The long haul supporters thread...

1_step_closer

Hi all!

Been lurking for ages and like others seem to have lost that enthusiasm. Good and bad news: I have a little car! it was a real bargain and affordable for me and life is sooooooooooo much easier not having to rely on lifts and stuff, waiting for hubby so i can have the car for shopping and things like that.

Bad news: we really really wanted to go away this xmas to get away from families and everything, have a proper break you know? But looking at flight tickets it is not feasibel at all and we really would have been stretching things. as its holiday season it was the flight pushed it right up and I decided further debt was not the answer. so we have decided to ignore xmas and all the rushing around/cooking buffet loads of food/constant cleaning etc etc etc and STRESS that it entails. and just relax. see if any of our families do actually invite us!!!! or offer to take us places instead of expecting us to drive everywhere.
This is a relief actually as I was wondering how we would afford it and basically we can't. so although disppointing a weight has been lifted!

anyway thats my news for now, see you all again soon!

ltm07

1_step_closer wrote: »

Hi all!

Been lurking for ages and like others seem to have lost that enthusiasm. Good and bad news: I have a little car! it was a real bargain and affordable for me and life is sooooooooooo much easier not having to rely on lifts and stuff, waiting for hubby so i can have the car for shopping and things like that.

Bad news: we really really wanted to go away this xmas to get away from families and everything, have a proper break you know? But looking at flight tickets it is not feasibel at all and we really would have been stretching things. as its holiday season it was the flight pushed it right up and I decided further debt was not the answer. so we have decided to ignore xmas and all the rushing around/cooking buffet loads of food/constant cleaning etc etc etc and STRESS that it entails. and just relax. see if any of our families do actually invite us!!!! or offer to take us places instead of expecting us to drive everywhere.
This is a relief actually as I was wondering how we would afford it and basically we can't. so although disppointing a weight has been lifted!

anyway thats my news for now, see you all again soon!

Hi 1 step. I know what you mean about losing enthusiasm, especially as it sometimes seems that you aren't getting anywhere fast. We have had a bit of a carp month really, no-one's fault but our own, but to be fair we did go on holiday at the start of the month, so weren't really expecting to make much progress this month. Just a thought, about the holiday, have you looked into flying on Christmas Day? A mate of mine used to do this & it used to work out alot cheaper.

In_Search_Of_Me

amy and jon (132)
home james (133)

sorry its taken a while... welcome all, hugs to need them and hang in there! Long haul is up and down and dont know about others but down has been more prevalent of late! To new people do introduce yourselves and say a bit about you so we know who were chatting to!

1 step I think many of us have struggled of late and I think I am a better dfw in winter...plus being off means more time a home but having said that wont be able to do much in the next coupe of weeks adter my op which resulted n about 15 stitches at the bottom of my back...saw them yesterday when district nurse came to do the wound and I am literrally black with bruising in places so no wonder its so sore!Hope youre all ok...

amyandjon

Yay a number.... well hello i am amy, i am 24 i work as a staff nurse newly qulaified a year a go so just getting used to a 1000 pound increase from bursary .... i had my lbm a couple of months a go with oh when i realised i wouldnt be getting married this year now next year yipee..... i was overspending not really looking at intrest rates and well just digging a hole that is now becoming that little bit brighter .... i refuse to have my lbm amount as a signiture because it just depressed me but all in all including the secured loan i think its 70 k anyway thats ok...... i am focusing on saving for my wedding and then paying the credit cards off and then the loans....... i have a positive outlook on things most of the time and this is the first month in ages when i can see some light at the end of the tunnel.... it is hard and ive only just started the journey to be a dfw all the time but i have managed some days i feel so fed up knowing i have this debt looming half of me wishes i was still in the sand but paying the debt but not really aware of the figures tehe..... this website has been a godsend although i was overwhelmed at first because i was told id need a debt payment plan or something like that and i was worried sick however i didnt need one and im doing fine me and oh ...... aswell as debt busting/saving for wedding im loosing weight only 2 stone to loose before wedding so them days when i want to fly for the choc have to be less often hehe..... some weeks its hard to stick to budget on the shopping but im happy as long as all payments are made i make my 500 quid saving for wedding per month and im breathing hehe.... im going on my jollies tomorrow for a few days to france nice and hot :P.... we are making packed lunch before we would have bought at airport no more :P heheh anyway enough of me im off to put my number in my signiture... thank you in search of me i look forward to getting to know people xxx

rubydoiwannabee

Hi guys, I have been around a couple of months and will definetly be here for a long time yet, so was wondering if I could join please?

In_Search_Of_Me

rubydoiwannabee (134) welome. amy and jo thanks for telling us a bit about you...I think there is a thread on here somewhere where people plan a dfw wedding so have a hunt! Is the 70,000 with or without a mortgage? Well done on getting your nursing!

amyandjon

hi there, just in the airport passing time hehe, this amount does not include the mortgage but loans and a secured loan, its probably coming down now and could possibly be below 70 will reassess when i get home hehe ... im off to head to the 34 degrees in france woo hoo speak soon people xxx

1_step_closer

Hiya

we looked at all flights and one of th emajor costs was putting the dogs in kennels. Never mind! at least I will have time off from work which is the main thing as we get a generous holiday period where I work.

excuse the typos I am shattered.

That op sounds very painful with those bruises, what happened?

rubydoiwannabee

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

rubydoiwannabee (134) welome.

Thanks very much!! I have updated my signature.

vixi66

It's good to know there are others out there that are in as much debt as me, approx £50k, i've always earnt really good money £35k/year but i lost my job in April due to cutbacks, 4 years with same employer i got 4 weeks redundancy pay !! .Anyway have a job now but only for £20k a year so my debts are starting to weigh heavy, don't sleep well, lost 2 stone in weight e.t.c, am still looking for another job at a higher salary so fingers crossed, thing is, i've never really known where my debts have come from, i think it's just been me being crap with money. Have got really high interest rates on most of them and i've been turned down for last 3 cards i applied for. Had an idiot steal/clone one of my cards and i'm trying to get £700 back off Abbey bank but they won't pay it back and i've got a cahoot account on my credit file that is not mine and i know i need to get that removed, need more hours in the day.. Do i sell my house now in this poor market and downsize or do i hang on and struggle ? Who knows i live each day as it comes, had lots of defaults come through the post of late. I find it such a relief to read all the other posts that i am not alone..
Just wanted to say thank you.#
xx