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I passed one of them money loan shops today

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  • ess0two
    ess0two Posts: 3,606 Forumite
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    Jackanory geoff at his best.
    Official MR B fan club,dont go............................
  • Fiddlestick
    Fiddlestick Posts: 2,339 Forumite
    Lapchien wrote: »
    My haemorrhoids came with 100 free minutes on the bog each morning and no internet access :p

    Well that made me giggle :)

    Although if you had an iPhone you could access the internet on the bog - it's a lifesaver :P
  • geoffky
    geoffky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
    Keeping up app-earances: One in five iPhone owners 'is constantly overdrawn

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1373055/Why-iPhone-users-look-rich-usually-poor.html#ixzz1IYyLqrHu
    It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
    Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
    If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
    If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
    If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.
  • Peelerfart
    Peelerfart Posts: 2,177 Forumite
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    geoffky wrote: »
    Keeping up app-earances: One in five iPhone owners 'is constantly overdrawn

    Is there an app available to buy to find out how much you are overdrawn ?
    Space available for rent
  • danothy
    danothy Posts: 2,200 Forumite
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    geoffky wrote: »
    Keeping up app-earances: One in five iPhone owners 'is constantly overdrawn

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1373055/Why-iPhone-users-look-rich-usually-poor.html#ixzz1IYyLqrHu

    The author Ryan Kisiel showing an alarming lack of understanding of basic statistics there by comparing how many iPhone users say they are overdrawn with how many Android users say they aren't overdrawn.
    If you think of it as 'us' verses 'them', then it's probably your side that are the villains.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Peelerfart wrote: »
    Is there an app available to buy to find out how much you are overdrawn ?

    Is there an app to establish how guliible one is to marketing?
  • WellKnownSid
    WellKnownSid Posts: 2,068 Forumite
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    A few weeks ago, I spoke to my friend who has two mortgages, untold other loans for car, TV, sofas, etc, plus overdrafts and credit cards out of their ears, etc, etc. Usual story, no money, tennant gone awol, etc, etc.

    They sent me an email last week... from their new iPhone...

    Is there a smiley for gobsmacked? :D
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,183 Forumite
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    tennant gone awol, etc, etc.

    They sent me an email last week... from their new iPhone...

    Is there a smiley for gobsmacked?

    Not surprised their tenant has gone awol - I'd run a mile too if I thought my landlord was a total flake! ;)
  • ess0two
    ess0two Posts: 3,606 Forumite
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    edited 4 April 2011 at 4:29PM
    geoffky wrote: »
    I passed one of them money loan shops today and picture this..a women came out absolutely over the moon with joy showing her dear husband and daughter who must of waited outside two twenty pound notes she had got for a loan and she then asked the daughter to phone someone..daughter them pulls out a brand new iphone and told her mother she had no credit.....
    the irony of it all floored me....:):)


    I'm amazed you were that close to take in the full conversation said,and get a good look at the fone also.

    Perhaps the irony is you made the whole thing up.
    Official MR B fan club,dont go............................
  • originalmiscellany
    originalmiscellany Posts: 1,655 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    There's an amazing wealth in our kids today, all with no money, but on EMA's etc, but all have an ipod/phone, some have ipads etc. Amazing what a world we have with kids with no concept of money but with happy to live for the moment.
    Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
    September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
    April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
    Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045
    Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 2037
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