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OH got the advert he went for this morning!!:j :j :j
I didn't mention it earlier because we didn't know whether he would be able to do it - they want him tomorrow! :eek: Luckily he was able to swap his shift at the care home so he can! Woohoo!!:TPigginSkint's debt free diary
DFW Nerd 1049 Amazon Sellers Club member 54
Total mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £14090.77 (Last payment: September 2021)
LTSB Loan 30/4/17 £6633.71 (reduction by 48%)
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Total non-mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £32876.49 :eek:0 -
dawnybabes wrote: »Thats brilliant news - wouldn't tell him though !!!!
Already have! I'm not that cruel!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:PigginSkint's debt free diary
DFW Nerd 1049 Amazon Sellers Club member 54
Total mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £14090.77 (Last payment: September 2021)
LTSB Loan 30/4/17 £6633.71 (reduction by 48%)
Total credit cards: 30/4/17 £25971.91 :eek:
Total non-mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £32876.49 :eek:0 -
excellent news all round :TSuccessful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)0
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excellent news all round :T
Thanks! Relieved doesn't begin to describe how I'm feeling right now!PigginSkint's debt free diary
DFW Nerd 1049 Amazon Sellers Club member 54
Total mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £14090.77 (Last payment: September 2021)
LTSB Loan 30/4/17 £6633.71 (reduction by 48%)
Total credit cards: 30/4/17 £25971.91 :eek:
Total non-mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £32876.49 :eek:0 -
Fantastic news Piggin, :j
Im really pleased for you!
With the tax stuff - If he is self employed then they can use his tax code in his employed work and then he can calulate the tax on his self employed work at the end of the year when doing his tax return.Debt Now~Total-£14,366.72~CC-£1,600.00~Sofa-£1,349.01~Loan-£11,417.71
:eek:Debt@Oct 12~Total £15,674.60~CC-£1,636.40~Sofa-£1,648.77~Loan-£12,389.43:eek:0 -
Lots of good news!
Do adverts pay well? I suppose if he is swapping his shift he will do the same amount of hours though so won't be worse off financially for doing the advert.0 -
embarrassed_about_my_debt wrote: »Fantastic news Piggin, :j
Im really pleased for you!
With the tax stuff - If he is self employed then they can use his tax code in his employed work and then he can calulate the tax on his self employed work at the end of the year when doing his tax return.
Thanks!
That's really useful to know about the tax thing - I will let him know. OH is seriously disorganised about his finances though (am I telling you anything you don't already know?!) so how long it will take him to sort stuff out is anyone's guess!
When I spoke to him last night about it he said that he was on an emergency tax code (yeah, kinda guessed that!) and he was unsure about how many days that pay packet was for! Now, if it was me I'd be picking it apart to find out the exact state of play! But this is OH we are talking about - sigh!PigginSkint's debt free diary
DFW Nerd 1049 Amazon Sellers Club member 54
Total mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £14090.77 (Last payment: September 2021)
LTSB Loan 30/4/17 £6633.71 (reduction by 48%)
Total credit cards: 30/4/17 £25971.91 :eek:
Total non-mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £32876.49 :eek:0 -
Lots of good news!
Do adverts pay well? I suppose if he is swapping his shift he will do the same amount of hours though so won't be worse off financially for doing the advert.
It depends! Some pay well, some others not so well. The one he did earlier in the year he only made about £400 after deductions.
For this one, it depends whether they use it and what they use it for. He is getting £250 for the day's filming and then, I think, £1000 if they use it for a poster campaign and up to about £5000 if they use it for a TV/cinema campaign.PigginSkint's debt free diary
DFW Nerd 1049 Amazon Sellers Club member 54
Total mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £14090.77 (Last payment: September 2021)
LTSB Loan 30/4/17 £6633.71 (reduction by 48%)
Total credit cards: 30/4/17 £25971.91 :eek:
Total non-mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £32876.49 :eek:0 -
Maybe worth taking a risk on one shift then!
But def not worth losing a new job for...0 -
Maybe worth taking a risk on one shift then!
But def not worth losing a new job for...
Sorry I forgot to answer your query about the shift! He was supposed to be having the night off on Saturday, but he isn't now. That means he hasn't lost any hours, which is good.
Completely agree with you about not worth losing a job over! This is why I am actively encouraging to do jobs that he can do as well as the care home job, rather than instead of!PigginSkint's debt free diary
DFW Nerd 1049 Amazon Sellers Club member 54
Total mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £14090.77 (Last payment: September 2021)
LTSB Loan 30/4/17 £6633.71 (reduction by 48%)
Total credit cards: 30/4/17 £25971.91 :eek:
Total non-mortgage debt: 30/4/17 £32876.49 :eek:0
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