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“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”
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Thank you x
I don't think the housing will get back to me now to be honest. I've paid the court fees and owe the debt to elsewhere. Im glad I don't need to deal with the court officers anymore.
Thanks Beanie it's tomorrow but I did get myself an emergency GP appointment this morning. Not that I feel much better from that. Will see what tomorrow brings.
Older two been at school - more school dramas from DD. Seriously girls can be horrid. Especially seeing they are only 7 and 8 years old.
Spent the day sorting stuff that's a never ending list of !!!!!! to do.
Fed up
Youngest wants to go on holiday - I agree with her. If only we could run away for a break.
Thanks again for all stopping in. I'm sure I'll be back to more positive posts when I've found my feet again.
x“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
Is that all the court fees paid now, W?
How long is it to the holiday that you've booked?Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.0 -
I still owe the debt TF. Just not to court now. I took a different debt on to pay it off.
Holiday isn't until the end of October. I just hope we can go then. It's so far away who knows what the situation will be then.
x“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
Well, I hope things improve for you. You know if any of your friends on here can help in any way just give us a shout. xxxHave adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.0
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Well I'm glad you don't have to worry about losing the roof over your head. I hope the new debt is manageable.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 -
Thank you TF
Thank you HH
The debt is still a weight on my mind but I'm grateful that it doesn't involve court and bailiffs anymore.
I don't think there's anything that can helpEven breathing feels like a chore and I constantly have the most sick feeling. I guess I just feel lost and don't know what to do next. I feel like I've failed on so many fronts and not sure how to repair it or make it better. I know I need to make happy memories with the smalls but where? How? How can I make sure it's good things that are remembered. Where do I start? Millions of questions with no answers.
Smalls are all in bed. Youngest is asleep in my bed.
Thank you again
x“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
Can you ring the crisis team Wannabe? You sound like you need someone to talk to in RL.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 -
Always here if you need an ear xx0
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You're right WB, debt is debt whoever it's owned to but I'm sure most people feel the same as you when you say it's a weight on your mind. It will get paid off eventually.
You sound like you're going round in circles at the moment. What do you mean when you say you want to make sure the DC's have good memories. Do you mean you want to do things with them like the cinema, park, beach or do you mean something completely different? Or don't you really know? xx0 -
I'm okay HH they really wouldn't be much help
I do have an appointment tomorrow though.
Thank you pmo2
Tea I mean everything. Doing things we are able to do why we are all capable of doing it all together. Trying to find ways to fit in everything why we can all enjoy it while obviously becoming debt free/managing the budget better and managing myself better. I feel like even just the last 6 months things have changed so much and we fit in less and less of the good stuff.“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0
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