“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

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  • Busy_Mee1
    Busy_Mee1 Posts: 1,015 Forumite
    Wow that is brilliant. Great news that it is going down :j
  • teafor2
    teafor2 Posts: 3,322 Forumite
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    It's like a magic trick - it's disappearing before our eyes :rotfl: Looks like it's going to be gone sooner than you thought it would be. :T x
  • Sun_Addict
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    Very impressive Wannabe :) Just shows chipping away at it works. Well done :)
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  • WannabeFree
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    Thank you :)

    It will be such a relief once it's gone. Even though things are so tight the CC is still my biggest worry which probably sounds stupid :o

    x
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  • beanielou
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    Thank you :)

    It will be such a relief once it's gone. Even though things are so tight the CC is still my biggest worry which probably sounds stupid :o

    x

    No, it certainly does not seem stupid at all.
    Get rid of that & then the council tax next.
    Things will get better :) x
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  • WannabeFree
    WannabeFree Posts: 4,438 Forumite
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    Thank you Beanie

    I really appreciate all the support

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  • beanielou
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    Is this the second week of you having to pay the extra 25 quid for the council tax?
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  • WannabeFree
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    edited 13 January 2019 at 12:05AM
    The extra £25 is to the rent and yeah this is the 2nd week

    Currently paying

    £150 to rent (Goes back to £125 when I've caught up the 6 weeks)
    £12.50 to Council tax arrears

    £25.60 to this years council tax
    £10 Gas
    £15 Electric
    £11.40 Water
    £5.60 TV License
    £1.25 for phone credit (£5 a month)
    £7.50 for Virgin that ends at the end of the month too

    £3 Snack

    This leaves £5 and odd pence for food etc weekly
    Once the rent is finished (4 more to go) £30 and odd pence plus the £7.50 from Virgin.

    The CC was never in the budget :o

    ETA I do obviously have the extra I'm spreading out still this is just the weekly budget of what actually comes in and goes out. Before anyone thinks I went on a spending spree :o
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  • Cherryfudge
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    You're doing an amazing job, Wannabe. :j:j:j
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  • WannabeFree
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    Thank you Cherry, saying goodbye to that CC will definitely be soon
    x
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