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THE FUTURE IS ONE BIG CHALLENGE AFTER ANOTHER for 3Dogs and friends ..... PART 2
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3dogs, hows your Mam doing these days? Does she still have a good appetite?Eating sensibly to try and lose some weight0
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He was telling me this morning Andy, I was pestering him via email.
Yorkshires I can eat (have I just talked about yorkshires for another day!! lol) but pancakes.. nope 'orrible.0 -
I'm going in the tub, gunaa atch MRs Brown's Boys from last night, was on too late for me.
Toodles, might catch you later, aw Andy you probably won't be on later. Speak tomorrow x0 -
have a good evening and catch you tomorrow, night xEating sensibly to try and lose some weight0
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Anyway, some good news, I think
Mr 3Dogs and I have been discussing his car booting and his Incapacity Benefit recently. He is allowed to do it as we notified the benefits office he was doing it under agreed Permitted Work rules, but still worries in case he gets into trouble doing it while claiming. We are straight down the line where things like that are concerned, and feel like we are the sort of people to get caught doing just a little wrong when so many others are getting away with 'murder'
Well, we came to a conclusion - and he is now self-employed as from Monday 7th March as a market trader - I rang the benefits people and told them he was signing off sickness and going self-employed and they said he would get letters confirming it, with details of a job grant they give to anyone getting work after being on benefits (either £100 or £250 not sure), plus a Return to Work Benefit which gives him £40 a week tax-free for 52 weeks, so it can't be bad can it??
I have to work out our SOA to check my DRO is still OK but I am sure it will be
and nothing has come out yet about the planned changes to DRO's regarding pension funds, so it looks like he won't be able to apply for one himself just yet anyway 
Mr 3Dogs 3-7-12 3Dogs'Mam 31-3-13
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wow that sounds promising 3dogs, well done and sorry to hear that they still havent published the changes to the DRO that were supposed to happenEating sensibly to try and lose some weight0
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No pancakes here
You must be a good cook hants
1/2 on this week.Not surprised put even so~pah.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****
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
Tarra for now then Chelle - enjoy your soak in the bath petal
Where is Steve tonight Andy? Tell him I only just found his texts as I had put mobile on silent for at the docs and forgot 
Mr 3Dogs 3-7-12 3Dogs'Mam 31-3-13
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Oh great news on Mr 3dogs new self employment :jI 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.0 -
Steve is tired and not sure if he is coming on, maybe he will once SW comes on. SW is awaiting her taxi homeEating sensibly to try and lose some weight0
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