gone to pot after getting below £10k:(...maybe we need to start a RL self help group??:rotfl: For regular MSE posters who still can't work out what's going on!!:rotfl:and don't worry..the house will get cleaned and tidied one day..or that's what I tell myself. Depressing when it's like though..you have my full sympathy..and heres a virtual coffee too! :grouphug::coffee:

brizzledfw

Oops sorry..as its Friday..think we need an alcoholic chaser:beer: to that coffee!

Have a great weekend Alice. How is DS1?

Alice_in_Poorland

Grrrrr, I didn't do the washing last night because it was supposed to rain today and it has been glorious.:mad: I've been out this morning to take DS2 to football (100mile round trip:() and left early so couldn't do any before I went.
Tomorrow I will peg out whatever the weather!!:)

Mummy - OH still grumpy.:(

Amber - I will definately takes the kids drinks tonight, its at a sports club so the prices aren't too bad. I'll drive so can make one drink last all night.:)

DFW - I've set a challenge of 1st November to put the heating on.;)

xx

Alice_in_Poorland

brizzledfw wrote: »

You and me both...bit better this eve but know just how you feel. My finances seem to have gone to pot after getting below £10k:(...maybe we need to start a RL self help group??:rotfl: For regular MSE posters who still can't work out what's going on!!:rotfl:and don't worry..the house will get cleaned and tidied one day..or that's what I tell myself. Depressing when it's like though..you have my full sympathy..and heres a virtual coffee too! :grouphug::coffee:

brizzledfw wrote: »

Oops sorry..as its Friday..think we need an alcoholic chaser:beer: to that coffee!

Have a great weekend Alice. How is DS1?

Oooh thanks brizzle, I did have a sneaky drink last night, driving tonight so water only.:(

DS1 is doing OK thanks brizzle, although he still feels homesick.:(, they love his accent so all the girls keep asking him to talk. lol.

Yesterday we had chippy tea after the kids football, not in the budget (have had so much to pay for lately the budget has gone to pot a bit) but heyho its done now.

I still feel on a downward spiral, I've just done the budget/spending diary and checked the phone bill amounts as DD due on Tuesday, OH's is £37 :eek:, it covers when he was sending photo messages instead of SMS (He blamed his new phone!!).

Have paid £30 subs for DS2 today, and yesterday paid other team subs for DS2 and DS3 subs - £5 each. Still need to pay swimming for DS3 next week £40 and pay for tickets for our day out tomorrow.

Also got to get a family birthday present and food for tomorrow(picnic) and bits for next week. (I hate packed lunches ) and I need to get more petrol.

House is....well....a mess...still!

I'm hoping OH will lighten up tonight after he's had a tipple or two.

This debt free journey is so bl**dy tough at times.

Hope everybody else is OK.xx

grannyx2

Alice_in_Poorland wrote: »

House is....well....a mess...still!

I'm hoping OH will lighten up tonight after he's had a tipple or two.

This debt free journey is so bl**dy tough at times.

Hope everybody else is OK.xx

I know how you feel, when trying to cope with the strains of debt busting, it seems to drag you down in other areas too. I bet the house isn't anywhere near as messy as you feel it is though.

I agree this df just is so blinking hard some days but we will get there eventually

Hope you have a lovely time tonight and OH has cheered up

Granny x

Hope you have a nice time tonight and OH has cheered up

Granny x

Alice_in_Poorland

Aww thanks granny. I'm sure we will all get there in the end.

We've had a good night and very cheap, approx £6 for a night out!! Not bad eh?

On the downside forgot to mention we have received a bill from the 'Tax Credit' people, 'please could we pay £207 asap or call them to arrange a payment terms'.:( Can't really think about this right now.

Have just skyped DS1, he's fine so that's cheered me up a bit.xx

brizzledfw

As the lovely beaniellou would say..keep plodding Alice ! Glad DS 1 is coping well! X