Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

beanielou · 12 September 2018 at 9:04PM

HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

Thanks Beanie

He wants us to drop him off and then leave straightaway, so we don't embarrass him in front of his flatmates

Par for the course.

Sun_Addict · 12 September 2018 at 9:37PM

How annoying with the late payers - they've obviously had the goods/services so they should pay up straight away. We wouldn't go to Tesco for instance and say we'll pay you later. Mr SA used to get this a lot when he was self employed, I don't think they realise you have to live!

Well done on getting your jobs done

Will be trying the boiling water on the weeds that have suddenly sprung up in my drive so thanks for the tip

HairyHandofDartmoor · 12 September 2018 at 9:54PM

Thanks SA, late payers are annoying. The boiling water tip is a good one.

HairyHandofDartmoor · 13 September 2018 at 12:37PM

I went for a long walk in the park first thing this morning. The fresh air did me good and it's a lovely sunny day. I've done 7990 steps, 33 floors and 54 active steps so far.

DS1 has been to the doctor today and has been referred for adult ADHD testing. He was also told he is on the cusp of autism. If he is diagnosed then maybe he will get some medication/help to enable him to start to achieve things in his life (like a job or a degree).

My plans for the rest of the day are fluid. I could clean some more doors, dust the bookcase in the bathroom, or try digging up the roots of the hedge that I cut down last summer, but which keeps trying to grow again.

DS1 has a sore throat, plus aches and pains, so I hope I don't catch his lurgy.

Willowtree222 · 13 September 2018 at 12:51PM

Fingers crossed you don't get the lurgy. Nothing worse!
Glad you eventually got paid, it must have been frustrating while you waited. x

HairyHandofDartmoor · 13 September 2018 at 1:57PM

Thanks Nicnak.

I just saw a news item which made me realise that I need to check if DS3 has had all the meningitis vaccines he needs before he goes to uni! I'm just waiting for the doctor to open so I can ring them. He goes in a week, panic! I should have thought of this months ago

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Willowtree222 · 13 September 2018 at 2:44PM

Don't panic. I am sure it will be ok.

quite often universities do the immunisations as well. That might be worth a check too. x

HairyHandofDartmoor · 13 September 2018 at 3:08PM

Nicnak wrote: »

Don't panic. I am sure it will be ok.

quite often universities do the immunisations as well. That might be worth a check too. x

Thanks Nicnak. It's okay, the doctor said he's already had all the meningitis vaccines he needs

. What a relief! I'm glad we checked though because now my mind is at rest.

[Deleted User] · 13 September 2018 at 4:06PM

HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

I went for a long walk in the park first thing this morning. The fresh air did me good and it's a lovely sunny day. I've done 7990 steps, 33 floors and 54 active steps so far.

DS1 has been to the doctor today and has been referred for adult ADHD testing. He was also told he is on the cusp of autism. If he is diagnosed then maybe he will get some medication/help to enable him to start to achieve things in his life (like a job or a degree).

My plans for the rest of the day are fluid. I could clean some more doors, dust the bookcase in the bathroom, or try digging up the roots of the hedge that I cut down last summer, but which keeps trying to grow again.

DS1 has a sore throat, plus aches and pains, so I hope I don't catch his lurgy.

I'm glad your walk did you good, it sounds the perfect way to start the day:j.

Great to hear DS1 may be in line for the help he may need to enable him to have a more successful life:j. Let's hope he isn't waiting years for a referral.

There seem to be lots of people with colds and all sorts of lurgies at the moment. I was at the Doc's this morning for a blood test and the waiting room was full of people coughing and sneezing, most of them without covering their mouths:eek:. It's not healthy is it, going to the Doctor's?:rotfl:. I hope you manage to avoid DS1's lurgy especially as you were so ill with the flu so recently.

Our local newspaper does a sort of statistics page every day. I've always been a bit of a stat geek but don't always understand statistical analysis in some of the highbrow papers:o. Not that I read them very often. I love these in our local paper though, they cover a different topic each day and the writing is really interesting:T. Today they were covering changes in family size amongst other things and I was surprised to read that, according to Money Supermarket, it costs more than £79,000 to raise a boy and more than £108,000 to raise a girl to 18. The price difference puzzled me, it seems such a big difference:eek:

System · 13 September 2018 at 9:37PM

Have caught up with you HHOD , you seem to be keeping busy which is best at the minute. The meal you had with relatives sounded lovely. Like you I have been going to my parents for Sunday breakfast for the past 10 years or so, I will miss it when they are passed away. You have to make new memories to share with your DS as you did with your mum.

Will try the boiling water tip on the weeds at my front door. Glad the late payers finally came through. I hope you get to Pilates next week.

Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

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