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Gap is Back - Time to Knuckle Down
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That is shocking :mad:I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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That is shocking :mad:
He is "on benefits" which, in his case, means that he's claiming benefits and working cash in hand. He has previous for that, I'm not just making it up. I have it on good authority that he has hidden all his assets, including cash, in his mum and brother's names but there's no way of proving that. I neither need nor want his money, I'd rather it went straight to LMG. The (less than) £10 per month just goes to top up the grocery budget which feeds her too. I suppose I could just send it to her when I get it. I'll think about that.
Won't be a NSD today. Meeting (lovely) boyfriend later for coffee.
Got a free lunch at work today :T
I really need to clean and tidy the flat, it is really dirty but I just don't have any motivation.Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
Mortgage today = £161,690.76
300 271 payments to go.House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
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I will make no further comment!!
If it is any consolation my wee hoose is also manky.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
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Just caught up, im so sorry to hear about your hospital visit. I hope you are feeling better now.
You are still doing so well with your budgets!
Side question...... Does LMG and my son have the same 'Dad'?????? lol. I didnt even bother going to the CSA or whatever they are now, i find the whole thing a bloody insult!!! xxMy debt free journey, diary and all! New Life Pending :beer:0 -
Iwantanewlife wrote: »Just caught up, im so sorry to hear about your hospital visit. I hope you are feeling better now.
You are still doing so well with your budgets!
Side question...... Does LMG and my son have the same 'Dad'?????? lol. I didnt even bother going to the CSA or whatever they are now, i find the whole thing a bloody insult!!! xx
Thank you
There can't possibly be more than one of him haha. Oh the stories I have. I didn't go to CSA at the start because I was too scared. After 7 years a client at work talked me into it. They told me I was entitled to the money for LMG. He did work for about 2 years and earned a very good salary. The money I got then I used for things she needed and I put some away into accounts and bonds for her. Then he went back on to benefits and we ended up with the £9.72/3 per month. At one point he had arrears of over £1.5k but somehow that has reduced to £400 without him actually paying any of it. It's the principle for me. Yes, money is tight but I can manage without his.Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
Mortgage today = £161,690.76
300 271 payments to go.House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
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girlatplay wrote: »Thank you
There can't possibly be more than one of him haha. Oh the stories I have. I didn't go to CSA at the start because I was too scared. After 7 years a client at work talked me into it. They told me I was entitled to the money for LMG. He did work for about 2 years and earned a very good salary. The money I got then I used for things she needed and I put some away into accounts and bonds for her. Then he went back on to benefits and we ended up with the £9.72/3 per month. At one point he had arrears of over £1.5k but somehow that has reduced to £400 without him actually paying any of it. It's the principle for me. Yes, money is tight but I can manage without his.
Absolutely we can manage. That whole company is so mucked up, how on earth does anyone think £9 is an ok contribution for the up keep of a child. I always think how can these men not care? If we took the same attitude their children would starve! imagine if we decided we would only budget £9 per week for the child too - Crazy!!My debt free journey, diary and all! New Life Pending :beer:0 -
Iwantanewlife wrote: »Absolutely we can manage. That whole company is so mucked up, how on earth does anyone think £9 is an ok contribution for the up keep of a child. I always think how can these men not care? If we took the same attitude their children would starve! imagine if we decided we would only budget £9 per week for the child too - Crazy!!
Exactly my point, but it's £9 per month, not per week :rotfl:Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
Mortgage today = £161,690.76
300 271 payments to go.House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
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girlatplay wrote: »Exactly my point, but it's £9 per month, not per week :rotfl:
That is crazy!!!!!!! Who in their right mind thinks this stuff up, imagine if he was only given £9 per month benefits, he would soon realise how utterly out of order it is :rotfl: - Bloody insult!!My debt free journey, diary and all! New Life Pending :beer:0 -
:mad: :mad: :mad:I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0
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