Massive debts

gargrave50

jellybean39 wrote: »

My hubb informed me today that he would go to australia to live tomorrow?
My kids faces were of horror! I was like what is left in ths country it is becoming more depressing by the day and ehwn you thin peacocks have gone bust it dont give us much hope does it!
It did get me thinking would it be worth it? have you visited or did you just decide to go?

I have never visited Jellybean - just decided to go. In saying that you will see we are down to the final stages for the BBC programme Wanted Down Under, so if successful will get the chance to do a weeks visit before we go.

Looking so forward to it, a wonderful chance to start over .

Skint_but_Optimistic

Well toots the final stages, its time to make a cake and send it to the BBC!

gargrave50

Hi all

I haven't updated properly for a while, I've been shattered with working and trying to organise all things Oz!

So much going on! Littlewoods had made an arrangement with me £30 every 4 weeks interest free. However, I have been constantly harrassed by Nationwide Debt Recovery over the last few days (6 phone calls a day amounts to harrassment in my book). Apparently the arrangement was only for one year. Now Littlewoods nor NDR have had the decency to contact me in writing to advise that the arrangement was coming to an end. I answered the phone once to them and stated this, and that I wished to discuss this in writing only. It would seem they didn't understand (must have been the accent ).

I will be writing to them with one of my "do not contact me by telephone" letters quoting the Data Protection Act and the Office of Fair Trading's guidelines on Debt Collection .

Also will be including in the letter that I am happy to continue the existing arrangement or they can have a low F&F. Planning to get onto this tonight when DS is at tae kwon do and I have peace perfect peace.

Have to fork out £180 for hubby to do his 17th editon wiring regulations update prior to Oz. Also have a few random letters to do to Wescot re: the fact they haven't replied to my letters requesting their agreement to my specific terms of accepting their reduced settlements.

Will post it all on here!

gargrave50

Skint_but_Optimistic wrote: »

Well toots the final stages, its time to make a cake and send it to the BBC!

I'm an awful baker - it might take me out of the running altogether!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Skint_but_Optimistic

My goodness, arent people pesky.


Well, I am sure once they get your letter they will start behaving!

I am going get sorted after Disney. Cant wait to get rid of some more debts.

fallenwiccan

gargrave50 wrote: »

I have never visited Jellybean - just decided to go. In saying that you will see we are down to the final stages for the BBC programme Wanted Down Under, so if successful will get the chance to do a weeks visit before we go.

Looking so forward to it, a wonderful chance to start over .

Just wanted to say I've visited (I have family who moved to Darwin) for 5 weeks and I would move there in an instant given the chance. It really is a different way of life down there.

Skint_but_Optimistic

Wow page 100!

I would go. i would move there, but my husband is scared of spiders and has this idea they hunt you down in Australia.

Blummin woos.


I just want to wath you on the telly. Mind, I might heckle. Just because I love ya!

jellybean39

Lol I don't like spiders either.

Have a lad who's mum went he was 16 he stayed with his dad but went over at 18 after he finished his apprenticeship for a mechanic.
He just returned after a year and is now just going back so his visa don't run out and then he can apply to stay?
He reckons he was working in Melbourne in a bar and earning 15 quid an hour. He save 18k in the 18 months he was there and when he wanted to come home at 2.5k could afford to just book it. 4 of his mates have gone out there and one is a mechanic and 19 and has saved 28k in 2 years and has just started to buy his own house after renting a 4 bed for 600 a month. Bloody marvellous! Hubby up for it buti don't know if I could leave my kids, and they were like yeah whatever we ain't coming. What the hellis there here ?

gargrave50

Hey all!

The BBC confirmed us for Wanted Down Under yesterday:j:j:j:j:j

Super excited - will be doing 2 days filming here in the UK in February and then next week will give us the dates for the trip to Oz.

What an opportunity, words can't describe how lucky we feel:D.

gargrave50

Anyway, here in the real world.............have decided to contact my little friend in the CEOs office at Littlewoods seeing as I'm being stalked by NDR. Will see what comes of this and let you all know .

Had the shipping guy over today to quote for our stuff to be moved down under, tells me he will email me this afternoon with the quote - expecting around £1k. Have also been advised by my boss that I can reclaim my tax allowance from HMRC, so hoping between me and my hubby, the rebate should pay for the shipping .