10 months in and 90 left to go ... the reality is starting to kick in :)

taxi73

Was just about to recommend the same thing but would never have dreamed of them holding that you work against you

elantan

I was asked if i was on any benefits ... I explained no nothing they then said oh erm no benefits at all ? I said nope nothing ... Then i got a erm well We'll we will take your details and see if we can do something but i'm not sure we can help... i will phone back next week as i had a good read of what it says and no where could i see it mention benefits ... Maybe i got the wrong person

I'm not giving up though as i really want some intensive help which is aimed at me changing things around and knowing and understanding exactlly the right things i need to

elantan

Will be making an appt with the Dr aswell to see what he can suggest i think

elantan

well i had a rotten hard week at work, but i am off for a week now and in good news i managed to get someone to do my overtime so i am happy, yes the money would be good but my health needs to come first

have found out a little bit more about the company pension scheme, so have decided to just pay the minimum into it and put money into an i.s.a that i was going to pay,

today i phoned up my current i.s.a provider and cancelled the ddm as the charges for this i.s.a are extortionate so i am going to go with a different provider and will add into it my pension payments, i think i will buy different unit trusts for the pension though so that they dont get mixed up....

so back to twiddling my thumbs till pay day:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

taxi73

Sounds like you've done a lot of planning there.I'm so clueless about pensions.

elantan

I'll be honest with u taxi i dont really have a clue myself , i'm learning as i am going along ... I'm looking at it as a work in progress tbh ... I think i understand it then something else comes along and i find out what i learned was just a fraction of a certain piece that makes up a whole puzzle

elantan

Just had a phone call from the girl that couldnt help me unless i was on benfits ( i think i may have got her mind ticking) after speaking to me the other day she sent a few emails and got some info ... She recommends i go to the Dr get refferred to a dietician and in June there will be a new programme in my area that i will be able to access .... I would say thats a good result

redsquirrel80

elantan wrote: »

Just had a phone call from the girl that couldnt help me unless i was on benfits ( i think i may have got her mind ticking) after speaking to me the other day she sent a few emails and got some info ... She recommends i go to the Dr get refferred to a dietician and in June there will be a new programme in my area that i will be able to access .... I would say thats a good result

That's great news El

taxi73

Sounds like good news to me

beanielou

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