They say things happen in three’s like good luck, buses, and unfortunately bad luck (And apparently celebrity deaths according to my Editor?!)
As much as I would love to be telling you now how I’ve been given a pay-rise, won an Audi V8 and found £20 in the street, I'm not because things like that just don’t happen to people like me and especially in three’s.
In the last week alone we (its a collective 'we' now that we co-habituate) have had three strokes of bad luck and they're all to do with money.
Firstly *loml's car broke down- something to do with the electrics which is apparently going to cost a fortune to fix.
Secondly, his MOT, car tax and motorbike tax are all due, more expense.
And thirdly, after deciding a cheap, last-minute get-away somewhere warm would do us the world of good, as after months of living together in so-called domestic bliss we've both experienced an unexpected strain on the relationship.
(I just didn't realise that living together could be this hard. Don't get me wrong everything is great but sharing the household chores and seeing my hard earned cash go on a 12 pack of Carlsburg larger and Mr Muscles plug and sink unblocker instead of a beautiful pair of black suede shoe boots from Faith is taking a bit of getting used to.) Anyway I digress, no matter how much we want and need to feel the sun on our backs unless I splash the cash on a credit card the harsh reality is that neither of us have got a penny to spare. I'm not a realist but its hard to justify another £1000 credit card bill on top of my other debts which I am just about managing to pay each month. However I would like to think I’m quite an optimistic person as I always try to look on the bright side of life.
For example my car passed its MOT this month, I qualified for my annual company bonus and even though the greedy tax man took a massive chunk of it I was left with a few quid to put in my (first time buyers deposit) ISA.
Now I know some of you might say 'why didn’t I pay off some of my debts' with my bonus, but I’m doing that already, every single month from my monthly salary and having nothing left to show for it every single month, so at least this way when I do get a little bit of luck I make the most of it.

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