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“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”
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Debt 09/05/2017 - Debt 09/02/18
Council Tax [STRIKE]£2092.71[/STRIKE] £1350 (742.71 paid)
Court Fine [STRIKE]£1250[/STRIKE] Paid (£1250 paid)
Court Fine [STRIKE]£200[/STRIKE] Paid (£200 paid)
Person 1 [STRIKE]£1000 [/STRIKE] Paid (£1000 paid)
Person 2 [STRIKE]£1000[/STRIKE] Paid (£1000 paid)
Person 3 [STRIKE]£1379[/STRIKE] £1360 (£19 paid)
Person 4 [STRIKE]£427[/STRIKE] Paid (£427 paid)
Debt Total [STRIKE]£7348.71[/STRIKE] £2710 £4638.71 Paid
*Rent Arrears [STRIKE]£3381.28[/STRIKE] £2885 £496.28 paid
Total [STRIKE]£10729.99[/STRIKE] £5595 £5134.99 paid
*Person 4 [STRIKE]£575[/STRIKE] Paid (£575 paid)
*New Debt [STRIKE]£732[/STRIKE]Paid (£732 paid)
*Debt 1 [STRIKE]£387.29[/STRIKE] Paid (£387.29 paid)
*Debt 2 [STRIKE]£1451.40[/STRIKE] Not mine Zero
*Debt 3 [STRIKE]£1137.73[/STRIKE] Not Mine Zero
*EDF [STRIKE]£3140.65[/STRIKE] Paid (£3140.65 paid)
[STRIKE]Total £18154.06[/STRIKE]
Total 5595 £12559.06 Paid
*Rent Arrears are less than this but not sure how much will update next month.
I feel like I've cheated on those numbers really, because EDF was paid off by a charity, Debt 2 & 3 have been investigated and I'm not liable and a relative helped to pay Stepdad back and made person 2 Zero.
So Cheating again no change in numbers. There is but I don't know the amountsMust find out really.
“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
Bills to be paid in February
Rent [STRIKE]£226.14[/STRIKE] Paid
Rent [STRIKE]£226.14[/STRIKE] £113.07
Council Tax £135
Virgin £70 (Includes quite a few calls this month! £21 nearly)
Electric [STRIKE]£80[/STRIKE] £40
Gas [STRIKE]£60[/STRIKE] £30
Bill 1 [STRIKE]£105[/STRIKE] Paid
Bill 2 [STRIKE]£130[/STRIKE] Paid
Bill 3 £25
Bill 4 [STRIKE]£100[/STRIKE] £50
Bill 5 [STRIKE]£40[/STRIKE] £20
Bill 6 £40
Bill 7 £135 (3rd March)
Expensive month then.
Birthday gifts (Done)
School trip DD (Paid)“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
Well done lovely xx
I'm sure the school situation will be resolved.
Have a great Friday xx0 -
No phone call for DS so I think it must have been sorted. I will still be checking though.
I feel all organised again. The house is clean just some things their Dad needs to do when he's over later mainly outside jobs and the recycling and stuff I can't reach upstairs.
All forms for school trips and things completed and money attached so I can drop them in later. They have to dress as a number next week? Well that'll be fun! and I have to pay £6 for the privilege :rotfl: DD has a few school trips coming up - I'm sure when I was at school it was only 1 a year :cool:
DD has a birthday party to go to tomorrow. Will probably pay for DS to go in and play while she's attending the party to save taxi's back and forth it will already be over £20 in Taxi's just going and coming home once. Need to get a birthday card for the birthday girl and will pop money in the card because I'm lazy
I think everything is sorted for DD's birthday next weekend now. Oh no I need gift wrap but I have Christmas wrap if I forget :rotfl: Cake and sweet cones being delivered next Friday ready for the Saturday.
Council tax saga continues. They have set the weekly payment at £126 and pence. Weird. Called and they said to ignore it and they haven't even looked at the income and expenditure forms.
I'm just having a cuppa and need to meal plan and write a shopping list. Easy but not all unhealthy stuff for them...“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
Hope things go well with the school this afternoon.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 -
School all sorted. His teacher wasn't aware of the incident with the TA and was as shocked as I was. Anyway it's all resolved now and I have a feeling the new TA will be left a bit red faced after what's happened
It's done now though. No hard feelings.
I still haven't sorted shopping! No need to send social services they won't starve :rotfl:
Sent £5 over to the council tax.
Now I'm going to make a cuppa, meal plan and sort a shop!“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
How on earth are you supposed to dress as a number?? I can only think of a rather disgusting costume and going as a ‘number 2’
Xx
Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
Best win so far - holiday to Florida0 -
:rotfl: :rotfl:
I actually have no idea. I think it might be another £1 white t-shirt and let them decorate with numbers :rotfl:“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
February Goals [/B]
Debt
£100 Council Tax - £5/£100
£60 Rent - £30/£60
Money
Grocery £0/£100
To do list
[STRIKE]7th - My birthday Eat cake with the kids[/STRIKE]
10th - DD at friends party
13th - Stay and play
16th - Non uniform £6 (school finishes for half term)
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! :cool:
Birthday party (paid for)
Make/Buy sweet cones Ordered
[STRIKE]DD birthday gift[/STRIKE] Done
[STRIKE]DS birthday gift[/STRIKE] Ordered
[STRIKE]Littlest birthday gift[/STRIKE] Done
Spends
£20.82 Card shop online :cool:
£16.25 Sweet cones
£6 Unity bands
£30 Cakes
£4.40 Coffee
£1 DD's friends card
£10 into that card
£1 Cake sale at school
£11.50 DD trip
££ Taxis.. Makes me want to cry. Not adding it upanother £40 tomorrow
“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
Glad school was sorted and you're back on it with the lists
Also glad their dad is pulling his weight
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)0
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