So yesterday, we got a message from the school saying that my wife's account will be locked if we don't pay the school fees. That's my biggest fear coming to life.
We got the message yesterday and we were given a 7-day ultimatum to pay the fees. It feels like it came out of the blues but in reality, it was expected.
The school wants their money and we have to pay up. Are we close to paying? Well, not exactly but we will definitely be sending a part of the money before the end of the seven days.
All things being equal, we'd be able to send all that's required in 10 days. Four days after they intend to lock the account.
The way I see it, we have to be grateful for where we are right now. I honestly didn't think we'd be remotely close to paying the fees but here we are, discussing the possibility of actually paying what is left of the October deposit by November.
The good thing about clearing the November deficit is that it means we can start working towards the February payment earlier. All things being equal, by the time my January salary comes through, we would have paid up to half of the February balance.