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Just get in touch with the radio station nowI am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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Will do it tomorrow Beanie if it still hasn’t materialised.
What a day today! DS2 still poorly with this awful cold so another day off school. Got stuck in traffic taking DS1 to school, and he had a full on panic attack about being late :eek:. Apparently if they are late 3 times they get detention at the new school. He hasn’t even been late once! Tried explaining this and said I’d tell the school about the traffic problem, but he wasn’t having it. After being stuck in the car for almost an hour he threw up and was shaking violently so I had to bring him home.
Next, I heard Grandma was taken into hospital again with a heart rate of 180 :eek:. It’s more normal now but they are keeping her in.
Then my friend’s dog ran off in the woods. She was distraught so I went to help look for her. 6 hours later she was found. We didn’t know whether to hug her or throttle her. Being in the woods in gale force winds wasn’t the best idea either - lots of fallen trees etc :eek:.
One good thing happened today though - I found a tenner in the woods while looking for the dog :T.Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
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Hurrah for the tenner but :eek: to everything else. I hope tomorrow is better. Poor DS1, was he ill or really stressed about being late?Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS0 -
Good news on the tenner & the dogI am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »Hurrah for the tenner but :eek: to everything else. I hope tomorrow is better. Poor DS1, was he ill or really stressed about being late?
Stressed about being late Hairy. It’s not the first time he’s had an anxiety attack, but it’s the first in a while. He went to school happily today though :T. So did DS2 :j.
DH has been called for a face to face assessment for his ESA renewal. Sure it will be fine but feel it’s a massive waste of time and government resources. I filled in their 30 page form and sent medical evidence yet it’s still not enough.
Chased the cheque from the radio station and the girl is checking with the accounts department as I should’ve had it by now. I also emailed the girl at the press agency as I’ve heard nothing from the magazine re printing our story. Waiting for both of them to get back to me.
Friend called round with flowers and chocolates for helping look for the dog :A.Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
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I'm glad DS1 was okay today. I agree about ESA assessments, a total waste of time for people like your DH.Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS0 -
Mr SA was called in for a PIP assessment last year. They apologised for calling him in and said they wouldn't do it again. The assessor actually looked shocked at the state of him. I think it's just a formality to weed out the malingerers.
Good news about the dog and that DS1 was ok today xxI get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)0 -
Boo to the ESA assessment.
Blooming carry on.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
Lost a pound at chub club yesterday :T. Been out for a meal with family for my Sis and SiL’s birthdays today so have probably gained it back again :rotfl:. Food was lovely though, as was the company, and 3 awesome relatives split the bill between them so it didn’t cost us anything :A.
£10 Love to shop voucher arrived today from Valued Opinions :T. Will add it to the Christmas stash. Sold 2 out of 5 items on eBay, and used the money made from one of them to buy another Christmas present.
DS2 has another audition on Tuesday. If successful he will be working 2 days in London next month :j.
Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
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Positive vibes for DS2I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0
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