The $100 a week challenge was a smashing failure in the end. I spent that first full week practically killing myself in order to save cash, refusing invites, scavenging food from housemates and obsessively worrying about the cost of everything, and still I went over the limit by about $2.
So I cracked it, and packed the whole project in in the style of a true quitter. But all is not lost, a light has appeared in the distance and I may yet pay off my debts before uni starts next year.
How?
By ditching my car.
It’s not the ideal solution, as I haven’t sold the damn thing yet (which would have not only paid off my debts but afforded me a tiny amount of savings too) but it’s a compromise, Mum needs the car now that Nan is alone and in a nursing home, and so she is making my weekly repayments for me in return. Which means I can still take my car back for when I need it (like when I get to teaching rounds) but the expense of keeping it no longer cripples me financially.
So. Now I just need to work out a way to fix my terminal laptop and it will be smooth sailing from here.
Financial update
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