Debt and temporary AAAAAAAAAAARGH
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Debt and temporary AAAAAAAAAAARGH
Here I go again...
In theory my financial problems have reached a crossroads. I already have a full time job but I've managed to find a part-time job, that I love, that will pay me £200 a month. There's so much work on at my full time job that I can get an extra £300 a month in overtime. I pulled out of the pension scheme to claw back another £100. On paper this is a very optimistic place to be in.
In reality I've just drunk two bottles of wine.
I no longer drink daily and I buy wine less than once a week but I still lack the self-control to stop happily at one glass. I'm going to call that progress and start again with the not-drinking-anything-alcoholic from this moment.
It's very stressful to think that I can only avoid bankruptcy by sacrificing the next year of my life to work but that's where I am. It'd be a hell of a lot more stressful to go bankrupt I'm sure. So... I'll pull up my big girls panties and hope that you'll all be patient with me again as I go back to sobriety.
In theory my financial problems have reached a crossroads. I already have a full time job but I've managed to find a part-time job, that I love, that will pay me £200 a month. There's so much work on at my full time job that I can get an extra £300 a month in overtime. I pulled out of the pension scheme to claw back another £100. On paper this is a very optimistic place to be in.
In reality I've just drunk two bottles of wine.
I no longer drink daily and I buy wine less than once a week but I still lack the self-control to stop happily at one glass. I'm going to call that progress and start again with the not-drinking-anything-alcoholic from this moment.
It's very stressful to think that I can only avoid bankruptcy by sacrificing the next year of my life to work but that's where I am. It'd be a hell of a lot more stressful to go bankrupt I'm sure. So... I'll pull up my big girls panties and hope that you'll all be patient with me again as I go back to sobriety.
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Womble,
It sounds like you have some great possibilities ahead of you if you follow through-sobriety and getting your debt paid off. It may not be easy but so doable if you commit. We're cheering you on. You can do it!
June
It sounds like you have some great possibilities ahead of you if you follow through-sobriety and getting your debt paid off. It may not be easy but so doable if you commit. We're cheering you on. You can do it!
June
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When I was drinking I THOUGHT I had a decent handle on my finances. After getting sober I realized how much of my income is going to credit card debt. With a clear mind, I'm able to follow a budget now. I sometimes fail, still trying to find a good process but it's far better than hiding my head in the sand (bottle) lol I think it's great you have been able to find another job & are working towards a goal that will give you more financial freedom. I wish you the best & also hope you will give recovery a real shot. It's so worth it 
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