[โ€“] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Girl, you deserve the world and everything you desire in it. It sounds like you have held yourself back for far too long and practiced the mental gymnastics that allowed it to happen - which I totally understand. I remember when my dad thought a $150 brand new bike was too expensive but bailing out his new wife's son for $5000 was not. It made me see the world in a kind of twisted way.

You seem like you have your head on your shoulders in the right direction. Go forth and get what you need!

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 week ago* (2 children)

    Miss Seagoon pointed out yet again I have a habit of talking about price

    it's to justify my spending ( from fear ) , I thought it was about poverty but it isn't, it's me thinking I shouldn't have things/spend money, even things I need

    x never once "justified" his spending or spoke about cost, I trusted him at first ( a misplaced trust )

    if I recall he used to tell me and others he was great at managing money, that he was the expert and thus i had no say

    i let him at it, saved what I could and planned my escape

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    Only got one day of work this week, so I've spent time whizzing around with my new vacuum cleaner and reorganising cupboards, throwing stuff out, getting the Xmas shopping done, donating old clothes and washing curtains and such. I bought some new cheap curtains and they're actually not bad, give Elder's room a bit of a lift. I've made the most of my time whilst also managing to occasionally be very lazy, so I'm feeling fairly chuffed with myself.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    That's so true! This one's a Mitsubishi, prior to owning it I never even knew they made fridges. It was given to me for nothing by a charity when it was brand new and I was stranded and destitute in a country town trying to pay out both a business and residential lease. It's been carted halfway around the state and is older than my kids, (and therefore too small) but I just can't afford to bring myself to replace it because it still works fine pats fridge again "don't you darling!" smiles and nods encouragingly. It's funny how I can get sentimental about whitegoods. We've been through a lot together.

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