NST December A - Z

ldee2111

Thanks again @mothernerd for setting up this month’s challenge.

December is shaping up to be a very busy month. I’ve just looked at my calendar and we (OH, DS, and I) have something every single weekend, as well as hair appointments, lunch dates, and my routine big C scan and check up appointment with radiotherapy and oncology. Therefore I will most definitely need to chill in between times. 

I’ve done our budget for the month and paid ourselves first. I’ll still be saving weekly underspends (if there are any) to our holiday fund. But not going to set a target - anything I manage to save is a bonus. 

My plan in December is to just roll with it, and when I need some peace I will pull my head inside my protective turtle shell. 

Calling14

Fab challenge Mothernerd and I am trying not to sing that dratted song. Sign me up. Going to get organised, not stressed out and enjoy some time for me this month.

NSD will try to get all xmas shopping over in the next week so I can hit the egg nog - well probably mulled wine/ cider.

Buffythedebtslayer

I will be cheering along, I currently have covid so everything is on hold till I feel better. 
XX

mothernerd

Hugs Buffy.

apple_muncher

Glad you are still loitering with us, Buffy. Take care. We'll pop you on the chaise longue with blankets, pillows, hot drinks and snacks, and the TV remote.

shabbychic12

Last one off the year lm in please, my partner has just been told he is to lose his job so life’s a bit up in the air now especially when l getting towards actually thinking of retirement early again. Need to focus now so we can enjoy life.

ditty1234

That is bad news Shabbychick, not a great time of the year for such news. Planning makes a huge difference though. 
I have just come on to say that I got paid for my extra hours and have paid rent, debt, set up my private pension so I will be slightly less poor when I get old and put some of the money back I borrowed from my housing account to pay for bed - and the money is sitting there ready for the bills to get paid from tomorrow. 
I am doing it, you are all doing it, I am grateful for work, often times even interesting work and relatively wellpaid. 
Happy Tuesday everybody. 

Thrifty_Taylor

Thanks for the thread Mothernerd, please count me in!

f0xh0les

This month, mothernerd, I would like to be Turtle #37 for no reason whatsoever....

I am very excited to start this month, as I am still playing the 'will the money be in my bank account?' game.  'You will be paid before the end of the month', has turned into 'we will pay you on the last day of the month', but that might mean they run payroll on that day, because the last  time I checked I was still not paid. I dunno. It is flippin' annoying. 

Also really really interested to see what tax code/band thingie they give me after 19 odd years of child rearing - how Martin Lewis is that??  Now I am a tax nerd! with flippers!

See you all bright and early tomorrow morning with or without new news.

f0xh0les

Pinch punch first of the month and no returns without a valid till receipt.