I haven't been able to discuss this with anyone other than DH as I don't want to come across as gloating or insensitive. So I thought I'd share on here as I'm absolutely bursting with joy and I NEED to get my feelings off my chest.
For years now, DH and I have always struggled financially. We have both worked ourselves to the bone to survive however, as we all know, effort doesn't always equal reward when it comes to salaries.
I decided to take the leap and retrain. This involved studying while working part-time over the last few years and to achieve this, we had to take a massive pay cut as a household.
The struggle has been absolutely brutal and I've questioned my decision more than once when it all got too much too handle.
It's finally all payed off and I've just been offered an amazing opportunity. I need to keep pinching myself as I genuinely can't believe it's all real.
My new salary will give me £2k per month spare AFTER tax and bills have been paid! I feel like I'm living in a dream.
We do have some debts to pay off that we wracked up during our struggles however these should be cleared in the next year. After that we will finally be able to save for a mortgage. I never thought I'd see the day. And every time I think about it I can feel a lump in my throat. No more living pay check to pay check. This has lifted an unbelievable weight from my shoulders and mind.
If you made it this far, thank you for reading.