The long haul supporters thread...

lucielle

Sorry everyone is feeling a bit uuurgh at the moment. Going to see if I can get a good price for some gold jewellery I don't wear anymore. Fingers crossed but I'm not too hopeful.
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dubgirl

ISOM, that is very kind of you, I'm touched ( I like cross-stitch). the making jam bit made me laugh! although seriously I have that menu choice on my bread maker, perhaps I should give it a go. Looking forward to chinese as the only chinese food I normally cook is stir fry, not very adventurous.
Lucielle - good luck with the jewellry

lucielle

When are you having the chinese? Offered £185 for 3 rings and a chain. I haven't taken the offer but at least I have a benchmark if needed in the future.
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ltm07

dubgirl wrote: »

Hi KP, thanks for that, we are already on a DMP with CCCS. re Birthdays, OH got a tip from work, he's a lorry driver and with that we are going to get a chinese takeaway tomorrow night on my birthday, so looking forward to that. OH wont touch my feet!!! with a new day, I think I am going to try to not worry about it for the next few days, as it will only put me in a miserable mood for the birthdays. I think I have resigned myself to our lifestyle at the moment and try and make the best of it. x

Hi dubgirl! I know exactly where you are coming from regarding your debts, it really does seem hard to see any light at the end of the tunnel doesn't it. We have never looked into the DMP option so don't really know how it works, but the one thing we have done is any extra cash we earn through overtime etc., we put half of it towards our debts & save the other half towards car repairs, birthdays & Xmas etc. We too have resigned ourselves to the fact that these debts are with us for many years & have decided to do our best not to let things get us down. I would say we are half way between being DFWs & living a 'normal' life. We did try & clear our debts quickly at first, but as you say we ended up taking 1 step forward & 2 back & they must have been the most miserable & horrible first few months of our relationship. Better to slowly clear debts & be happy than clear them ASAP & be miserable most of the time in my opinion. We have set what we see as a realistic DFD & if we gain ground on that, great, but if not then so be it. Chin up & take care, all the best.

Happytogetdebtfree

Hey girls and guys good day paid some bills etc etc... oh has got an interview for a job that will give him a 10k pay rise, hes also been informed a postion willbe offered somewhere else for a 6k rise in the next couple of weeks either one will really help us on the journey so im crosssing all fingers toes, interview tmz for the 10 k pay rise im all excited i hope itgoes our way xxx keep chins up all xx oooo i did my soa again and my total debt has reduced by 2k once its too a nice number i will upload it on here but i dont like to be constant reminded of it lol xx

Keeping_Positive

Hello

Great news on the debtbusting front Happytogetdebtfree and the £185 benchmark offer Lucielle :money: .

I have taken up Body shop at home for a hobbie. At the moment not too :money: as I have spent £30 ish on ebay and £95 on the kit. I should get it back and with any luck make a profit as long as I dont go too mad on nice makeup n stuff for me . I want to add something to my life other than work and kids. They are of course both important but I want an excuse to go out and talk to people and have a laugh.

Enjoy the chinese Dubgirl, I so hope things improve soon for you.

ltm07

Yes I hope your OH gets the job Happytogetdebtfree, my OH is around £300-£400 better off a month through doing extra shifts & it really does help so an extra £800 or £900 a month for you will be a huge help. KP it's nice to pick up a new hobby & it will be an added bonus if you can make a profit too. I have started weight training again with my Brother so that's a good way of taking my mind off things & is quite stress busting too. It is also a bonus that we are using my Brother's weights in his cellar rather than forking out money by going to the gym. Enjoy the Chinese Dubgirl & have a great birthday tomorrow. All the best to you all!!

dubgirl

Hi everyone, thanks for your good wishes, ISOM I have pm'd you. Looking forward to tomorrow, although got to work boo hoo. One bit of good news, aside from 2 new front tyres and a replacement bulb, the car passed its MOT today. that has cheered me up as well.

In_Search_Of_Me

Hugs all that need them...people seem generally to be in the doldrums and I wonder whether the emergency of christmas decorations has been the final nail in the proverbials as a reminder, as if we need it wit credit crunch an almost hourly reminder, that we're still skint...all I would say is use it as an advantage to be innovatve and show love in new ways...tell the ad man to foff and also from my pov maybe try and remember what christmas means...
dubgirl havent had a pm - just checked...!! oo crossed there it was!
hugs all...off to bed but Alfie the one balled cat sends extra special lurve to you all...

Happytogetdebtfree

morning girls chin up im well excited im gettinga new room foc friends getting rid of couch rug and curtains i just need to redecorate room lol but that should eb ok ohs cousin is a painter and decorator hopefully done before xmas hehehe woo woo xxx