moneymabels debt free by 2009 challenge

moneymabel

Glad youve got it all sorted jen-well done thats good news!!!

cath sorry to hear you're feeling down, bet that traffic jam didnt help much,try to relax (yeah yeah i know it aint that easy!) Hope you have a good weekend and feel better soon.

jenjade

it is so hard to chill when you have so much to do but you have to take care of yourself cath!!!

i am going to get it all ready to post tomorrow morning, i have someone coming to collect the bike seat at 10 and the electric car at 9am so i will be able to go and get jade from my mums after that. i will go via the post office!! lol

i am just waiting for 2 e cheques to clear then i can withdraw from paypal!! wow that will be good £335 ;-) less £15 e bay fees ;-(

moneymabel

£315!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow thats ace!! how much of that goes on holiday fun and how much on boring debts?

tattycath

I just don't feel I'm in control of my life any more, I have to fit in around circumstances, necessities and ex's!!! and basically around what is convenient for everyone else. Then get accused of being 'in a funny mood' for the last couple of days or so. It's never about what I want. OH says he feels guilty about the financial situation we're in - so that makes me feel even more guilty, but I'm only human.
He gets a break when he has his access, he gets to see people in the outside world-when my kids are away for the weekend I get to spend most of the weekend alone!!!! I can't go anywhere coz we've no money to go anywhere with-fuel costs a fortune. So I get to work out even more ways of trying to save money.
Sorry guys, rant over, I just feel really tearful.

jenjade

i recon £200 on summer hols and the rest on debt but i might put it to one side will after august is over as i still have to pay for 3 weeks holiday club possibly at £30 a day!! and dd wants to go camping etc. so i am hoping to pay any extra monay i have left off in sept when dd is back at school
but we will see going to pay extra £100 off from quidco so will be down to £450 by the end of the month at least!
i am well chuffed wiped my £10 a day target as i have made £117 already and will have to add £300 from paypal and £10 cheque for an e bay item!

what a cracking month. i have spent a lot less on food shopping this month too! i don;t think august will be as bad as i though as i am so much better with my money then i was

moneymabel

You rant all you want cath, thats what we're here for. first (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) huge hugs for you. Thats the great thing ( not)about being a woman, our priority is other people but other people never have us as their priority.
is there nowhere local to you that you can go that wont take much petrol? even if its by yourself just for a walk to clear your head?

thepinklady

I'm being naughty and going thru the bits on the Next website for the sale tomorrow. I'm getting up for 8am tomorrow when the sale starts online to order the bits my OH would like. New shirts, suit, few other bits. He's on earlies tomorrow, so i said i would get up. A few bits i may get, briliant prices. Lets hope my size doesn't go within a few minutes.

jenjade

oh cath hun i know what you mean. you are a mum and partner first which leave no time for you as for ex's they are a nightmare i am sure they are here to make life harder! you sound so tired at run down at the moment, i dunno what to say or suggust. we are all here for you rant as much as you need too

moneymabel

That will be brill jen, £450 down from £1200 what an acheivement!
everyone is doing brilliantly, even if the debts aren't going down that quickly for some its a whole attitude change that will stand us in good stead for the future i hope! At least when the debts are eventually paid off that will be it and we will never have to do this again-we will all be on our shiny new savings thread eventually!

moneymabel

hey hayley at least its the sale and not full price!!! and at 8am as well ,very DFW keen to save money!