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Need to get myself together: The beginning
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You never know your parents might actually sit back and realise how much you have done to better yours and your sons life .........hopefully
I cut ties with my mum a couple of years ago and tbh best thing I ever done xxNEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.050 -
They wont but I accept that I honestly after last year especially things they have done, want to cut ties and if I could right now I would but I have no one else to help me. It was that bad last year I had started looking into immigration more to New Zealand and leaving. I have only my boy here and only reason why I stay in the UK.
Anyway
8 days to payday. This weekend I am going to Manchester for the day. I am meeting two woman I met on my fitness group and been good friends with for 3 years we going to meet for lunch. So going to meet for first time 
How is everyone xxDebt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.800 -
Oh my goodness, I have just finished reading your diary, took me forever lol
You have achieved SO much!! You must be so proud of yourself!!
Not long until Florida, I bet you both can't wait, will be great.
It's so good to put a face to a name, I have all these images in my head of peoples real names and what they look like on this....anyone else do that?!
Have a good weekend, you're down my neck of the woods! xxStarting debt £18,675.63 :eek:
Current debt: £5,000 (16/05/18)0 -
reality_check wrote: »It's so good to put a face to a name, I have all these images in my head of peoples real names and what they look like on this....anyone else do that?!
It's not just you reality_check, I have an image of every person whose thread I read
Let’s just pretend I have not been alternately drowning in debt or only eating toast to try and pay it off for the last 20 years 😭0 -
Have fun in Manchester I'm there in June as that's where we are flying from for holiday as it worked out about £500 cheaper than flying from Glasgow xxNEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.050
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Always cheaper down south than Scotland lol!
A week to payday!! I am surprisingly ok this month money wise. My cheque from Newvista arrived just awaiting that to clear. Will be keeping that in as next month is 5 week month
Though if I need shorts have to buy for holiday.. though wont be spending £50 on shorts lol!!! Gonna look in H and M if I find anything, primark I found the bum out is in fashion and lets just say my a** is not coming out :P scare me more than other people the thought of it. Oh might visit Asda.
8 weeks on Saturday holiday time Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.800 -
6 days to payday. Getting nervous about meeting girls tomorrow since met through facebook but know its ok just para
cheque not cleared yet. spose does take up to 5 days i guess xxDebt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.800 -
So jealous of your 6 days to payday, I've still got 11 days
Mortgage 26.4.25 - £108,500 1.10.25 - £104,960.46
Mortgage overpayments so far - £876.94
Debt 16.11.25 - £5160 27.11.25 - £5060 (1.9% paid)0 -
Aw its just money going to holiday spending so really not anything fun buying lol xxDebt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.800 -
Well I met the two girls from the group on Saturday and so glad I did. Was such a great afternoon and only was a couple hours but I know I have made great friends from it
payday on Thurday woo!!! then savings bills and 5 week month boo!!!xxDebt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.800
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