*sigh* this may take a while

Honeysucklelou2

Well done to your DD on her results. Never come across the financial reward for good grades. Mine have all had a celebratory coffee or breakfast  locally on results day. 

Drawingaline

ohdearhowdidthathappen said:

Drawingaline said:

Brilliant! My girl had similar results, one 6 rest 7-9, with a hard won 9 in the subject she wants to take at A level and further.

That's fab news!  It's so great when their next chapter is available to them
I don't envy them though, I think A-levels are the hardest.... I certainly found them harder than my degree and postgrads!  Never been sure if that's due to the subjects I chose, because I didn't focus enough or because they're genuinely just really hard!

A levels are so hard. Trying to squash it all in two years I think. Also sometimes you are doing a completely new subject. My daughter is only doing one subject she did at GCSE, one is completely new and one will use aspects of RS, but is otherwise an unknown. 

savingholmes

Congrats to your DD. I found A levels the hardest too - despite also having studied up to post grad level.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Thanks all
Busy couple of days!  Last few bit of school stuff bought today, loads of chores done and kept the kids busy swimming and at the park.
Literally scraping through this month, I'll be very pleased when payday arrives!

crunchy_time

Really pleased for your DD!!  And also the same as you regarding scraping through this month.  2 more days until pay day to get through!! Crunch xx

Drawingaline

I always find July and August really expensive, I have made sure we have had money set aside the last few years, but this year I am diverting everything into savings for the possible move.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Scraped through!! Got paid today and had literally under £3 left in our account!  Refrained from using credit cards, so pretty pleased/relieved

mark55man

well done, I'm feeling confident I can do similar, but its random cashflows that can scupper you.  payday last day of the month so the weekend might be problematic

savingholmes

Well done on getting to payday in the black. Good luck with the back to school shenanigans. 

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Thanks all
Have been feeling a bit flat the last few days, not particularly sure why, just feeling a bit restless!
It's been much nicer just working the 3 days per week and our finances seem to have absorbed the hit.  The back to school expenses mean we're unlikely to save anything this month, but we should get through September in the black.
One of my colleagues has tested positive for covid which was a shock as she's already had it once before.  She's doing fine, but has made me aware that just because I've had it once I need to be mindful not to ignore symptoms etc