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“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”
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Oh this is ridiculous!
I'm lucky quite a few keep in touch outside the diaries now. It has put me off posting too much here. Such a shame though
I have had some amazing help from here. “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »How are you Wannabe? I hope you're having a good Monday.
I'm okay considering. I think the anti-sickness has stopped working as well now though. I haven't really moved off the sofa. I think by the time I feel better it will be back to another appointment and start all over again!
I'm fed up of being 'useless' and feeling sorry for myself
“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
It will be a real shame if we let them win.
Glad you rested today, don't feel guilty, you need to recover xxI get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)0 -
Oh no this is awful Abba. They must do do something to stop it happening :mad:.
Have you tried looking in Google cache to see if there is a record of it that you could copy?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 -
WannabeFree wrote: »I'm okay considering. I think the anti-sickness has stopped working as well now though. I haven't really moved off the sofa. I think by the time I feel better it will be back to another appointment and start all over again!
I'm fed up of being 'useless' and feeling sorry for myself
You're not useless just unwell. Resting on the sofa is the most sensible thing you can do at the moment, although I know you'd rather be busy doing things.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 -
February Goals
Debt
£100 Council Tax - £0/£100
£60 Rent - £0/£60
Money
Grocery £0/£100
To do list
7th - My birthday Eat cake with the kids
17th - DD birthday & party
2nd (March) - DS birthday
4th (March) - DS party
8th (March) - Youngest birthday
Will add school things in.
Lots of appointments. At least 4 a week for me and littlest ones.
Spends planned
Buy the Kettle!
Birthday party (paid for)
Make/Buy sweet cones
DD birthday gift
DS birthday gift
Littlest birthday gift
Unplanned spends“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
So that's the basic plan for the next 6-8 weeks. Not much MSE things. I have the holiday at the end of March I need to be better for then! Or at least up to putting a brave face on and getting there.
There's still some decorating to be done (bathroom/toilet/my room) and blinds to fit and carpets to fit. Not sure when this will happen but as soon as possible.“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
It's good to have plans, but just do them as and when you can. When you're better you can start to move mountains again
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 -
Wannabe, hope you have a good evening and night tonight. Be gentle on yourself.
So sad about the diaries. If mine's still here I'm going to continue copying it onto a Word document. It's a huge document already and I'm only a few pages in, and it takes a while because of all the non-diary bits that get copied over and have to be taken out (words from side bars, that sort of thing). I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/220 -
Cherry if you go to thread tools at the top of your diary and select printable version then it should cut out most of the stuff you don't want.
That will make it quicker for you to copy and paste it.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
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