Geriatricmum vs inner voice: A monologue

Geriatricmum

Thanks for the suggestion @teapot2 but we don't want to use second hand car seats, there's no guarantees about them not having been damaged. I know the chances are slim but we dont want to take chances.

I'll look out for deals! 

Spendless

I can understand you not wanting to buy 2nd hand a seat you don't know the history of.

How long do you think you've got till you need to upgrade? You're probably going to have to juggle the budget around

Geriatricmum

Spendless said:

I can understand you not wanting to buy 2nd hand a seat you don't know the history of.

How long do you think you've got till you need to upgrade? You're probably going to have to juggle the budget around

I say we've probably got 2 months given his current weight. So we've got time, he doesnt need it tomorrow. Might be a case of both OH and I paying just minimums on the cards and reducing our grocery budget a little.

Meal planning might be a shout, we did do that for a time while I was on maternity leave. Might reignite the telegram group chat on that one!!

Geriatricmum

Inner voice: "do a budget update, you've been buying stuff"
Me: "you snitch" 

Funds remaining: £354.37

Expected costs remaining:

transport: £40

clubs: £80

Phone: £34.78

MBNA: £130

This will leave me with £69.59 at the end of the month. 

Unbudgeted spends: Toiletries for the kids and DH, lunch yesterday 😳 and bought snacks when I did the school run (lesson learned there, do not take the kids to the coop after school!) 

Also popped a random fiver on the Barclaycard just so I felt I was doing something. 

Geriatricmum

People are being made redundant at my work 😔

Geriatricmum

Got a letter today saying I was safe from redundancy, provisionally, as the redundancy process has to conclude for those selected before it's confirmed.

A mix of emotions right now. 

redofromstart

Survivors guilt? Always painful.  

Geriatricmum

redofromstart said:

Survivors guilt? Always painful.  

Gosh, definitely, especially when I've only been there 4 months. 

redofromstart

I know, but remember it is a role that is redundant not a person, and that last in, first out is now considered to be discriminatory.   

I spent my last few weeks at work explaining to people that it was my choice to go, and it remains a decision I am happy about.

Geriatricmum

Thankyou @redofromstart . I take it you took voluntary redundancy? I don't think that's the case in my workplace right now.