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Trying to pluck up the courage

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  • Thanks Georgia for the offer. I have an air bed, which I have just remember that I have. Will need to see if it is still OK, but I am sure that we can sleep on that and the in laws can have our bed.

    thanks everyone for all the kind words
    Month June 06 current debt stands at: Loan with OH £20,000, Egg Card £7324 now £7191.00, Barclaycard £700, Overdraft was £2550 now £2400, Car Loan £297 a month finishes in Nov 06, £9.00 Savings, Piggysbank points 370
  • LittleL_4
    LittleL_4 Posts: 714 Forumite
    Hi, I phoned cccs this afternoon and I feel so much better, they really put you at ease. The girl I spoke to was lovely as I'm sure they all are.

    Honestly if you're struggling then seek the help, it's there.

    Good Luck

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  • MrsTinks
    MrsTinks Posts: 15,238 Forumite
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    Chin up hunni :)
    The suit situation isn't the end of the world, the wedding pressie can be fixed with pictures and something that might take a little time but cost next to nothing :) Call CCCS and talk to them, get the burden lifted off your shoulders so you can straighten up and see further ahead than you can when you're weighed down with your worries.

    The bed situation can be sorted with the airbed for now and with extra income etc as of end of august then you're on the way :)

    You can do it! :)
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  • Annie_Fanny
    Annie_Fanny Posts: 1,167 Forumite
    Thanks Georgia for the offer. I have an air bed, which I have just remember that I have. Will need to see if it is still OK, but I am sure that we can sleep on that and the in laws can have our bed.

    If it is not ok they are selling them in ASDA for about £12. They have really come down in price over recent years! I am so full of interesting facts!
    "Debt makes plans for you" - A quote from my friend Catherine. How true!
  • Floss
    Floss Posts: 9,306 Forumite
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    For a really special pressie, do you have a digital camera, or can you borrow one? if so, take lots of "off the cuff" photo's during the day (bride getting ready, groom looking nervous as he waits, mums crying, dads speeching, relatives & friends enjoying the occasion, chatting & having fun....then put them all onto a CD and give it to them when they get home from honeymoon.

    Then they can choose which they like the best, and if you're able, you can get them printed up & put them in an album.....its a relatively cheap & memorable gift, lots of pics that they would have missed.
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  • oakdale_minx
    oakdale_minx Posts: 1,174 Forumite
    Hi - I've got a double air bed you can have if you want - it's still in the box, it was a freeby from a catalogue. PM me if you'd like it (you can keep it , no worries, it's only sitting in a box here)
  • LookingAhead
    LookingAhead Posts: 4,633 Forumite
    That's so sweet of you oakdale_minx.

    I love it when DFW'ers pull together with practical help! :money:
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  • Dr.Shoe_2
    Dr.Shoe_2 Posts: 1,028 Forumite
    Don't worry! CCCS are the tops, the don't patronise nor judge- they are there to help.
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  • loobyloo1980
    loobyloo1980 Posts: 587 Forumite
    What a shame about the wedding suit. Has everyone in the wedding party paid for their own suit? It's just when I got married last year we hired the suits and paid for them as a package and got a reduction. I also know that Greenwoods, Debenhams and Burtons use exactly the same supplier, but that Greenwoods are the cheapest if that helps. A bit unfair to ask people to wear something specific, and then expect them to pay for it though.
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  • HenryWeston
    HenryWeston Posts: 198 Forumite
    Floss wrote:
    For a really special pressie, do you have a digital camera, or can you borrow one? if so, take lots of "off the cuff" photo's during the day (bride getting ready, groom looking nervous as he waits, mums crying, dads speeching, relatives & friends enjoying the occasion, chatting & having fun....then put them all onto a CD and give it to them when they get home from honeymoon.

    Then they can choose which they like the best, and if you're able, you can get them printed up & put them in an album.....its a relatively cheap & memorable gift, lots of pics that they would have missed.

    my sister did a similar thing with family pictures, a really good idea:T
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