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301k in debt and morbidly obese - things aren't great!

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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    **diarises and hopes for the best from McDonalds for you **
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Slowdown
    Slowdown Posts: 619 Forumite
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    Dear Mr B
    Have only read the first three and last three pages of this epic journey but I think you have the makings of a fortune in going into print with "Bloater's Diary". All you need are a few mishaps on the early morning run (added comedy), one or two more A&E emergency outings (added drama), a couple of marital hiccups (added chick-flick appeal) and an ebay fraud escapade (added intrigue) and you have a publishable book. The other donators to the diary are anonomous so you won't owe them any royalties either. I look forward to ditching my Norwegian/Swedish/Danish murder mystery popular trashy type novel for the said diary, but make it soon as I am already on page 201.
    Good Luck
    Slowdown
  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    Firewalker wrote: »
    As someone experienced in mid-life crises I can attest to the fact that these can take different forms. Mine usually lack imagination - hence running, instead of a Harley and a toy-boy.

    Who knows, yours may involve increased levels of nerdiness.

    Firewalker


    Still - a least that is your Christmas present sorted :rotfl::rotfl:

    MG
    FINALLY AND OFFICIALLY DEBT FREE
    Small Emergency Fund £500 / £500
    Pay off all Debts £10,000 / £10,000
    Grown Up Emergency Fund £6000 / £6000 :j
    Pension Provision £6688/£2376
  • sealady
    sealady Posts: 490 Forumite
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    Hope all the preparations for the "O" inspection have gone well today and that tomorrow you are greated with fantastic inspectors and they don't come down to hard.

    Good Luck for Wed and Thursday. Are you hoping for Outstanding or happy to get anything?
  • beanielou
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    Hope it all goes well.
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  • miggy
    miggy Posts: 4,328 Forumite
    All the best Mr B - looking forward to your return :)
    Miggy

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  • Dorastar
    Dorastar Posts: 2,175 Forumite
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    May it be short and relatively painless and may they go away again - I am in fear of a phone call so know your pain.
    Mortgage £119,533 going down slowly
    Emergency fund £1000/£1000
    Savings for big things £9017
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
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    I am envious of your visit from the O - no seriously..... you have a few days of caffeine and McD fuelled psychosis. Here we have the E and can have about 6 months notice and in fact we pretty much have 12 months of caffeine induced papering over the cracks psychosis because we can pinpoint pretty much within a few weeks when their visit is due............much prefer it if they rang and said "Hi...............we will be in tomorrow" - no really, seriously. Barmy system if you ask me :)
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  • MrBloater
    MrBloater Posts: 750 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    (trundles briefly back in to see if anyone's dumped an old car or fridge on this abandoned thread)

    Halfway thru the inspection now, was never gonna be easy seeing as we're trying to get out of Special Measures which for anyone who knows about Ofsted - is not a good place to be. On the brightside I am absolutely loving the McDonalds for breakfast and the well-earned bottle of red tomorrow night when it's all over, but bizarrely, am absolutely loving even more the idea of getting back on here, not being sidetracked by poor Ebaying or dull Kindling, but refocusing on what this is all about - mowing down the debt with snowballs and sensible spending and cutting back on the flab by running round South London at stupid o'clock all while maintaining a positive mental attitude.
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    MrBloater wrote: »
    (trundles briefly back in to see if anyone's dumped an old car or fridge on this abandoned thread)

    Halfway thru the inspection now, was never gonna be easy seeing as we're trying to get out of Special Measures which for anyone who knows about Ofsted - is not a good place to be. On the brightside I am absolutely loving the McDonalds for breakfast and the well-earned bottle of red tomorrow night when it's all over, but bizarrely, am absolutely loving even more the idea of getting back on here, not being sidetracked by poor Ebaying or dull Kindling, but refocusing on what this is all about - mowing down the debt with snowballs and sensible spending and cutting back on the flab by running round South London at stupid o'clock all while maintaining a positive mental attitude.

    Hope it all goes well, if the rest of the staff have the same attitude as you then the school should be fine :D
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
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