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Mr and Mrs K's New Journey to a Debt Free Life.

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  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Friday 28th March, 2014.

    Dear Diary,

    Well, it seems I spoke too soon about my deal yesterday, it fell through this morning leaving me very miserable for a few hours as it seems nothing I can do is right at the moment. However, this afternoon I managed to pull myself out of the black hole I had got myself into and have had the most productive eBay day in a very long time. Here's hoping for some sales!

    On the negative side it appears our financial position is getting worse every day my wife decides to spend her afternoons shopping. A few months ago I would not have thought twice about spending on credit but now the mere thought of owing anymore money makes me feel ill. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Mrs. K.

    Summary:
    -£16.00 Groceries.
    -£? Mrs. K. shopping trip.

    Yours Faithfully,
    Alex.
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    So..your weekend PA checking in ;)..

    What are your plans and goals for today Alex?

    Brizzle
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Does go back to bed and wish the day never started count? :o
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    AlexLK wrote: »
    Does go back to bed and wish the day never started count? :o
    No. It's sunny where you are isn;t it? Go for a walk with Little K and see the baa lambs. You WILL come back in a better mood. Then check your ebay sales - has the cabinet got bids on it? :D.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Yes, it's sunny. He's gone with his mother to pick a mother's day gift for the dreaded mother-in-law who we've got to visit later. :eek: As for eBay, yes a few things have bids including the cabinet. :)
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Well, I survived the "playing happy families" trip to the in-laws.
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
  • heartbreak_star
    heartbreak_star Posts: 8,287 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Rampant Recycler
    Mrs K. needs a hobby. Shopping isn't a hobby.

    HBS x
    "I believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another."

    "It's easy to know what you're against, quite another to know what you're for."

    #Bremainer
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    HBS: Try telling Mrs. K. that. :rotfl: She ended up spending £80 on mother's day. :mad: All she could go on about at the in-laws was her latest purchases and her indecision over grey or Estoril blue for her new car, they seem pleased she's "back on track" financially and all "without me". Sorry, I'm rather bitter today.
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,594 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Would they be as impressed at the amount of debt she's getting in to?
    L
    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
    Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
    DFD Before we Die!!!! Long Haul Supporter #124
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    lucielle: Impressed isn't the word that comes to my mind; her family have little money, as a consequence they do not "waste" it.

    On a better note, I've got a potential Sunday deal to be had. :)
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
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