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  • Aamberle
    Aamberle Posts: 559 Forumite
    Morning and Happy Friday :j:j

    So still not exchanged, maybe today you just never know. Not much to report today made my little payment to the CC today, so still going down. Bit annoyed that I cant do any bay of e sales as everything is being boxed up - I might just add to my pressure and list a few items this weekend if we don't exchange today. The debt I know can wait a week - but I need to feel like I am still actively working on it..IYSWIM.
    Meeting went well ( I think) yesterday. Not what I expected at all but hey they were already talking about me coming back for another, so I cant have messed it up too badly :D.

    Anyway off to work - have a good one XX
    2012 The year I started dealing with my debts.
    2017. Lets start this again shall we?

    Debt 1 Cleared 2/1/17 £480 Gone forever :j
    Debt 2 100/598
  • Fae
    Fae Posts: 664 Forumite
    Hi Aamberle,

    Fingers crossed you get to exchange soon, and great news on the job front.

    Hope you are able to find a way to make adoption work for you.

    Fae
    LBM 29/10/2013 £14,218.00 As of 13/04/2014 £6477.00
    Paid 54%
    3 months to go 13 weeks
    DFD 28th August 2014
  • Just stopped by to say hello and congratulations on your lovely news :j:j:j:j. I'm still willing you on from afar!

    Squidge xxx
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    Longhaul supporter #313 (!) days until DFD :j
  • lurvlyloz
    lurvlyloz Posts: 877 Forumite
    hi aamberle :)

    hope you're doing ok :) x
    Facing up to things - nov 2012 total 9334.95
    back to work after baby -Jan 2014 - total [STRIKE]6905.28 [/STRIKE](1 credit card) £3535

    Debt Free Date March 8th 2017 (31st birthday)
  • Fingers crossed on the exchange today! :)
    DEBT FREE AND PROUD:D
    'Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt'
  • Aamberle
    Aamberle Posts: 559 Forumite
    Morning All,

    Welcome to Tuesday. So what a crazy time it has been. Short version..We have moved:j:j. DH has been in a car accident - not his fault:(..So because of injuries I had to move by myself ..although he was there physically..emotionally the heavy drugs made everything OK:rotfl:. And now the hatchet has arrived..I find out at the end of the month if I stay or if I go...:eek: Whilst i think I know the answer I am unable to proceed until confirmation has been given, so just have to be a "boy scout" and be prepared..lol.On an MSE front we are still trying to clear things, but because if some of the things above it has decreased but no where near where we wanted it to but hey ho such is life.:). In fact we have had to add a couple of debts to it..not ideal but then ideal is never what we asked for:rotfl: It is on buy now pay later..I know I know..but we have to live..so I will add these to the total at some point but for now it is what it is..
    I have less than 50% in my next CC to clear and that is my focus for the time being..bay of e is getting a hammering so hopefully should be going down quickly..then off to the next one..no time to rest. Yes it has increased BUT I will not let debt beat me! It will go eventually..and then never come back.:T

    Anyway have read a few diaries..Wow everyone is doing so amazingly well..it's great. Will write on a few later - need to go now to work..Catch you soon xx
    2012 The year I started dealing with my debts.
    2017. Lets start this again shall we?

    Debt 1 Cleared 2/1/17 £480 Gone forever :j
    Debt 2 100/598
  • lurvlyloz
    lurvlyloz Posts: 877 Forumite
    hi aamberle

    gla dyou've moved :)

    hope your husband wasnt too badly injueed & is on the road to recovery.

    Fingers crossed about work.

    shame about the buy now pay later but like you say have to live and its done now so just need to go froward :) least you have still been paying a bit off :)

    speak soon x
    Facing up to things - nov 2012 total 9334.95
    back to work after baby -Jan 2014 - total [STRIKE]6905.28 [/STRIKE](1 credit card) £3535

    Debt Free Date March 8th 2017 (31st birthday)
  • Fae
    Fae Posts: 664 Forumite
    Hi Aamberle,

    Congrats on your move, hope OH is well on the way to recovery now.

    With the buy now pay later, like you said you still need to live, we had to buy a new materess this month, and I feel so guilty about spending the money, but waking up with backache is not good so it is necessary, you still have your focus on getting there, which is the important thing.

    Fingers crossed for work.

    Fae
    LBM 29/10/2013 £14,218.00 As of 13/04/2014 £6477.00
    Paid 54%
    3 months to go 13 weeks
    DFD 28th August 2014
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Congrats on the move :) fingers crossed for work :)
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • Aamberle
    Aamberle Posts: 559 Forumite
    Morning All, Welcome to Monday.

    Sorry I have not been around much, life has been well ehhh I suppose Life has been life!:eek:

    A quick update - DH still in physio from accident, but is now back at work ( phew) its still hard going but hopefully should be on the road to recovery - they say it will take up to a year - but lets hope less.
    The hatchett has hit and my last day of employment is tomorrow.:eek: I am having very roller coaster feelings about this, terrified for all the bills etc, pleased that I got out of the nastiness there, scared I will never find a job, happy that Wednesday I get a lay in..:rotfl: You know how it goes, but I just need to get through the next couple of days with me head held high as I truly believe crushing me is part of the master plan and that will NOT happen..not on my watch..The fact I go home and cry is irrelevant.

    On the MSE front - things have been really tough and about to get tougher, but I will do whatever is necessary to keep us ticking over. Paid minimum payments and will continue to do so until I get another job - which hopefully will be soon. Have a small and I mean small payout so as long as we are tight for a month I have until end of June
    before i really start to panic..But for now next 2 days the sun is shining and I am positive ( on the outside) :D See cheesy grin...I can pull this off, I can pull this off,

    Hope everyone else is good XX
    2012 The year I started dealing with my debts.
    2017. Lets start this again shall we?

    Debt 1 Cleared 2/1/17 £480 Gone forever :j
    Debt 2 100/598
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