Big pile of you know what!!!!

Friday, 10 June 2011

Big pile of you know what!!!!

I crashed my car. Write off. Don't ask! I have three points, a fine and injured pride. Everyone ok however. One of those things. PISH PISH PISH. I paid for early MOT, and recently the exhaust - 189 and 161 and tax which I will get back at least Oh and there was 1/2 a tank of fuel left so about 25 quid. I have now purchased a car for 2k ( Fiat 03 Reg good mileage 30k on the clock) and paid 130 extra insurance.

My frugal plan has gone down the swanney. Thankfully no one hurt. Weeny likes the new car which is blue.
Biggles has been fabulous - he rescued me and has lent me 1k interest free

I will update tomorrow in more detail. I am really tired.

6 comments:

Scarlett10 June 2011 at 13:13
oh no!!! Nightmare, really sorry to hear about your car, im pleased no one was hurt though. My car has just failed its MOT so waiting to hear what the cost of fixing it will be - bummer :( Scarlett x
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lovelygrey10 June 2011 at 13:43
Might as well go on a huge spending spree to provide succour at difficult time. Or not!
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Carol10 June 2011 at 14:44
Relieved no-one hurt; apart from pride obviously. I only learned to drive four years ago (and I'm 42!) so I don't like to drive very far and this kind of thing is my nightmare. Hope something good comes your way to make up for it. P.S. sounds like you've got a good one there in Biggles and I'm not just talking about the interest free loan, I've been following your blog for a while now. ;)
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Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]10 June 2011 at 15:01
Oh no! Good no-one and nothing hurt except pride though. Good things must be on the way soon x
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Eeek11 June 2011 at 02:24
Thanks girls!!! So so glad no one hurt - I couldn't cope if I had injured someone. Would feel so so dreadful...

Self esteem taking a bashing but as ever you need to get on with it.

I was listening with intent to the Mr Monkey and South Tyneside council story on local radio and laughing at Mr monkeys antics ...... before instantly smack!

Yes Biggles is fab. He has a chest infection as well and could have done with the day in bed. An officer and a gentleman though he would hate that comparision lol

Money getting in the way of many plans at the moment. Couldn't afford to be together properly with two mortages, debt, child care fees etc etc

Fingers crossed eh

Goood luck with the MOT - Cars=Money#
much lve

XXX
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Anonymous13 June 2011 at 01:21
I'm so glad that no one was hurt!
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Why do I Blog!

Well primarily for me its a cathartic get it off my chest / a means to organise thoughts / to take stock. A journal that in 2012 has an interactive ' Dear diary' that is vast.

I don't write to share wisdom. Have very little of that. I don't claim to have an aspirational lifestyle of any kind. I dont write for it to be read even. If it is and my mad mixed up life interests people, makes them laugh, is a bit of a soap opera, whatever then that's great. Blogging - a bit of an affirmation of real life life choices maybe....

Sometimes my blog brings order and reflection to the real world. Sometimes Blogland folks share pearls of wisdom which is very very cool! :-)

I ve gained a great deal from reading other peoples blogs. Different ways of life are always interesting. I don't get involved in giveaways or stuff like that. I think its lovely though. Am pants at choosing gifts and it would give me no end of nightmares.

I read blogs before I blogged. Some people share so much and through reading I have learnt a great deal.Practical and otherwise.The tips are fantastic for frugal stuff. As are the stories of strangers lives. INSPIRATIONAL and all wonderfully different.

I m a bit of a roller coaster girl up and down. The blog keeps me more train like. Also an outlet for the negative stuff. A bit like wind. And by that I mean the gaseous stuff. BETTER OUT THAN IN. My blog is then a load of old fart.....this amuses me greatly.

Thanks Dave!!!

Once upon a time the end was in sight and financial freedom from my little debt of under 5k was nearly within my grasp! December 2012 if not before with the benefits of frugality however our friend Dave had other plans!!!!

I was made redundant from my job with a pish package I took what I could find till a full time position. Finally taking a 10k salary drop.

In 2009 I invested in property buying my house with a 15% deposit. n 2011 after three years of home owning and negative equity to the tune of 12k I have finally sold and now have jack bloody buggery shite. What smarts is that I gave up time with my small child in favour of seeking security for us. If only I had done the opposite....... rented, claimed top up benefits and saved my hard earned cash .... quality of life for me and weeny girl for three years would have been be better and we would have a cash sum in the bank and no debt.

You play frugal, play independent, watch your consumption, don't do frivalous sofas or new cars, no nights out at the pub type debt just what you have to! After a double whammy from the government - house market slump and Local Authority redundancy compounded by rural living what is a single mum supposed to do???? = Suck it up, Keep smiling, and use a brush instead of a hoover.