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DD flies the nest ..how to cover uni costs
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thanks beanielou sorry went mia again been doing overtime to hopefully give her a grand in the bank for starting she has been accepted for St Andrews go her to study mathematics great opportunity for her exciting times ,my sister is remaining reasonably well and doing a bucketlist in her campervan . On the money front struggling to keep to budget I must try harder thinkinking of quitting s/w as it just doesn't seem to be where my motivation is at the minute I deffo wanted to be skinny for turning fifty .on a brighter note beaches restarted now weather has turned so dunbar and eyemouth completed .felt great being out in the sun yesterday ,go listen to some waves .......So finally debt free and it feels amazing however continuing here to stay debt free.Next declutter house and body and finally swim under that waterfall x0
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God how do we end up in may so quickly ,so argument with hubby this morning about priorty jobs in the house the hall is a disaster his making no one elses he starts jobs and never ever finishes them ,i shouldnt winge too much but for f**** sake finish at least one fu***** room before next job ps he is outrside fu****about putting an extension on a new compressor instead of spraying the fu***** mini he got three years ago which was supposed to be read in january for dd turning 17 rant over .everytime i get a room looking half decent he destroys it think its psycological because he doesnt want to move so if the place is a tip i can never sell it it feels like living like the clampetts though so fu***off then i lose my declutter momentum .think i'm gonna end up being odd job woman .went mental at kids as well as they are both grown now 17 and 15 and dont lift a hand just feel like im the bag want to jump in the car abondon them for a month and see if they are even alive when i come back lol no-one else knows what a shop looks likeSo finally debt free and it feels amazing however continuing here to stay debt free.Next declutter house and body and finally swim under that waterfall x0
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ok we went to pub last and woman there calls her hubby 2 year scott coz thats how long he takes to finish a job lol feel much better think my menopause and turning fifty is starting to get to me ideas on a postcard please lolSo finally debt free and it feels amazing however continuing here to stay debt free.Next declutter house and body and finally swim under that waterfall x0
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I understand your frustration! Hope it's all a bit better today"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee0
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1.well tmpp ppi pays out in time to cover dd halls lol
2.2 more beaches corby and southport .corby is fab the statues are great .
3.dd has got 2 casual jobs well pleased for her
4.prom completed
5.going to lansorote 800 for 3 for a week including cases and transfers
6.lifes good
7.stopped my sleep walking drugs and mood is so much better
8 need new glasses damn more money
9son says france/brazil for world cup we talk a lot
10 cc all 0% 11 months to go on a big loanhubby ? big pay rise thursday if not new job lol
go walk on a beach folks and set alarm to watch sun rise its good for the soulSo finally debt free and it feels amazing however continuing here to stay debt free.Next declutter house and body and finally swim under that waterfall x0 -
Glad all is well"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee0
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cheers jwil yip positively oozing with it used to worry when life was 2 good now grab it with both hands ,picked up second hand suite today as mines smells of the old dog and she has dug a hole in it but dont want new as she is old and i aint gonna stop her getting up £200 quid 6 months old and still shiny xSo finally debt free and it feels amazing however continuing here to stay debt free.Next declutter house and body and finally swim under that waterfall x0
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That's great to hear. Great bargain on the suite :T"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee0
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and the dog will be happy as she can plonk herself on it and i wont get stressed and i'll get rid of cushions .arranged uplift for old sofa all happens tomoz
.going to restart declutter gonna try for the rubbish going out to start with and the derelict car in my drive .
paint a picture its been a while lolSo finally debt free and it feels amazing however continuing here to stay debt free.Next declutter house and body and finally swim under that waterfall x0
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