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My "Out of the Rat Race" adventure.
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Hope all is ok xI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200
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First of all can I start by saying how wonderful you all are. I have received some lovely messages regarding my wellbeing which have really touched me.
So....update time ( I would grab a cuppa if I were you).
I fell quite ill in January this year with severe anxiety and burnout. In the time since I have not returned to work. The decision was made, after many tears and talks to resign from my teaching career. I received my P45 on 30th September so at the minute I am unemployed.
The decision is 100% right for me, I know that for sure now but for a long time I felt like a failure. Most days I woke up and felt worthless. I do not feel like that now.
I have a head full of plans, all of which are exciting and new to me. The main one being that I am still going to be using my teaching skills but in a totally different field as I have just started studies to be a Yoga teacher. Yoga and meditation has helped me greatly so it was an easy decision to make.
Also my hubby has been doing very well at reselling things on £bay and he left his job in February (mainly to look after me). At the moment we are working from home together and we haven't killed each other yet! We both have a lot to learn but together we are managing to pay the bills by this means.
I don't want this to be a 5 page post so I shall leave things there for now and I promise to update regularly now I am feeling back to me old (new) self.
There will be lost of money making and saving shenannigans going on alongside lots of things to improve my well being. Goals to follow...."These things take time but I know that I'm the most inept that ever stepped"0 -
Well done you for taking the plunge and doing what is best for you and your health!Must use my stash up!0
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It takes a while to adjust but then you can see the rightness in what you did. Well done for having the courage to draw a line. You are worth so much more than a job that makes you ill.Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.0
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in_need_of_direction wrote: »It takes a while to adjust but then you can see the rightness in what you did. Well done for having the courage to draw a line. You are worth so much more than a job that makes you ill.
Agree with this.
& a new album to look forward too
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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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There_Is_a_Light wrote: »Yes indeed! I wasn't keen on the single at first but now I love it. "No Boss, No Bus. No Rain.No Train....I think he wrote the song for me Lou:rotfl:
He did
I love the new tune.
When B first posted on FB it did take me a min to get it:rotfl::rotfl: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 -
Such big changes - but sounding very much like for the better. Hope things go well xI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200
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how are things going?Must use my stash up!0
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