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  • k_bagpuss
    k_bagpuss Posts: 502 Forumite
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    On another note: You know my loony neighbour, the one that was vacuuming his drive last summer..... he's just driven down the street wearing swimming goggles! :confused:
    ...Linda xx

    No Fair! Nothing interesting ever happens here :eek:
    Good wine needs to breathe, if it stops breathing try mouth to mouth.
  • Blackruby
    Blackruby Posts: 833 Forumite
    Pros: I'll be nearer family + 5
    I'll be secure, have food and place to live + 4
    I could work on my mum's stall or get a job, fairly easy at the sea side + 2
    That means I could get back on my feet with payments and start clearing debt. + 3
    It wouldn't be impossible to get back to liverpool + 4
    Total: 14

    Cons: I'd loose the chance of the tax office job - 3
    I'd be moving away from all my friends - 5
    Internet access in the caravan sucks -1
    Loss of independance - 4
    I might never get back up to Liverpool - 5
    Total: -18

    Push and Pull factors:
    Push: Getting hard to pay my way, struggling for food, rent and bill payments.
    Pull: As long as I either worked on the stall or got a job, I wouldn't have to worry about 2 of those things.
    Not an expert, but I try and contribute and I'll always listen. Middle child of middle child parents. I drink way too much coffee.

    Debt Free Date: March 2013
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    k_bagpuss wrote: »
    No Fair! Nothing interesting ever happens here :eek:

    EEk, it's my big sis :eek:
    *runs back to Ebay and hides in the jewellery section*
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Blackruby wrote: »
    Pros: I'll be nearer family
    I'll be secure, have food and place to live
    I could work on my mum's stall or get a job, fairly easy at the sea side
    That means I could get back on my feet with payments and start clearing debt.
    It wouldn't be impossible to get back to liverpool

    Cons: I'd loose the chance of the tax office job
    I'd be moving away from all my friends
    Internet access in the caravan sucks
    Loss of independance
    I might never get back up to Liverpool

    It's probably a good time to do it Ruby coming into the summer season. You might have a brilliant summer, you never know.
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • Blackruby
    Blackruby Posts: 833 Forumite
    Ideally, I would do it, get back on my feet, start saving some money and then use that as a buffer for getting back up here. Having as many friends up here as I do means I wouldn;t be short of a place to stay. Somewhere to stay till I find a new job up here.
    Not an expert, but I try and contribute and I'll always listen. Middle child of middle child parents. I drink way too much coffee.

    Debt Free Date: March 2013
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    Lordy it's really quiet on here today! Where's the Lennster?

    I think I'd be tempted to move back in the short term Ruby, you never know, once you tell your landlord you're going he might back track and offer you more favourable terms!
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • k_bagpuss
    k_bagpuss Posts: 502 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    EEk, it's my big sis :eek:
    *runs back to Ebay and hides in the jewellery section*
    ...Linda xx

    You think I can't track you down there??!! Mwa ha ha ha ha ha haaaa!:doh: :shocked:
    Good wine needs to breathe, if it stops breathing try mouth to mouth.
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    k_bagpuss wrote: »
    You think I can't track you down there??!! Mwa ha ha ha ha ha haaaa!:doh: :shocked:

    What are you up to this weekend then?
    How's the house buying coming along, any progress?
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    Blackruby wrote: »
    Ideally, I would do it, get back on my feet, start saving some money and then use that as a buffer for getting back up here. Having as many friends up here as I do means I wouldn;t be short of a place to stay. Somewhere to stay till I find a new job up here.

    It does sound like a reasonable plan - maybe think about it for a few days and see where your instincts are leading you? And as Linda says it could be a good idea to tell your landlord you're thinking of leaving ;)
    Debt@16.12.09 £10,362.38, now debt free as of 29.02.2012.
    "I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better."
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    It does sound like a reasonable plan - maybe think about it for a few days and see where your instincts are leading you? And as Linda says it could be a good idea to tell your landlord you're thinking of leaving ;)

    Personally I think he's been trying to force you into a corner with this for a good while.
    Like if you tell him you can't pay when he wants it, he would suggest 'other' ways of paying or paying late for 'favours.'
    Am I wrong?

    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
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