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The Edcawber Principle
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yes, owning it and being transparent the only option usually,
people generally remember how you deal with things rather than what's been done/not done ...
hope it passes soon for you Mortgage restart June 2018 £119950Re mortgage August 19 £110470, … Mortgage November 22 £85600 final 0% CC 3300Home renovations - £65000, mid 2018 - mid 20220 -
Probably a good time to mention the sleep deprivation due to difficult times with Miss E's sleep to your Manager and maybe someone in the office who you get on with. Any parent will understand cause and effect and forgive you (and support you with any denigrators, should others be more judgemental).
Pre-emptive defence measures?Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
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The owning it is great so be proud.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.***
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Has anyone mentioned anything to make you think your reputation has actually slipped, or is this purely a personal perception of the situation?
Everyone makes mistakes, you aren't trying to cover anything up and are working to resolve things.
2018 totals:
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Suffolk_lass wrote: »Probably a good time to mention the sleep deprivation due to difficult times with Miss E's sleep to your Manager and maybe someone in the office who you get on with. Any parent will understand cause and effect and forgive you (and support you with any denigrators, should others be more judgemental).
Pre-emptive defence measures?
I think my boss is honestly a fan - we seldom talk and as he is a taciturn guy I take that as a compliment from him.
I now feel that one of the mistakes was for something that involved a bit of risk (and that he was aware of), so hopefully I'll be absolved for 50% of that.
The other mistake didn't actually damage anything, it was just some duff statistics. I fixed them and explained, but I may have weasled a little bit to pretend the mistake was outwith my control Will see if I get away with it 
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DD has been offered a place at our preferred Local Authority nursery :j
It is at the end of the street and will save us £160 a month from August. 6% payrise :beer:0 -
edinburgher wrote: »DD has been offered a place at our preferred Local Authority nursery :j
It is at the end of the street and will save us £160 a month from August. 6% payrise :beer:
:j :j :j :jI 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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Getting a place at your preferred place is not to be underestimated. Congratulations. We ended up putting DS through prep school (I know) until he was eleven because the school on offer was poor. He started at a lovely local nursery and then I moved him to a subsidised workplace one. It was attached to a good school but we could not get him in there so went private. At least he no longer sits under the table ignoring people when they are trying to teach him things, so err, worth every penny!Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
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That's great news, Ed! Money, time, and local links for DD - also not to be underestimated.2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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Everyone makes mistakes, for me it's more about how people I work with respond to them. If they accept it and make strides to avoid it happening again then it wouldn't change the way I viewed them. I'm sure that people still respect your work!
Those people that refuse to admit they could ever do something wrong on the other hand....0
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