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Rain, cold and debt recipe for blue days.

Well the weather is changing debt repayments have hit a low. Token payments only, and those blue feelings are back. Must be the weather.
sealed pot challenge 099
2013 £365 in total
2014 ???? Target £400
debt 1 [STRIKE]6753[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]6386[/STRIKE] 0000 debt 2 [STRIKE]4973[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]4731[/STRIKE] 0000 debt 3 [STRIKE]3673[/STRIKE] 0000 debt 4 [STRIKE]2400[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]2239[/STRIKE] 0000
OH debt [STRIKE]3800[/STRIKE]2780
Bank of Mum [STRIKE]£2750[/STRIKE] 2000

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  • WantToBeSE
    WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    Hey Shinner,
    just remember than token payments are better than no payment at all. I think that everything seems a bit more 'Bleugh' when the winter starts to set in.
    Maybe plan some free/cheap things that you can do at home to cheer yourself up. Board games with the OH and children, long woodland walks, research some yummy cheap filling stodgy winter foods etc.

    Hope that 'Blue' feeling passes soon.
  • The weather def impacts on my mood, hope you feel better soon xx
    DEBT FREE BY CHRISTMAS 2015 - #018
    £204.38 / £11,360.14 1.8%

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  • HOK3Y
    HOK3Y Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    It's hard no matter what time of year when you feel the debt busting has ground to a halt. The nice thing about autumn and winter, is that we tend to spend more time at home which mean less time to spend! (At least it does for me!)

    Best thing you can do is try to find a way to make £10 - whether you start some EBay auctions, do some surveys, anything to get a few extra pounds to make an extra payment to something. It will breathe some positivity back into the situation and bring back a some sense of control.

    Wish you the very best of luck in your journey.
    Credit Card Freedom gained 14 Feb 2014!!
    Total Debt Freedom gained 29 Apr 2014!!
    Savings goal 30/9/23: £72,000/£538,001.....yes I'm serious!
    Total Debt August 2013: [STRIKE]$21,587[/STRIKE] April 2014: $0!!!!:j
  • HOK3Y
    HOK3Y Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    There is a positivity thread on this board - I'll give it a bump!
    Credit Card Freedom gained 14 Feb 2014!!
    Total Debt Freedom gained 29 Apr 2014!!
    Savings goal 30/9/23: £72,000/£538,001.....yes I'm serious!
    Total Debt August 2013: [STRIKE]$21,587[/STRIKE] April 2014: $0!!!!:j
  • shinner
    shinner Posts: 670 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Well made a start on making money lol. Have managed to earn an extra £6 a week with getting an extra 1/2 hour a week of work. I don't mind either as weather bad so i am better off earning money. A phone call to make tomorrow with the potential of being yet another 1/2 hour extra wages a wk.
    sealed pot challenge 099
    2013 £365 in total
    2014 ???? Target £400
    debt 1 [STRIKE]6753[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]6386[/STRIKE] 0000 debt 2 [STRIKE]4973[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]4731[/STRIKE] 0000 debt 3 [STRIKE]3673[/STRIKE] 0000 debt 4 [STRIKE]2400[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]2239[/STRIKE] 0000
    OH debt [STRIKE]3800[/STRIKE]2780
    Bank of Mum [STRIKE]£2750[/STRIKE] 2000
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