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Looby's debt diary

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  • Update for everyone: After our horrible couple of weeks, hubby has a job interview in the morning so fingers crossed xxxxxxx

    Appeal date for job set for Wednesday. Still doing ok with the debts, all coming down bit by bit. Hardly spent a penny this last week other than essentials like school uniform and food.
    Official DFW Nerd #148 :D
    Debt level @ highest (May 2004): £15000 :eek: Debt level @ August 2006: £9591.53
    Lightbulb moment May 2006 :idea:
  • Good luck with the interview.

    You deserve some look after reading your other thread.

    :beer:
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    Hi Looby,

    Hope the interview went well.

    Let us know :beer:
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • spud30 wrote:
    Hi Looby,

    Hope the interview went well.

    Let us know :beer:

    Yes, it went really well for him :j

    They have said he can start when he wants, but given that his appeal is on Wednesday it would probably be better to get that out of the way first because there is a week long induction to do. So if he doesn't win his appeal, he has a job to start on the following week :T

    It is less money, and he will have to travel, but it is still better than nothing. Will slip us back under the threshold for WTC as well, so that mean prescriptions etc exempt again.

    I feel loads better now we have a fall-back plan :beer:
    Official DFW Nerd #148 :D
    Debt level @ highest (May 2004): £15000 :eek: Debt level @ August 2006: £9591.53
    Lightbulb moment May 2006 :idea:
  • moozie_2
    moozie_2 Posts: 3,063 Forumite
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    Yes, it went really well for him :j

    They have said he can start when he wants, but given that his appeal is on Wednesday it would probably be better to get that out of the way first because there is a week long induction to do. So if he doesn't win his appeal, he has a job to start on the following week :T

    It is less money, and he will have to travel, but it is still better than nothing. Will slip us back under the threshold for WTC as well, so that mean prescriptions etc exempt again.

    I feel loads better now we have a fall-back plan :beer:

    Fab news :beer: Really happy for you Looby, things are looking up :j
    Leason learnt :beer:
  • Imelda
    Imelda Posts: 1,402 Forumite
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    Excellent news looby! That must be such a weight off.

    What will he do if he is reinstated on appeal? Would he go back? I guess the main thing for him now will be getting his name cleared and his reputation restored. I'm not sure I could go back to work somewhere that treated me badly.
    Saving for an early retirement!
  • He says it depends how the appeal goes, and how they were with him whether he would go back or not. We shall see .....
    Official DFW Nerd #148 :D
    Debt level @ highest (May 2004): £15000 :eek: Debt level @ August 2006: £9591.53
    Lightbulb moment May 2006 :idea:
  • *zippy*
    *zippy* Posts: 2,979 Forumite
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    Fab news looby :T

    It must be such a relief for you both. Things seem to be working out for dfw's at the moment, lots of job interviews and new businesses it must be all that positive thinking :)

    Good luck now for the appeal.
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    What great news Loobs !!!

    Your man done good :beer:
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • suekjw
    suekjw Posts: 866 Forumite
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    Great news Looby!
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