Time to grow up.

Mums NEVER stop worrying! Ever!

I think she's just concerned that you'll step from one pile of debt to another...it's easily done - loads of posts on the other bit of the forum that start with 'I'm an idiot, I cleared my debt 3years ago, and now I have 10k debt again'...it's easily done, and I reckon she's worried that you'll borrow the £1200 from her because it's for a good reason, and then you might end up borrowing a grand (it's only a grand, right, and you can pay it off real quick anyway) for a holiday or new sofa or whatever, and then £200 for that trip to London becasue you've not had a break in ages etc etc....and it'll all mount up again very quickly.

And no, you weren't a tit, it's called being young and learning lessons about life...show me someone who hasn't made a dodgy relationship decision and I'll bet there's not many people stood on their side of the room compared to the rest of us on the 'what on earth did I see in them?' side of the room! What is important is that you've learned and don't let history repeat itself...something that sounds like you've got sorted as from what you've written in the past your OH sounds like a decent enough chap.

Good luck with your W3 hunt..it's hard to find stuff to fit around other jobs, but I'm sure something will come up soo enough.

(hopefully this post is slightly better in the 'letters in the right order' department comapred to my last post....I think my brain was working faster than my fingers!!)

I don't know whether or not it would be too late, but if you can do check out Covent Garden Travelodge. The location is amazing and its clean, comfortable and has en suite bathroom, coffee/tea and a TV. If you can book far enough in advance you can get it from around £33/night - I use it twice a year for a family trip and a girls trip and wouldn't go anywhere else - admittedly we do normally book as much as 10-11 months in advance but its still worth a shot.

As lovely as your hairdo sounds, keep the money and put it towards the London trip.

I'm guessing you'll be travelling to London by train? Have a look on sites like trainline or red spotted hanky where you can search for the best fares, sometimes a train an hour earlier is miles cheaper or the slightly later train may me cheaper. .I don't just mean rush hour or off peak, a 12.30 train might be cheaper that the 13.15 for example. Also, think about a rail card...there's a 2 together card and it may save you a fortune even if you guys only use it for this on trip. On the train ticket site, do a search for fares and then search all the same details but tick the box to say you have a rail card, and choose the appropriate one. See what the fare difference is. Then see how much the rail card is. Then get a railcard if it's worth it for the saving on the fare. Sometimes the savings can be huge.

Well done on paying so much off your debt btw. It'll be gone before you know it. x

JustAboutThere wrote: »

Trains. Avoid The Trainline - they add booking fees to the cost of the fare. Go to www.nationalrail.co.uk , do a search and that will show you the relevant train operating company. Book tickets there.

Yep, definitely don't *book* through the trainline or similar sites that add booking fees, book direct, but I find them quicker for checking fares if I'm not sure which operating companies do the route I want..if it's just a fare check as to how a rail card will save you money then I feel quickest is trainline etc, but like justaboutthere rightly says, then book direct with the train operating company.:)