ThankyouMorning
Wow! you have done amazing to be able to work through all that. Being homeless is bad enough but with a child on top of your marriage breakdown! It's no wonder you comfort ate.
Hopefully things are now more settled for you and healthy eating will make a difference, I know it is hard once the weight is on but keep going, you are doing amazing
I also rely on UC along with my wage since my break up. I've only just moved over from working tax credits and agree UC is a nightmare!! They also messed up my payment for April and didn't correct it for over a month. Thankfully my overdraft was there to pay my mortgage and food is always on my CC (pay off at the end of the month)
This is what is what is infuriating with Aimee, the amount she spends on numerous trips to Tesco's and m&s not to mention the take aways!!! she has no idea what a budget is and how to read a room! Her dad funding her at the age of nearly 40 is ridiculous, I wish medadswife would cut her off!!
I've lived on my own since I was 16, no parents to support me, not just financially but support or contact full stop! But she will never have empathy for anyone and not interested in anyone else's struggles. Regardless of how tough things were or have been for me....I'd still rather my life to hers (as do we all)
So in short (not so ) you are amazing and she's not fit to lace your boots xx
Ah I was never on tax credits as my area was already UC when I started claiming...2.5 years ago. I believe the switch over isn't great.
It's totally pants when you just rely on that extra little bit of money (mines around £200) and really throws your budget out the window. Thankfully I do have a small savings pot to cover my food bill for the rest of the month if I do need it but I'm going to try my hardest to survive as much as I can on what I have.
Makes you think of new ideas to eat and how cheap you can buy food if you really plan and think about it.
We are all fabulous in our own ways. Aimee is just a spoilt brat and her and all the other influencers will regret this era when they are older.
Makes you think...do any of them have pensions? Well I know the answer is no but these are the years of your life to save save save. Would be silly not to put anything into a pension scheme. I regret not starting earlier (I'm 42 and I have only had the work place ones since they were introduced) so every few months I increase the percentage, think I'm on 11% now and employer 3. Still pants but it's something and like she said in her video this morning....getting old is a privilege.