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Cancer, cash and carrying on
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What a selfish shower.
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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*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 13 months left.1 -
Thanks everyone
I don’t feel like such a grouch now 😂.
I think in future, I’ll be more firm and say that we’ll host if no one else will, but that we’ll leave guests to contribute puds and drinks.DH was annoyed with himself that he got guilt tripped into it. He found the alcohol thing funny and has said tonight that he thinks we shouldn’t host again until Christmas (I’ll have finished treatment by then).
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love that your dh thinks you’ll be back to hosting post treatment - not!
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Pleased you stuck to your word. Hopefully they might’ve got the message.
LTotal Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
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Think I might be tempted to host before Christmas to establish a pattern of who’s bringing whatever before festive events. Justin case someone thinks now you’ve finished treatment you will do everything as usual!
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I’ll definitely be much firmer moving forward, stuff I used to tolerate in the past will not be happening.
Unexpected expense yesterday, we couldn’t get in our front door 😮 Lock was completely jammed, emergency locksmith and new lock was £200. Annoying. To be fair, it had been playing up since the hot weather, but we assumed it was the heat causing it. We upgraded to a smart lock… the kids are always forgetting their keys, but they’d never forget their phones 😂
DFD March 2025 (£35000 paid off)
FFEF £20000 saved
Currently treading water while having cancer treatment and trying not to dip into FFEF too much!2 -
I saw my oncologist yesterday, he’s very happy with everything.
He gave me a fit note so I can start doing the admin component of my job, but he was very firm on it. No patient interaction, only to work with adaptations, minimal hours etc. so it means I only need to do what I feel capable off.
I start next week, 10 hours from home.DFD March 2025 (£35000 paid off)
FFEF £20000 saved
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That’s brilliant news re the fit note. Make sure you don’t over do it!
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Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
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That’s good news.
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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*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 13 months left.0 -
Great news from the oncologist and about the fit note. Take it steady though.
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪1
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