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And also alterations. Even just replacing zips is beyond some people (erm
lol). This sort of thing gets known about by word of mouth usually, so you might find you don't even have to pay to advertise your services.
Best of luck, you sound inspirational and I'm sure you will achieve your heart's desire.I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe
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I was just wondering whether you use British Sign Language? If you do, your local Adult Education Centre may need teachers for their evening classes. When I was learning BSL at evening classes, my (Deaf) tutor was doing it as a part time job, as he also had a day job. Maybe as an evening job, it could be useful, initially for earning some extra money, and later could fit around the children if your OH is home in the evening.
My sister is profoundly Deaf, but children at her school (in the 1970s) were forbidden from using it, so I know that not all Deaf people sign. [By the way, my sister works at M&S and they are brilliant. Since she had her baby they have been so helpful and flexible with her hours. Her deafness hasn't been a problem in her work and she really enjoys it.]"By not unsettling men, you will reassure them. By unsettling men either through timidity or malice, you are always compelled to keep a knife in hand." - Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-15270 -
You would be supprised how easy it is to make money on the internet using a blog.
A blog about your family struggle with day to day life, your disablity and debt, three things that would make people read it. Placing an advertisment on a well written and linked blog can earn about 10p a click. When you've got about 200 readers a day that hear about your struggles, I'm sure they'll give your ads a few clicks. I got a few friends making about £5 a day eventually.
If you need more info about this kinda stuff, please message me0 -
Thanks for the replies. I don't sign but I did think of asking the Adult Education service if I could teach dressmaking but I am worried that I won't be able to hear the students.
Funnily enough one of my deaf friends works for M&S too - she says they are fab as well!
DLA is a bit of a postcode lottery - it all depends on the assessing panel, which I think is stupid as far as deafness is concerned. Many of my friends have tried, been rejected and appealed, been rejected again. It takes up a lot of time and is a huge battle to get it if you are deaf. If you have a certain level of hearing loss, your life is undeniably more difficult, so they should really take this into account, rather than looking at how you have adapted. My audiologist says that out of all of the deaf people he treats (thousands), I am the one that deals with it best (but he only sees me being positive about stuff, not whinging about what I can't do!!)
I'm not sure I want to lay my life bare on the internet for all to read - ironic considering my opening post!! I have often wondered who reads all these blogs? How do they find the time to keep up with all these online lives??0 -
Destined_to_be_skint wrote:Thanks for the replies. I don't sign but I did think of asking the Adult Education service if I could teach dressmaking but I am worried that I won't be able to hear the students.
As a tutor I would think you could get CSW support the same as a student would. On my contracts it always states the eprson you are employed to support. On one of mine it states that it is the tutor whom I support as she is Deaf. Perhaps you could find out if this is possible, maybe ask RNID about access to work support and what you are entitled too. With the Disability Discrimination Act I am sure they have to make adaptations to support you in work.Nevermind the dog, beware of the kids!0 -
roswell wrote:If the morgage is the major outgoing and causing you the most stress .. sell the house and rent, your happieness will be worth more than going bankrupt after trying to keep up apearances
id much rather pay £700 towards my house, have £50 at the end of the month, and own my own place in 25 years, than pay £500 to someone else and have nothing to show for it, except an extra £200 to spend.:mad: :mad: :mad:Debt at highest (april 2005) £19000
Current Debt (september 2006) £7600
Mortgage Pig = £31.43 and we move in on Friday (6/10/06)
:j £2 savings = £22 started 1/9/060 -
Hi , just thought i'd put my two-penneth in (although i should be saving that for my mortgage pig!!) - like others have said, no need for a big wedding. We've been invited to dozens of wedddings over the years but I hope we weren't invited just so they would get a return invite!! Anyway, they didn't cos we ran away and got married on our own and had a party when we got back - the whole thing cost less than a thousand pounds and we the happiest day of our lives. We're still together seven years on - and a lot of our friends with the expensive weddings? Yes, divorced. Some of them still paying off the debt.
As for children, we have to have IVF to conceive which is seriously expensive so can relate to that. But, you'll manage cos you have to - that's the way we look at it. If we didn't have children we could pay off our mortgage in 5 years, but we want them and we have to pay £4k for every chance of conception.
Ho hum.
Good luck!You'll never see a rainbow if you don't first put up with the rain . . . :happylove0 -
drowningnotwaving wrote:Hi , just thought i'd put my two-penneth in (although i should be saving that for my mortgage pig!!) - like others have said, no need for a big wedding. We've been invited to dozens of wedddings over the years but I hope we weren't invited just so they would get a return invite!! Anyway, they didn't cos we ran away and got married on our own and had a party when we got back - the whole thing cost less than a thousand pounds and we the happiest day of our lives. We're still together seven years on - and a lot of our friends with the expensive weddings? Yes, divorced. Some of them still paying off the debt.
As for children, we have to have IVF to conceive which is seriously expensive so can relate to that. But, you'll manage cos you have to - that's the way we look at it. If we didn't have children we could pay off our mortgage in 5 years, but we want them and we have to pay £4k for every chance of conception.
Ho hum.
Good luck!
Good luck to you, i really hope that the IVF works for you, and helps fufill one of your dreams xxxx0 -
No doubt it is real tough when you suddenly have to work off one salary and in the first year is difficult especially when systems such as tax credits are based on previous years taxable earnings. Many have periods in life when you just have to get through, even if you have to extend your term on your mortgage to reduce the monthly outgoings (with a view to chagning back later on) Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet. I know a number of people opt for the very low interest rates with extended tie-ins for a couple of years whilst the child is a baby, then once it reaches age of two go back to work full or part time, baby is now weaned and a bit less reliant on mum - although in a perfect world mum would be at home. But it is not a perfect world and the times when this was the norm are fast disappearing.0
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That is precisely the reason why I have worked evenings for 10 years now. I needed to contribute 40% to the family finances, this way worked well for us as I spent all day with them when the babies were tiny. Now they are at school, I work a combination of days/weekends/evenings. I knew it was the only way we would be able to afford our house and children.A minute at the till, a lifetime on the bill.
Nothing tastes as good as being slim feels.
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