Young and naive mistakes 13 June 2020 at 12:18AM in Debt Free Diaries 40 replies 2.8K views

enthusiasticsaver

In spite of the vet emergencies the debt is still down by almost £4k if your signature is correct so that is really good. 

ApricotPluto

enthusiasticsaver said:

In spite of the vet emergencies the debt is still down by almost £4k if your signature is correct so that is really good. 

Yes signature is correct. 

I'm really happy with how far I've come. Even got an Emergency Fund. Love seeing it all come down. I know there is going to be roadblocks - nothing is ever straight forward.

Smashingitnow

Awwww such a sweet diary! You're doing really well and seems time is flying 

Sarahwithlove

Sadly life is always going to have hiccups but as long as you can clear it by next year that's what matters. 

ApricotPluto

Well its been a while. A hectic while at that.

I went overboard from November until now. I genuinely though "f**k it" and boy am I slightly regretting it... I bought things I've wanted for a while but don't actually need. So not wasted so much stuff on food which is probably a bit better? Maybe? Just think I'm trying to tell myself that though. 😂

I've lost my second job for the time-being until they can open back up again so I definately have to take it easy over January. Hopefully with the lockdown announced it'll make it so much easier. Me and my partner are going to be eating more healthily as we got into a habit of getting takeaways each week... and we're not even a takeaway kind of couple - we'd probably have one takeaway every 6 months but we got into some habit of having one each week in the end. Told him we have to hit that on the head. Luckily he agrees. Christmas I spent a little less than usual as me and my partner agreed a £20 limit - rather than us both go OTT and get stuff neither of us will ever use! He went over the £20 budget by a considerable amount but he did get me the Lego set of the International Space Station so I shall be doing that over the lockdown in the evenings.

I'm going to spend the next couple of days looking at my accounts - I mean I'm still over paying them so I'm not worried - but I'd just like them to be at 0 then build up on some savings for once.

Hope you're all okay.

ApricotPluto

Managed to pay off one credit card! 💥 One to go!

Managed to get some extra money and just pay the remaining £500 off it. 

Got £2300 left now on the Tesco card which should be paid off July or August latest!

Yes I'm working my bum off but it's worth it. 😊

ApricotPluto

In a bit of a horrible place (to me)
In January I did 22 hours overtime in my current role. I couldnt wait for February pay day as it meant all the extra hours. At around the same time the vaccine programme were looking for staff so applied and got an admin role. Brilliant I thought every penny I earn I'll just send to the CC. So picked up 1-3 shifts a week. Was meant to be getting paid but nothing was coming in. Spoke to my payservices they said "whoops sorry we put you as monthly pay, have changed you now". Fourth week of working I finally got a payslip - I got a tax refund.. Someone I was working with said I'll get a couple of weeks of them and it'll sort out soon. Couple weeks later, still just refunds... Then finally got paid my February shifts - yay! Its all sorted". Week later just a tax refund... week after that.. just a tax refund.

Something wasnt right. Emailed pay services again, said some stuff back and to contact the company the vaccine shifts are going through as they've got me as monthly but I'm as weekly with them. 🤦‍♀️

Got my normal wage slip today... Over £300 down due to the tax refunds. Yet still not being paid regularlymy other shifts. I should'nt be getting these refunds each week! Nor should they make a difference to my normal pay! So This month I've had to cut my CC repayment in half then when I do get paid my shifts I'll send the money accross.

I'm sure (and hopeful) it'll sort its self out over the next few weeks though... Hate messing around though! 😂

Until then my debt free date will be anytime between June and November at this rate... 😂

juicyjackieb

That sucks!! I did a check on my tax on the gov website and there is a 6k of my salary missing according to hmrc, apparently it’s an issue with our old payroll company not filing wages properly and it’s effecting my new tax code. 

When stuff like this happens it makes my butt sweat 🤪 but I’m trying to be patient but it so hard. Sounds like you have a plan to catch up though so well done, it will eventually pay off!

AntoMac

Just found yr diary this morning to read through with my morning coffee and just wanted to say really well done. In your first post your projected debt free date was August next year, so you’re miles ahead.
Of course the tax mess up is quite upsetting but you can overcome this bump in the road. 

Anyway, well done and keep going. The day when all your money is your own seems not too far away now. 

ApricotPluto

juicyjackieb said:

That sucks!! I did a check on my tax on the gov website and there is a 6k of my salary missing according to hmrc, apparently it’s an issue with our old payroll company not filing wages properly and it’s effecting my new tax code. 

When stuff like this happens it makes my butt sweat 🤪 but I’m trying to be patient but it so hard. Sounds like you have a plan to catch up though so well done, it will eventually pay off!

Oh wow! Sorry to hear that. As long as we get there and get through the setbacks all is good. Thats all that matters. That end goal.

AntoMac said:

Just found yr diary this morning to read through with my morning coffee and just wanted to say really well done. In your first post your projected debt free date was August next year, so you’re miles ahead.
Of course the tax mess up is quite upsetting but you can overcome this bump in the road. 

Anyway, well done and keep going. The day when all your money is your own seems not too far away now. 

Thanks!