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One eye on the future ..one eye on the past

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  • elly68
    elly68 Posts: 2,582 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker

    So I'm now post op good old nhs did me well staff lovely as always . hubby still working on grief and son still unemployed .

    I'm gonna take my time re going back to work as still not had result of recent endoscopy .

    going to try and save 20000 before i'm 60 as want to give kids 10000 each i know its not necessary but something i always wanted to do and i have lots of junk and plenty opportunity for overtime .

    need to start selling my art properly thinking of print on demand type site if any recommendations hope ev1 is well x

    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 x
  • elly68
    elly68 Posts: 2,582 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker

    well end of july fully recovered from op next endoscopy nov and annual mri until 75 but hey im not dead .

    bought a gold bangle for 125 cash for gold offered 500 however valued at 2-2500 for insurance purposes waiting on an auction house getting back to me .thats a good start to the £20000.

    im still in art coop but seriously thinking of opting out of the board taking up too much of my energy and since diagnosis prioritising where i use that

    My arts selling well and im doing good on facebook but its tedious looking at tiktok or starting the markets again

    oh has a small contract so thats a start

    and son has a job so 2026 is picking up x

    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 x
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