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So here i am again......

Penguin8410 · 2016-10-12 16:28:08

So I've just been given my 5 year MSEversary notification yet i am in a much worse situation than i was 5 years ago. What have i actually been doing??!! i'm so angry with myself right now but so determined to change for the better. I now have 2 girls who i need to get debt free for. we live in a 2 bed flat and our long…

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katy_ann Posts: 1,094 Forumite

20 October 2016 at 8:01PM

For me budgeting is everything! I had a spreadsheet for everything, incomings, outgoings, Christmas, birthdays, eventualities - every single penny I had was accounted for.

Its a little different as I didn't have children when I had my debt like you do but I'd still recommend spreadsheets and planning, from there you can see where each penny goes and you wont "lose track" of any money

Start off with smalls steps

Debt free once - Back again | Current debt: £2479.50 - January 2025 | Make £2025 in 2025 #11 - £41/£2025
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