Wherediditallgo’s ‘path to enlightenment’ bankruptcy diary

allofadither

wherediditallgo wrote: »

Thanks. I love words - outside my day job I'm a singer-songwriter & a performance poet, plus I have quite a quick sense of humour. Think Whoopi Goldberg meets Benjamin Zephaniah & Maya Angelou, with a large dose of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin & Gladys Knight thrown in, & you're getting an idea of me. A lot of noise, but not easily forgotten.

You wouldn't consider trading places for my OR interview would you? You'd do a much better job than me...I think I'm probably going to drop myself in the proverbial s**t!

wherediditallgo

allofadither wrote: »

You wouldn't consider trading places for my OR interview would you? You'd do a much better job than me...I think I'm probably going to drop myself in the proverbial s**t!

Errr, no thanks! I haven't heard from the OR yet, so I'll need to preserve my skills for that day. I'll be thinking of you when you have yours though.

Mike_St_Helens

wherediditallgo wrote: »

Thanks. I love words - outside my day job I'm a singer-songwriter & a performance poet, plus I have quite a quick sense of humour. Think Whoopi Goldberg meets Benjamin Zephaniah & Maya Angelou, with a large dose of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin & Gladys Knight thrown in, & you're getting an idea of me. A lot of sound, but not easily forgotten.


I won't know until Friday, as I'm supposedly deputising for my manager for a training course who might not get back from holiday on time to attend. If they get back on Thursday, I'll be able to come, otherwise I'll have to miss out.

Id love you to be there... Do you do poems etc ? The bcsc ebsite would love one !! Its your offer of celebritisation !

wherediditallgo

Mike_St_Helens wrote: »

Id love you to be there... Do you do poems etc ? The bcsc ebsite would love one !! Its your offer of celebritisation !

I don't mind doing a poem for you. I'll let know when it's done.

Mike_St_Helens

wherediditallgo wrote: »

I don't mind doing a poem for you. I'll let know when it's done.

That is FAB..... A mate in work does them and I always like them. I cant ask him to do one about us gang and bankruptcy tho....:p

I cant wait to read it 1! I promise ill devote a page to it !

wherediditallgo

Here you go - I did it quicker than I expected:


Look At The Road Ahead

"Money is the root of all evil",
Spending it's the leaf on the tree.
Credit is the passport to goodies,
And bills are the chains holding me.

No-one tells you about interest rates
And what they mean day to day.
They just say "buy now, pay later",
And time statements to eat up your pay.

So you shop & you live, & you get through the month
And you don't see what's coming ahead.
'Til the day that you've got no more money
And you take a cash advance instead.

That starts the trend for the next few years,
Of robbing Peter to pay Paul & his mates.
You say "The cheque's in the post" so many times,
And you wish you could recall all the dates.

That you decided to get that credit card,
And thought the loan was such a good deal.
It was invisible debt when you could pay it,
Now everything looks far too real.

Now those so-called bargains keep haunting you,
And you can barely remember that trip.
Your statements remind you of decisions you made,
And the bills keep a relentless drip.

The creditors call and the creditors write,
And you want them to all go away.
You bury your head in the pit of sand,
Barely able to face a new day.

Until you discover MSE & the forum,
The CAB, Payplan, CCCS.
You see a light at the end of the tunnel
And realise there's a way through the mess.

Bit by bit, day by day, you get there,
It's not easy, and the progress is slow.
But eventually you do reach your target,
And you realise the way you should go.

Ditch the credit and the so-called bargains,
Dump the shortcuts to the good and the grand.
A bundle of cards is all very well,
But cash feels so much better in your hand!


Copyright owned and retained by Busy Cartright/wherediditallgo, 22 April 2007. Reproduction only with my written permission.

allofadither

Brilliant! You have summed it all up so eloquently in this poem...perhaps it should be included as standard with all new credit card/loan applications...might make people think and svae them a whole lot of heartache.

Mike_St_Helens

wherediditallgo wrote: »

Here you go - I did it quicker than I expected:


Look At The Road Ahead

"Money is the root of all evil",
Spending it's the leaf on the tree.
Credit is the passport to goodies,
And bills are the chains holding me.

No-one tells you about interest rates
And what they mean day to day.
They just say "buy now, pay later",
And time statements to eat up your pay.

So you shop & you live, & you get through the month
And you don't see what's coming ahead.
'Til the day that you've got no more money
And you take a cash advance instead.

That starts the trend for the next few years,
Of robbing Peter to pay Paul & his mates.
You say "The cheque's in the post" so many times,
And you wish you could recall all the dates.

That you decided to get that credit card,
And thought the loan was such a good deal.
It was invisible debt when you could pay it,
Now everything looks far too real.

Now those so-called bargains keep haunting you,
And you can barely remember that trip.
Your statements remind you of decisions you made,
And the bills keep a relentless drip.

The creditors call and the creditors write,
And you want them to all go away.
You bury your head in the pit of sand,
Barely able to face a new day.

Until you discover MSE & the forum,
The CAB, Payplan, CCCS.
You see a light at the end of the tunnel
And realise there's a way through the mess.

Bit by bit, day by day, you get there,
It's not easy, and the progress is slow.
But eventually you do reach your target,
And you realise the way you should go.

Ditch the credit and the so-called bargains,
Dump the shortcuts to the good and the grand.
A bundle of cards is all very well,
But cash feels so much better in your hand!


Copyright owned and retained by Busy Cartright/wherediditallgo, 22 April 2007. Reproduction only with my written permission.

That is FAB- Can it go on the bcsc site ?

Thank you x

gettingitsorted

wherediditallgo wrote: »

Here you go - I did it quicker than I expected:


Look At The Road Ahead

"Money is the root of all evil",
Spending it's the leaf on the tree.
Credit is the passport to goodies,
And bills are the chains holding me.

No-one tells you about interest rates
And what they mean day to day.
They just say "buy now, pay later",
And time statements to eat up your pay.

So you shop & you live, & you get through the month
And you don't see what's coming ahead.
'Til the day that you've got no more money
And you take a cash advance instead.

That starts the trend for the next few years,
Of robbing Peter to pay Paul & his mates.
You say "The cheque's in the post" so many times,
And you wish you could recall all the dates.

That you decided to get that credit card,
And thought the loan was such a good deal.
It was invisible debt when you could pay it,
Now everything looks far too real.

Now those so-called bargains keep haunting you,
And you can barely remember that trip.
Your statements remind you of decisions you made,
And the bills keep a relentless drip.

The creditors call and the creditors write,
And you want them to all go away.
You bury your head in the pit of sand,
Barely able to face a new day.

Until you discover MSE & the forum,
The CAB, Payplan, CCCS.
You see a light at the end of the tunnel
And realise there's a way through the mess.

Bit by bit, day by day, you get there,
It's not easy, and the progress is slow.
But eventually you do reach your target,
And you realise the way you should go.

Ditch the credit and the so-called bargains,
Dump the shortcuts to the good and the grand.
A bundle of cards is all very well,
But cash feels so much better in your hand!


Copyright owned and retained by Busy Cartright/wherediditallgo, 22 April 2007. Reproduction only with my written permission.

Thats fantastic WDIAG .

wherediditallgo

Mike_St_Helens wrote: »

That is FAB- Can it go on the bcsc site ?

Thank you x

Yes, it can. Please make sure it's got the name Busy Cartright above or below it as the writer & copyright owner, though - I'll get in trouble with Equity if I don't specify that. If you put "Copyright owned and retained by Busy Cartright, 22 April 2007. Reproduction only with my written permission", that will be fine. Thanks.