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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,638 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Could you maybe visit a friend.
    When is Pint back?
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
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    sallyx wrote: »
    Morning all

    Have been awake since stupid o'clock...was having a dream that B and I were on the beach somewhere and exploring when suddenly a huge wave engulfed us...when I woke up. Sure there is something meaningful in that lol!

    Do you think there's a Tsunami heading for Dorset Sally?

    B
    Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
    Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
    Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt'         48% off mortgage
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  • SuzySu
    SuzySu Posts: 3,478 Forumite
    Does anyone know about returning to full time education as a mature student (with children). I need to know whether I can afford to give up my job and go 'back to school' for a year, maybe two.
    YOUR = belonging to you (your coat); YOU'RE = you are (I hope you're ok)

    really....it's not hard to understand :T
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    awwww elfen....sit and chat to us.....

    its pants being on your own. I won't be on my own for long OH is back next week. I will be joining SRM in the missing my freedom camp soon. He turned down a contract in manchester for 6 months cos the rate was too low...I hope it wasn't a mistake....oh well, he could always come and work for me...
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    beanie, I was at a mates at the weekend, but I dont really have any friends round here
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
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    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • becky_rtw
    becky_rtw Posts: 8,393 Forumite
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    I think you get loans and stuff and an award for having children too...best bet is to speak to one of the uni financial guys or the student union peeps (as in the NUS rather than the uni specific ones)...

    Evening all :)

    I am still ruddy sick *rolls eyes* but hey ho have cheesy magazine and this place to keep me amused ;)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,638 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Wish the snow would go away.

    When is pint back Elfen?
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
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    Suzy,
    Anyone in finance at either the Students Union or the Uni should be able to help you. I expect you will be able to get a Career Development Loan. Don't know what is available for the kids.

    If you go and see someone teaching on the course I think it also counts in your favour. That was the impression I got.

    B
    Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
    Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
    Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt'         48% off mortgage
    'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB
  • ghostmadlittlemiss
    ghostmadlittlemiss Posts: 1,788 Forumite
    @ Elfen - I know the feeling. I woke up this morning and for a few seconds, thought I was in my grandparents' spare room. Then I remembered I was 300 miles away. I miss my family and James all the time. I've got my housemates (though they drive me insane) but it's not the same. I just want to go home but I don't even know where home is anymore. :(
    Kayleigh
  • SuzySu
    SuzySu Posts: 3,478 Forumite
    Thanks Bex and Butti. I haven't got a Uni in mind yet - just need to know whether it's a dream worth persuing ie. can afford it, before doing anything else. Might just google a bit. I'm on my own, so pay for everything - rent, bills, food etc and would have no money coming in if I did a full time course.
    YOUR = belonging to you (your coat); YOU'RE = you are (I hope you're ok)

    really....it's not hard to understand :T
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