Working towards being debt free and a new house.

dipdap

Good morning diary
Well if it doesn't rain it pours :rotfl:
The iron has just packed up and I can't find the receipt :mad: I'm sure it's over a year old now so not much I can do about it though :mad: it wasn't a cheap one either, it's one of them fancy shmancy steam generator ones (DH does all the ironing and there's usually lots of it so this kind works well for us).
Really annoyed as the one we had before this one lasted years and was given to us second hand by a family member, I expected this one to last a bit longer than a year and a half especially when they're nearly a hundred quid to buy :mad:
One of the kids tablets has gone up the swanny too. Luckily it's an older one the little ones play with, a factory reset hasn't done the trick though so I think that one needs retiring

Sat and did my first run of Christmas present wrapping last night and it looks like I still need to buy a few more bits and bobs for various family members. Got 75% of presents sorted now though so very happy with that and wrapped the kids presents that are already here to hide them from prying eyes

Better sit and do a finance check, I can see today becoming an expensive day

abba1772

It's never one thing it goes wrong is it

I think for something to only last a year that cost a great deal of money is very frustrating xx

dipdap

Hey Abba
Well the iron suddenly came back to life, but not sure how long it's going to last
I agree it should definitely last much longer, just gutted I can't find the receipt. I'd use the sale of goods act against the shop if I could

Dobbibill

They say 'buy cheap, buy twice' but when you pay out decent money for something and it still breaks after a short period of time, it's so frustrating :eek:

You are doing well with Christmas prezzies though.

abba1772

dipdap wrote: »

Hey Abba
Well the iron suddenly came back to life, but not sure how long it's going to last
I agree it should definitely last much longer, just gutted I can't find the receipt. I'd use the sale of goods act against the shop if I could

Did you pay by card is so can you not use your statement for proof of purchase xx

dipdap

Hey DB I'm dead chuffed with how my shopping is coming along
DH has finally started his shopping, I've asked for a fitbit for Christmas and he has enough vouchers to get me one for free :j
Christmas spending isn't going too badly, I'm really hoping we don't carry any additional debt through into the new year as the credit card that has a BT ending in March is gonna be a killer if it's not cleared off soon

Abba I can't remember how I paid for it or when exactly we bought it (I can just remember the shop) so scouring all the statements has drawn a blank so far
I'm far from giving up yet though I shall keep sleuthing!

abba1772

I love my Fitbit don't know what I would do without mine xx

dipdap

Good morning diary
Had another driving lesson today, I was worrying myself stupid this morning that I'm never going to be able to do it all.
Lesson went pretty well and I've calmed down a bit now funny thing is it's not even my first lesson, I've already had a handful so it shouldn't come as such a shock to me :rotfl:
Need to sit down with a pen and paper and work out all the outstanding bills for the rest of the year now. Hoping to go into January in a good position financially

Dobbibill

dipdap wrote: »

Had another driving lesson today, I was worrying myself stupid this morning that I'm never going to be able to do it all.

keep at it and all that hard work will pay off in the end.

Once you have passed your test, it is your licence forever and when you look back, you'll be so glad you persevered.

dipdap

Good morning diary
Sneaking in for a quick minute while everyone else is in bed
Hoping to have a shopping day today, need to sort out the last remaining pressies for the kids.
Why do their wish lists for Santa seem to change every week? I'm sure there wasn't a light sabre on one of them last week!